It is 6:40 on a Tuesday morning. Two nurses on your med-surg unit have called off, the float pool is already spread thin, and the day shift starts in twenty minutes. That is the moment most people start looking for a healthcare staffing agency in Indianapolis - not for a long sales conversation, but for someone local who can send a credentialed RN, LPN or CNA who knows how to walk onto a unit and start working.
Interim HealthCare Staffing of Indianapolis places nurses and aides in hospitals, senior living communities, schools and clinics across Marion County and Central Indiana. This page covers what we staff, how coverage works, what the local labor market looks like right now, and how to get staff in the door.
Healthcare staffing agency in Indianapolis at a glance
- Office: 3950 Priority Way South Drive, Suite 106, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call (317) 956-4024.
- Roles: RNs, LPNs and CNAs, plus caregivers, medical assistants and allied health support depending on the setting.
- Settings: Hospitals, assisted living, long-term care and memory care, K-12 schools, and a growing clinic and outpatient line.
- Coverage types: Per diem, contract and travel.
- Standards: We are Joint Commission certified, and every professional is screened and credentialed before placement.
- Service area: Indianapolis and 22 Central Indiana counties.
- Background: Locally owned and operated, backed by Interim HealthCare, founded in 1966 as the nation's first healthcare staffing company.
Facilities we staff across Indianapolis
Indianapolis has a lot of healthcare under one county line. The Indiana Department of Health lists 23 licensed hospitals and 46 licensed long-term care facilities in Marion County (directories posted November 5, 2026). Each setting needs something a little different from a staffing partner.
Hospitals
On the hospital side we fill per diem, contract and travel assignments on med-surg and specialty units with credentialed nurses and allied health staff. Hospital staff have to be ready for the pace of an acute floor, so placements are pre-screened and credentialed for the role before their first shift. Our page on hospital staffing goes deeper on unit coverage and float-pool gaps.
Clinics and outpatient centers
Clinic and outpatient staffing is a service line we are growing. We place RNs, LPNs, medical assistants and allied health staff in clinics, physician practices and outpatient settings, with the same credentialing behind every placement. See clinic and outpatient staffing for how that works.
Senior living and long-term care
This is where weekend and overnight call-offs hurt most. We staff assisted living, long-term care and memory care communities with nurses, CNAs and caregivers, and we try to send the same people back so residents see familiar faces. Our assisted living staffing page covers continuity and shift coverage in detail.
Schools
We place school nurses (RN and LPN), health aides and student health support in K-12 districts, charter schools and private schools. School placements include the background screening Indiana schools require for staff who work with students. More on that under school staffing in Indianapolis.
Correctional facilities
We are straight with people about this one: correctional staffing is a service line we are building out, not a fully staffed program yet. We are recruiting nurses and medical staff who are comfortable in secure settings and hold the right clearances. If you run a jail, detention center or other secure facility in Central Indiana, call us and we will talk through what coverage could look like.
Roles we place: RNs, LPNs and CNAs
Registered nurses. Med-surg and specialty unit coverage in hospitals, charge and supervisory coverage in senior living, and school nurse roles. If RN coverage is your main gap, our page on finding a nurse staffing agency in Indianapolis is a good next read.
Licensed practical nurses. Med passes, treatments and documentation in long-term care and assisted living, plus school nurse and clinic roles where the scope fits.
Certified nursing assistants. Direct care on hospital units and in senior living, where ADLs, transfers and resident safety depend on having enough hands on the floor.
Every nurse we place holds current Indiana licensure. We also place caregivers, health aides, medical assistants and allied health staff where a facility needs them.
Per diem, contract and travel coverage
Most facilities use more than one of these at once. Good medical staffing solutions match the length of the coverage to the length of the gap.
- Per diem. Single shifts and last-minute call-offs. We keep a vetted local pool so urgent and per diem shifts can often be filled on short notice.
- Contract. A few weeks to a full school year, for a leave of absence, a slow hire or a standing schedule gap. Long-term contracts go best with lead time. School-year coverage in particular tends to get locked in during spring and summer.
- Travel. Placements for longer or harder-to-fill needs, depending on your facility.
The Indianapolis healthcare labor market
If you have been trying to hire on your own, the numbers back up what you are seeing.
Healthcare is a big share of the metro's jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) counts 80,020 healthcare practitioner and technical jobs and 46,470 healthcare support jobs in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro, out of 1,105,170 total jobs.
Many employers are competing for the same nurses. The same release counts 25,800 RNs, 4,230 LPNs and 9,730 nursing assistants working in the metro. They are spread across 23 licensed hospitals and 46 licensed long-term care facilities in Marion County alone, per the Indiana Department of Health, plus schools, clinics and assisted living.
Large systems set the pace. IU Health, which calls itself Indiana's largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, holds the hospital license for its downtown campus at 1701 N. Senate Blvd., home to Methodist Hospital. Community holds five hospital licenses in Marion County: East, North, South, a rehabilitation hospital and Fairbanks Recovery Center. Smaller buildings recruit from the same pool.
Pay that helps us keep good people. Pay varies by assignment, shift and setting, but our nurses and aides generally earn more than they would working directly for a facility. That helps us keep a dependable pool of experienced staff ready to cover your shifts.
Service area and response times
Our office is on the north side of Indianapolis, in Washington Township near East 96th Street and I-465. We cover all of Marion County and 22 Central Indiana counties, including Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and Johnson. That puts places like Carmel, Fishers, Greenfield, Avon, Plainfield, Greenwood and Franklin inside our normal area.
Typical off-peak drive times from our office (estimates, not live traffic):
- Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis on West 86th Street: about 10 to 15 minutes
- Community Hospital East: about 20 to 25 minutes
- IU Health Methodist and downtown Indianapolis: about 25 to 30 minutes
- Eskenazi Health: about 25 to 35 minutes
Rush hour and weather change these numbers. What matters more is that we draw from a local pool of credentialed staff, so covering a morning call-off does not depend on someone driving in from another state.
How we vet staff: credentialing and Joint Commission certification
Among healthcare staffing agencies in Indianapolis, the vetting is where the differences show up. Every professional we place is pre-screened, background-checked and credentialed for the specific role before their first shift. Nurses hold current Indiana licensure. School placements add the background screening Indiana schools require.
We are Joint Commission certified. That means our staffing services are measured against national standards for quality and patient safety and reviewed by an outside body, not just self-reported. If you are comparing medical staffing agencies in Indianapolis, our guide on how to choose a healthcare staffing agency lists the questions worth asking any vendor, including us.
How to request staff from our Indianapolis healthcare staffing agency
The process has four steps:
- Tell us what you need. Share the roles, shifts, buildings and credentials your facility requires.
- We match the right professional. We pull from our vetted, credentialed local pool for your unit and schedule.
- We credential and confirm. Every placement is screened and credentialed for the role before the first shift.
- You get reliable, ongoing coverage. A dedicated local contact keeps shifts filled and adjusts as your needs change.
Call (317) 956-4024 during office hours or request staff online. To see everything we cover, browse all staffing services. Nurses and aides looking for work can see open healthcare jobs in Indianapolis.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly can you fill a shift at an Indianapolis facility?
It depends on the role, the shift and who is available that day. We keep a vetted pool of credentialed local professionals and can often fill urgent and per diem shifts on short notice, same-day when staff are available. We will tell you plainly if we cannot cover a shift. Longer contracts go best with some lead time.
Which areas around Indianapolis do you cover?
We cover all of Marion County and 22 Central Indiana counties, including Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and Johnson. That includes Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Zionsville, Greenwood, Franklin, Avon, Plainfield, Brownsburg and Greenfield, among others. If your facility is near the edge of that area, call (317) 956-4024 and ask.
Are your nurses and aides credentialed, and is Interim Joint Commission certified?
Yes. Every professional we place is pre-screened, background-checked and credentialed for the role before their first shift, and nurses hold current Indiana licensure. We are Joint Commission certified, so our staffing services are held to national standards for quality and patient safety.
Do you staff per diem shifts as well as longer contracts?
Yes. We fill per diem and last-minute shifts, longer contract assignments including full school-year placements, and travel placements, depending on your facility's needs. Many facilities use a mix.
Do you work with hospitals as well as clinics and senior living communities?
Yes. We staff hospital med-surg and specialty units, assisted living, long-term care and memory care communities, and K-12 schools. Clinic and outpatient staffing is a growing service line, and correctional staffing is one we are building out now.