About Us

Our Story

Our story starts with a 21-year-old CNA named Pete Hietpas. Pete was diligently working in eastern Wisconsin with a variety of staffing agencies, but something was missing. He loved caring for his patients, but felt that staffing agencies were exchanging compassion for competitiveness. He was determined to change that. As a result, he started Nurses PRN in 1995, with the PRN brand itself dating back to the 1970’s. PRN’s goal was to become a model for the healthcare staffing industry – staying competitive in the marketplace, and maintaining a compassionate heart.

Over the years Nurses PRN grew and evolved as a nationwide healthcare staffing company, and therefore wanted to be more inclusive to all valued healthcare professionals: nurses, allied health, locum tenens, CNAs, and more. This led to the introduction of PRN Healthcare, which is inclusive of all of our healthcare divisions.

Our mission to create authentic, meaningful relationships with our healthcare professionals helps us set them up for success in their dream assignment, whether that be a travel contract, local contract, or per diem shift. This is all driven by the simple idea that better care for our healthcare workers, leads to better patient care – and this is all supported by a dedicated internal staff.

Our company culture is strongly backed by faith-based values and activities, to remind us that our success provides us the opportunity to serve and give back to our communities. This is the spirit of caregiving. This is PRN Healthcare.

June 1995
Nurses PRN is created

Pete Hietpas, a 21-year-old CNA, started Nurses PRN. The agency focused on staffing nurses and CNAs at long-term care facilities in Wisconsin.

2005
Started Staffing Travel Nurses

A new expanded business strategy shifted to include staffing travel nurses.

May 2005
St. Louis Office Opens

PRN Healthcare opens its doors in The Gateway City.

May 2005
Acquired First Call Team

Nurses PRN strategically acquired a local St. Louis staffing firm.

2008
Opened Corporate Office

The corporate office opened its doors in Appleton, WI.

December 2016
Moved to Larger Corporate Office Space

With great excitement, Nurses PRN moved to a larger office space – and we love it so much we haven’t left since!

2019
Built A PRN Gym

Physical and mental health is so important to productivity so PRN built a gym at corporate and hired a bi-weekly trainer to host fitness classes!

2021
Acquired Med-Pool Staffing & PRN Staffing

Nurses PRN grew the team exponentially by acquiring two other healthcare staffing agencies.

2021
25 Year Anniversary

Cheers to 25 years of success and growth at Nurses PRN!

November 2021
Acquired Alliant Healthcare Staffing

With the new acquisition, we expanded our team and opened a new office in Bethesda, MD.

June 2022
Rebrand to PRN Healthcare

Nurses PRN rebranded to PRN Healthcare to be more inclusive to healthcare occupations outside of just nursing, like allied health professionals.

2023
Started Staffing Physicians

PRN expanded its offerings by building a team of locum tenen experts and staffing physicians nationwide.

2023
Started Recruiter Academy

Recruiter Academy is a program based around training recruiters to be successful with consistent proven learning techniques and coaching practices.

March 2024
You Join our Team!

Take control of your career with travel and local contracts, per diem shifts, and permanent positions nationwide!

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Meet the TeamOur Leadership

Pete H
President & CEO
Kelly B
Chief Operating Officer
Michelle M
Chief Human Resources Officer
Shaena V
Chief Nursing Officer
Tom K
SVP of Recruiter Academy

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