SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Chavez Martin

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
200 WEST STREET

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10282

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC [ AHS ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 28,184 I See footnotes(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
2. Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 28,184 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. Goldman Sachs also holds open short positions of 356,882 shares of Common Stock.
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact 09/03/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The  undersigned  does hereby  appoint Bruce A. Albert,  Anthony
DeRose,  Yvette Kosic,  Rachel Parrish and Kevin P. Treanor,(and any other
employee  of  The  Goldman  Sachs  Group,  Inc.  or  one  of  its  affiliates
designated in  writing  by one of the attorneys-in-fact), his true and lawful
attorneys, and each one of them his true and lawful attorney, with power to
act without the other, and with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
to execute for his and in his name any and all filings required to be made by
him under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Act"), with
respect to securities  which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by him
under the Act, and any and all  instruments necessary or incidental therewith,
hereby granting unto said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the  undersigned, and in any
and all capacities, every act and thing whatsoever required or necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as the  undersigned  might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and  approving the act of said  attorneys and each of them.

         This Power of Attorney  shall not be affected by the subsequent
disability or  incompetence of the principal. This Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until either revoked in writing by the
undersigned or until such time as the person or persons to whom power of
attorney has been hereby  granted cease(s) to be an employee of The Goldman
Sachs Group,  Inc. or one of its affiliates. This Power of Attorney does not
revoke any existing Powers of Attorney executed by the undersigned.

This Power of Attorney recites the text provided in Section 5-1513 of the
General Obligations Law of the State of New York in the form attached hereto
as Annex 1 (the "Cautionary Language"). For the avoidance of doubt, the
undersigned understands and agrees, and affirms that it is his intent, that
if any provision contained in the Cautionary Language shall be inconsistent
with any provision contained in this Limited Power of Attorney, the provision
contained in this Limited Power of Attorney shall prevail to the fullest
extent permitted by law. Nothing in this Limited Power of Attorney shall
be construed as an admission or acknowledgment of the undersigned that this
Limited Power of Attorney is subject to the requirements of Section 5-1501B
of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York.

         In witness thereof the undersigned hereunto signed his name this
 17th day of August, 2010.

                                                /s/ Martin Chavez
                                                    Martin Chavez

STATE OF: New York

COUNTY OF: New York

                  On the 17th day of August, 2010 before me  personally came
to me known and known to me to be the individual described in, and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and such individual acknowledged to me
that he executed the same.

                                                   /s/ Laura Barnao
                                                     Notary Public

                                          My term expires: 5/12/11





                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT


Dated:  August 19, 2010

                                              /s/ Bruce A. Albert
                                          Bruce A. Albert, Attorney-in-fact


                                              /s/ Anthony DeRose
                                          Anthony DeRose, Attorney-in-fact


                                              /s/ Yvette Kosic
                                          Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact


                                             /s/ Rachel Parrish
                                          Rachel Parrish, Attorney-in-fact


                                            /s/ Kevin P. Treanor
                                          Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact

STATE OF: New Jersey


                  On the 19th day of August, 2010 before me personally came
to me known and known to me to be the individuals  described in, and who
executed the foregoing instrument,  and such individuals  acknowledged to
me that they executed the same.

                                                       /s/ Bridget Donovan
                                                          Notary Public

                                                  My term expires: 11-20-2014





                                                                      ANNEX 1

                             CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE


CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL:

         Your Power of Attorney is an important document. As the "principal,"
you give the person whom you choose (your "agent") authority to spend your
money and sell or dispose of your property  during your  lifetime  without
telling you. You do not lose your authority to act even though you have given
your agent similar authority.

         When your agent  exercises  this  authority,  he or she must act
according to any  instructions  you have provided  or, where there are no
specific  instructions, in your best interest. "Important Information for
the Agent" at the end of this document describes your agent's
responsibilities.

        Your agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of
Attorney before a notary public.

         You can request information from your agent at any time. If you are
revoking a prior Power of Attorney by executing  this Power of Attorney, you
should  provide  written notice of the revocation to your prior agent(s) and
to the financial institutions where your accounts are located.

You can revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any reason
as long as you are of sound mind. If you are no longer of sound mind, a court
can remove an agent for acting improperly.

Your agent cannot make health care decisions for you. You may execute a
"Health Care Proxy" to do this.

         The law  governing  Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York
General  Obligations  Law,  Article 5, Title 15.  This law is  available at a
law  library,  or online  through  the New York  State  Senate or  Assembly
websites, www.senate.state.ny.us or www.assembly.state.ny.us.

         If there is anything about this document that you do not understand,
you should ask a lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT:

     When you accept the  authority  granted  under this Power of Attorney,
a special  legal  relationship  is created  between you and the  principal.
This  relationship  imposes on you legal  responsibilities  that continue
until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked.

You must:

(1) act according to any instructions from the principal, or, where there are
no instructions,  in the principal's best interest;

(2) avoid  conflicts  that would impair your ability to act in the
principal's best interest;

(3) keep the  principal's  property  separate and  distinct  from any assets
you own or control,  unless  otherwise permitted by law;

(4) keep a record or all receipts, payments, and transactions conducted for
the principal; and

(5) disclose  your identity as an agent  whenever you act for the principal
by writing or printing the  principal's name and  signing  your own  name as
"agent"  in  either  of the  following  manner:  (Principal's  Name) by (Your
Signature) as Agent, or (your signature) as Agent for (Principal's Name).

         You may not use the  principal's  assets to benefit  yourself  or
give major  gifts to  yourself or anyone else unless the principal has
specifically  granted you that authority in this Power of Attorney or in a
Statutory Major Gifts Rider  attached to this Power of Attorney.  If you have
that  authority,  you must act according to any instructions of the principal
or, where there are no such instructions,  in the principal's best interest.
You may resign by giving  written  notice to the principal and to any
co-agent, successor  agent,  monitor if one has been named in this document,
or the principal's  guardian if one has been  appointed. If there is anything
about this document or your responsibilities that you do not understand,
you should seek legal advice.

Liability of agent:

The meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New York's General
Obligations  Law,  Article 5, Title 15. If it is found that you have violated
the law or acted  outside  the  authority  granted  to you in the Power of
Attorney, you may be liable under the law for your violation.