Season 2 • Episode 79

These Nurses Built the “Facebook Marketplace” for Healthcare Gigs (With Jana Price, Jaclyn Passante, Katherine Brennan and Amanda Ciardiello)

Mar 3, 2026

30:45

Episode Description

Nurse burnout is real, and “just pick up overtime” is not a personality trait. In this episode of Nurse Converse, Jana Price sits down with Jaclyn Passante, Katherine Brennan, and Amanda Ciardiello, the team behind Nurse Connect: a marketplace that helps nurses (and CNAs/HHAs/LPNs/NPs) find flexible, paid care gigs directly with patients. Think Facebook Marketplace meets TaskRabbit, but built for healthcare and packed with safety features like license verification and secure messaging. Currently live in New York and Florida, Nurse Connect lets clinicians set their own rates, choose their own jobs, and keep 100% of what they earn. Nurses calling the shots? Wild concept.

>>These Nurses Built the “Facebook Marketplace” for Healthcare Gigs

Jump Ahead to Listen:

[00:01:20] Jackie’s story and idea for “TaskRabbit for nursing”
[00:03:27] Partnering with Kat and Amanda to build Nurse Connect
[00:05:47] Amanda’s first reaction and using her ops background
[00:07:05] Kat’s side‑gig goals and family struggle finding care
[00:09:35] Jana explains Nurse Connect as a marketplace for nurses
[00:11:18] How patients find nurses on the platform
[00:13:35] Who can join (HHA, CNA, LPN, RN, NP) and pricing
[00:16:10] Scope of practice questions and working within your license
[00:18:26] Licensure checks, insurance links, and safety support
[00:25:09] Expansion plans and Nurse Connect ambassador program

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