About Us

Mission Statement

Watauga Staffing’s mission is to strengthen healthcare in East and Middle Tennessee by connecting facilities with highly skilled, locally rooted anesthesia professionals. Through deep medical expertise, regional insight, responsive service, and cost-conscious solutions, we help our partners deliver exceptional patient care while keeping care close to home.

Core Values

1. Clinical Excellence

We prioritize advanced medical expertise, ongoing education, and adherence to the highest standards of anesthetic care. Our providers are selected for both technical proficiency and sound clinical judgment.

2. Local Commitment

We believe healthcare is strongest when it is local. By staffing facilities with providers who live and work in the region, we promote continuity, accountability, and community investment.

3. Service-Driven Partnership

We view hospitals and surgery centers as long-term partners—not transactions. Responsiveness, transparency, and reliability guide every interaction.

4. Integrity & Accountability

We operate with honesty in pricing, clarity in contracts, and responsibility in clinical performance. We stand behind our people and our agreements.

5. Operational Intelligence

Understanding the business dynamics of East and Middle Tennessee healthcare markets allows us to offer practical, efficient, and financially sustainable staffing models.

6. Value Without Compromise

We deliver competitive pricing while maintaining uncompromising quality in personnel selection and clinical standards.

7. Stability & Continuity

We prioritize long-term staffing stability to reduce turnover, improve team dynamics, and enhance patient safety and satisfaction.

Strategic Goals

1. Regional Market Leadership

Establish Watauga Staffing as the premier locally based anesthesia staffing partner in East and Middle Tennessee.

2. Build a High-Caliber Provider Network

Recruit and retain top-tier anesthesiologists and CRNAs with strong clinical backgrounds and regional ties.

3. Strengthen Hospital Partnerships

Develop multi-year contracts with key regional hospitals and surgery centers, emphasizing stability and measurable value.

4. Financial Sustainability & Scalable Growth

Implement staffing models that balance provider compensation, facility cost control, and long-term profitability.

5. Quality & Performance Metrics

Track and continuously improve metrics such as: case efficiency, on-time starts, patient satisfaction, provider retention, facility satisfaction scores

6. Reputation as a Trusted Local Brand

Position Watauga Staffing as synonymous with reliability, clinical sophistication, and community investment.