HealthLeaders Media August 15, 2022
Carol Davis

RN Will Patterson relied on his natural nursing innovation to create CareRev, a gig-worker platform that aids both hospital staffing and nurses looking to easily pick up extra shifts.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– A nurse looking for flexibility in picking up extra shifts turned to technology to solve his dilemma.

– His app not only benefits gig nurses, but it helps hospitals with staffing during patient surges.

– The app’s expansion will eventually include all healthcare workers.

Will Patterson was an intensive care unit RN, looking to pay down a six-figure student loan debt, but staffing in 2015 essentially consisted of full- or part-time jobs. He had a full-time job; committing to weekends and night shifts on top of that full-time...

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