About Us

The Nurse Agency was founded in 2001 by Penny Golden,RN, Steven Golden and Ann Weist. Our goal in starting this company was to create an agency that offers RNs industry leading pay rates and exceptional benefits while offering our hospital clients fair and negotiable bill rates and exceptional caregivers. We offer both nurses and hospitals outstanding customer service and much deserved respect!

We believe that excellent service, reliability and trust are the keys to building strong and successful relationships with nurses and clients. We pride ourselves on being "The Agency That Cares."

Penny Golden, RN, President, DON has been a Registered Nurse for over twenty years. Her previous hospital experience includes working as a Geriatric Psychiatric nurse at two local hospitals. She also worked for five years as the Manager of Nursing Services at a local agency. Penny is our contact person for new client marketing and clinical incidents. She is also responsible for the testing, interviewing and supervision of all nurse employees. Penny received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from North Park University.

Ann Weist, Vice President, Director of Staffing has worked in the health care industry for fifteen years coordinating staff schedules and cultivating strong relationships with hospitals and nurses. She started as a staffing coordinator at a local agency and worked her way up to the Director of Staffing position. She is the contact person for RN scheduling, client staffing requests, RFP management, GSA contract management, employee Quality Control and credential management and website management. Ann received her Master of Arts Degree in Consumer/Industrial Research Psychology from Cleveland State University and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Toledo.

Steven Golden, Secretary, Director of Operations has spent his almost twenty year career working exclusively in the supplemental staffing industry in both staffing and office manager positions. He worked his way up from a staffing coordinator position to holding the title of Director of Business Operations at an area staffing agency. Steve is our contact person for all payroll, invoicing, workers' compensation, benefits and budgeting issues. He is responsible for all financial aspects of the office and maintains all business licenses and insurance requirements. Steve received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Loyola University.

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