Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SALKA SUSAN R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC [AMN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8840 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD., SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2019
(Street)

COPPELL, TX 75019
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/05/2019   A(1)   24,750 A $ 0 197,707 D  
Common Stock 01/05/2019   F(2)   9,821 D $ 55.92 187,886 D  
Common Stock 01/08/2019   M   77,580 A $ 8.78 265,466 D  
Common Stock 01/08/2019   D   38,028 (3) D $ 55.05 227,438 D  
Common Stock 01/08/2019   S(4)   39,552 D $ 57.8953 (5) 187,886 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 8.78 01/08/2019   M(6)     77,580   (7) 02/02/2020 Common Stock 77,580 $ 0 116,369 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SALKA SUSAN R
8840 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD., SUITE 300
COPPELL, TX 75019
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Susan R. Salka   01/08/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The acquisition of common stock set forth in this row resulted from the vesting of a Performance Restricted Stock Unit ("PRSU") award granted by the Company on January 5, 2016. The ultimate number of PRSUs that could have been earned and vested under this award depended on (1) the total shareholder return for the Company relative to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index as of December 31, 2015 for the 3-year period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ended December 31, 2018 ("Relative TSR") and (2) whether the Company's absolute total shareholder return for the same period was positive or negative (collectively, the "TSR Measurement"). The Compensation Committee performed the TSR Measurement for this award on January 3, 2019. The Company's Relative TSR measured in the 84th percentile and its absolute total shareholder return for the period was positive. Based on these results, the maximum amount of PRSUs for this award, were deemed earned and vested.
(2) Number of shares withheld for tax purposes.
(3) A Stock-Settled Appreciation Right ("SSAR") entitles the Grantee to the right to receive shares of AMN's Common Stock ("Stock") having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the closing price of the Stock on the trading day prior to the date of exercise over the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of SSARs exercised. This number set forth in this row represents the difference between the number of SSARs exercised (77,580) and the number of shares of Stock issued as a result of the exercise (39,552).
(4) The sale of 39,552 shares of AMN Common Stock set forth in this row was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(5) The price reported in this row represents a weighted average price of $57.8953 per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $57.305 to $58.36, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(6) The exercise of derivative securities reported in this row was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(7) The SSARs set forth in this row were granted on February 2, 2010 pursuant to the AMN Healthcare Equity Plan and vested in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date.

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