Taking the Company to New Heights

John Puranasopar, COO & CNO, Relief Medical Services is one of the driving forces behind Relief Medical Services’ nursing services. Having worked as a Critical Care nurse, John can be empathetic and available as a resource for the nurses that they send out to area hospitals. During the last 10 years at Relief Medical Services, John has grown the hospital Nurse staffing business to an 800% increase, while decreasing operational inefficiencies by 40%. By streamlining NEW candidate processing, they are able find placement for 85% nursing staff within one week of hire.

Being vision-driven, strategic thinker, and goal-focused with a proven history of immaculate team leadership and achievements, John has been setting the standards and maximizing returns to harnessing his team strengths to improve corporation-wide performance. For the steadfast leader, collaboration can build consensus among executive teams and stakeholders to promote transparency and influence positive change, which has been repeatedly proven. “Clear and effective communication with a wide range of stakeholders, including employees, customers, and regulators, is the key,” he explains. “I try my best to be an advocate for our staff, always aware how important they are to our success”

He has been promoting learning and creative thinking to keep curiosity for leading-edge trends in the industry, self-development, and striving for change that builds and rebuilds the organization that serves the customers well and performs at its best. John advises everyone to take on new things, even within their current role. –gaining expertise in several areas will serve them well down the road.

Relief Medical Services is the oldest and most prestigious home care and facility staffing agency in the Chicagoland area. Family-owned and operated since 1973, they are very proud of their years of experience, excellent staffing coordinators, and an exceptional team of nurses.

The company’s field staff provides high-quality medical and non-medical care to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and home care patients. The managers pride themselves on the personal attention we give to every client, as well as to every employee. Our clients can always count on a prompt response from our staffing team. As an employment agency, I understand that the most important thing we can offer our staff is flexibility in their schedule,” says John. “My best advice would be to always try to have empathy and take the time to listen to clients and staff. The most important thing I have learned is that personal relationships may the most important key to success.” Armed with this mindset, John has been taking the company to new heights.

Relief Medical Services, inc. is celebrating 50 years in the healthcare staffing industry in 2023. As pioneers in the industry, they strive to be the best resource as an employer of highly skilled staff and a provider of hospital nursing staff to current and future clients. Their private duty division also believes nothing is more important than helping people live full, independent, and dignified lives in the comfort of their own homes. Relief Homecare understands the challenges of finding quality care for a loved one, and they will be there to support you every step of the way. Most of all, we offer reassurance, experience, professionalism, and peace of mind. “We care about our clients and are here to personalized service to anyone who entrusts us with their needs” adds John.

Relief Medical Staffing was the #1 provider of per diem nursing staff among all the local staffing companies in Chicago in 2020 and has always been among the top 3 since John has been the COO at Relief Medical Services, Inc. “We are hoping to expand our services to other states and expand nationally and possibly even internationally. We are reviewing recruiting and marking partnerships to help us maximize the ever-changing AI digital transformation,” explains John.IE