Consulting & Advisory

Recruitment for healthcare organizations

Hiring in healthcare fails in specific places: a posting that attracts the wrong applicants, registration that has to be verified at source, credentials that expire between offer and start date, and a vacancy that still has to be covered while the search runs.

We recruit for organizations across Canada — hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, rehabilitation, clinics and community agencies. Tell us the role and we will tell you whether a permanent search, a temporary placement, or a change to your own hiring process is the honest answer.

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Which route fits your vacancy

Four different problems get called “we need to hire someone”. They have different answers, and picking the wrong one is expensive.

You need someone permanently on your payrollA direct hire search, ending with the person employed by you. See permanent healthcare recruitment.
The role is allied health, diagnostic or physicianA different candidate market with its own credentialing. See allied health, diagnostic and physician recruitment.
You need the shifts covered nowCoverage while you recruit, or instead of recruiting. See temporary and agency staffing.
The hiring itself keeps failingIf good candidates reach offer and then disappear, the problem is the process. See HR & workforce advisory.

Roles we recruit

Across hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, rehabilitation, clinics, community agencies and home care.

Nursing

  • Registered Nurses
  • Registered Practical Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Foot care nurses
  • Wound, ostomy and continence nurses
  • Infection prevention and control nurses
  • Palliative and end-of-life care nurses
  • Dialysis nurses
  • IV therapy and infusion nurses
  • Operating room and perioperative nurses
  • Emergency and critical care nurses
  • Mental health nurses
  • Public health and community health nurses
  • Occupational health nurses
  • RAI-MDS coordinators
  • Charge nurses, nurse managers and directors of care
  • Nurse educators and clinical practice leads

Personal support and direct care

  • Personal Support Workers
  • Health Care Aides
  • Continuing Care Assistants
  • Resident care aides and nursing attendants
  • Developmental Service Workers
  • Behavioural support workers
  • Home support and companion staff
  • Restorative care and activity aides
  • One-to-one sitters and supervision staff
  • Respite care workers

Physicians, midwifery and advanced practice

  • Family physicians and hospitalists
  • Specialists, including geriatrics and palliative medicine
  • Psychiatrists
  • Medical directors
  • Locum physicians
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Physician assistants
  • Midwives

Therapy and rehabilitation

  • Physiotherapists and physiotherapist assistants
  • Occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants
  • Speech-language pathologists and communicative disorders assistants
  • Respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy assistants
  • Chiropractors
  • Chiropodists and podiatrists
  • Registered massage therapists
  • Kinesiologists and exercise physiologists
  • Athletic therapists
  • Audiologists
  • Recreation and therapeutic recreation staff
  • Music and art therapists
  • Orthotists and prosthetists
  • Rehabilitation assistants

Diagnostic imaging, laboratory and cardiorespiratory

  • Medical radiation technologists — X-ray, CT and MRI
  • Nuclear medicine technologists
  • Radiation therapists
  • Mammography technologists
  • Diagnostic medical sonographers
  • Medical laboratory technologists and assistants
  • Combined laboratory and X-ray technologists
  • Cytotechnologists and histotechnologists
  • Pathologists’ assistants
  • Phlebotomists
  • ECG, Holter and stress-test technologists
  • Cardiovascular and cardiac catheterization technologists
  • EEG and neurodiagnostic technologists
  • Pulmonary function technologists
  • Sterile processing technicians

Pharmacy

  • Pharmacists
  • Registered pharmacy technicians
  • Pharmacy assistants

Mental health, social work and community

  • Social workers and social service workers
  • Psychologists and psychological associates
  • Registered psychotherapists and counsellors
  • Behaviour therapists and behaviour analysts
  • Addictions and harm reduction workers
  • Crisis and outreach workers
  • Peer support workers
  • Case managers and care coordinators
  • Child and youth workers
  • Spiritual care providers and chaplains
  • Adult day program staff

Dental and vision

  • Dentists
  • Dental hygienists
  • Dental assistants
  • Dental office administrators
  • Denturists
  • Optometrists
  • Opticians

Paramedicine and patient transport

  • Paramedics and community paramedics
  • Non-urgent medical transfer attendants
  • Patient transport and escort staff
  • Drivers

Health information and administration

  • Unit clerks and ward clerks
  • Admitting and registration clerks
  • Medical office administrators and receptionists
  • Scheduling and staffing coordinators
  • Central intake and referral coordinators
  • Health information management professionals
  • Medical transcriptionists and coders
  • Billing and claims staff

Dietary, environmental and facilities

  • Registered dietitians
  • Dietary aides and food service workers
  • Food services supervisors
  • Environmental services and housekeeping
  • Laundry and linen staff
  • Maintenance and facilities staff
  • Security staff

Leadership, quality and human resources

  • Administrators and executive directors
  • Directors of care and directors of nursing
  • Clinical and program managers
  • Quality, risk and compliance leads
  • Privacy officers
  • Occupational health and safety coordinators
  • Human resources and recruitment staff
  • Payroll and scheduling managers
  • Environmental and food services managers

If a role is not listed here, ask — the list above is where we work most, not the limit of it.

What a search involves

An intake on the actual roleWhat the shift pattern really is, what the team is like, and what has made previous hires leave. A search built on the job description alone tends to repeat the last failure.
Verification at sourceRegistration checked directly with the regulatory college, vulnerable sector screening, and credential expiry tracked rather than filed and forgotten.
A shortlist with reasonsCandidates put forward with why, and the reservations as well — including when we think you should keep looking.
A written arrangement firstFees and terms agreed in writing before a search begins, so there is no argument about them afterwards.

Questions organizations ask

Can you cover the vacancy while you recruit for it?

Yes, and it is often the sensible order. Temporary coverage keeps the unit safe and takes the pressure off the decision, which usually produces a better permanent hire than rushing one.

What happens if the search does not produce anyone suitable?

We tell you, rather than sending a weaker shortlist to look busy. Where the obstacle is the role itself — the hours, the scope, the market in that community — we will say what would have to change.

Do you recruit outside Ontario?

Yes. Our staffing and recruitment work covers organizations across Canada. Our home care services are Ontario only.

Related services

Not sure which one you need?

Tell us the vacancy, the shift pattern and when it has to be filled. If a permanent search is not the right answer, we will say so.

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