Don Sparrow is our next corporate HealthTrust Hero! Don started his career with our parent company, HCA, 30 years ago and takes great pride in improving patient care through his work in IT.

“It’s all about building the foundation for medical professionals to work within,” Don says. “I love my job.”

Amanda Moss, MSN, RN is a regional education manager for our StaRN program. A registered nurse for more than a decade, Amanda is inspiring new nurses in our Las Vegas market.

StaRN is designed to bridge the skills gap between new and experienced nurses through specialized training. In her role, Amanda is responsible for mentoring and educating newly-licensed nurses through skills training, simulation instruction, and other hands-on activities to prepare the nurses to work in specialized hospital units.

“I love my job,” says Amanda, who began her StaRN career as a clinical instructor. “And I get to teach about my passion.”

StaRN Clinical Instructor Kim Parreno, RN is our next corporate HealthTrust Hero! A registered nurse for seven years, Kim joined the StaRN program three years ago to inspire and educate new nurses in South Florida. 

StaRN, short for Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses, is a program designed to bridge the skills gap between new graduates and experienced nurses to increase the pool of qualified registered nurses. StaRN Clinical Instructors are experienced registered nurses who act as mentors, educators, and preceptors to the newly-licensed nurses who join the program as Cohorts. 

Trust and mutual respect are key for any working relationship, especially the relationship between a job seeker and a recruiter. For registered nurse Hillary Perez, these qualities were paramount in her search for a new traveler agency. 

Hillary's relationship with HealthTrust began earlier this year, and she has already chosen to extend her current travel contract. Her decision to remain with HealthTrust was due to one very particular reason: the bond she built with her recruiter, Philip Long.

MSP Program Manager Melda Peterkin is our second corporate HealthTrust Hero!

Melda’s role is to fill the travel nurse vacancies at HCA hospitals in North and West Florida. She accomplishes this through frequent communications with approved staffing vendors, HealthTrust's travel recruitment department, and the healthcare facilities she works on behalf of. 

Eric Katz was named Travel Recruiter of the Year for 2016! Having worked in recruitment for more than a decade, Eric was the top travel producer for the year and became a subject matter expert in HealthTrust’s enterprise staffing system, Workforce 2.0.

Associate Recruiter James Trapani was recently recognized as the team member who is best utilizing our new interviewing software, called Montage. James began working with HealthTrust Workforce Solutions in May 2016 in our Nashville office and moved to South Florida in February.

Mike Heilman is a Staffing Consultant for HealthTrust Workforce Solutions’ West Florida location. He recently earned his degree in Business Management from the University of South Florida while working full-time for HealthTrust.

Nelson Parets is an associate recruiter for HealthTrust Workforce Solutions’ (HWS) per diem program. He joined the team on August 1, 2016, and became the first per diem associate recruiter to place a nurse within his first 30 days.

Jennifer Mailly is a healthcare recruiter for HealthTrust Workforce Solutions’ (HWS) per diem program. Having only started in November 2015, Jennifer quickly worked her way up from an associate recruiter role to a fulltime recruiter after just eight short months.