Florence is a nursing education platform that connects healthcare clinicians with job opportunities while offering accredited online nursing courses. The platform addresses the U.S. nursing shortage by providing nurses with full job autonomy, 100% salary retention, and direct W-2 employment, eliminating restrictive contracts and high breakup fees associated with traditional staffing agencies.
Funding
$200K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The U.S. healthcare system faces a persistent nursing shortage, leading to chronic understaffing and increased competition among healthcare facilities for qualified nurses. Traditional staffing agencies often impose restrictive contracts, high breakup fees, and reduced salary retention on nurses, limiting their autonomy and career advancement.
Solution
Florence is a platform designed to address the nursing shortage by connecting healthcare clinicians with job opportunities and offering accredited online nursing courses. The platform provides nurses with full job autonomy, allowing them to retain 100% of their salary and receive direct W-2 employment, thereby eliminating the restrictive contracts and high breakup fees associated with traditional staffing agencies. Florence aims to streamline the integration of global nurses into the U.S. workforce, ensuring better working conditions and sustainable staffing levels.
Target Audience
Florence primarily targets nurses and healthcare clinicians seeking job opportunities with full autonomy and fair compensation, as well as international nurses looking to work in the U.S. healthcare system.
Features
- Direct W-2 employment for nurses, providing stability and benefits.
- Full job autonomy, allowing nurses to choose assignments that fit their needs.
- 100% salary retention, eliminating the commission-based pay structure of traditional agencies.
- Fast track to H1-B Visa sponsorship for international nurses.
- Online nursing courses to accelerate career advancement.
- Partnerships with hospitals and health systems to provide job opportunities.
- No restrictive contracts or breakup fees.