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The Top 10 Healthcare Recruiting Agencies in New York, NY

Notable employers
NYU Langone HealthMount Sinai Health SystemNewYork-Presbyterian HospitalMontefiore Medical CenterNorthwell HealthMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Common job titles
  • · Registered Nurse
  • · Physician Assistant
  • · Medical Director
  • · Clinical Research Coordinator
  • · Healthcare Administrator
Coverage on RecruiterRank
49vetted agencies
11,265Google reviews
★4.2avg rating
Employers and job titles reviewed by RecruiterRank editorial. Coverage stats are live from this directory. Methodology →

As one of the nation's largest healthcare ecosystems, the New York metropolitan area supports over 600 hospitals, thousands of outpatient facilities and a thriving network of research institutions that collectively employ hundreds of thousands of medical professionals. The region's diverse healthcare landscape spans world-renowned academic medical centers, community hospitals, specialized treatment facilities and rapidly expanding telehealth companies, all competing for talent in specialties ranging from nursing and allied health to physicians and administrative leadership. This concentration of healthcare employers, combined with an aging population and ongoing workforce shortages, has created persistent demand for qualified candidates across virtually every clinical and non-clinical role. Partnering with a specialized recruiting agency that understands the unique challenges of New York's healthcare market can significantly reduce time-to-hire and improve the quality of candidate matches.

Here's our list of the top 10 healthcare recruiters in New York

1

Equiliem

4.8(720 reviews)

Equiliem is a family-owned staffing and recruiting firm that has spent more than 30 years supporting the workforce behind North America's critical infrastructure. The firm organizes its recruiting around nine industries: Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, Engineering, Government, Industrial Operations, Digital Infrastructure, Logistics & Supply Chain, and Professional & Corporate Services. Within those, recruiters cover specialties from nursing, nurse practitioners, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology and therapy to aerospace, semiconductor, medical device and EV manufacturing, oil and gas, nuclear, power generation and utilities, civil, electrical, mechanical and MEP engineering, defense and federal, state and local government, skilled trades, welding and HVAC, data center and structured cabling work, warehousing and transportation, and accounting, finance and HR. Equiliem offers temporary and contract staffing, permanent recruiting and executive search for leadership roles, and assesses each candidate's experience and technical skills against the role and work environment rather than the resume alone. Where a position requires a license or certification, the firm verifies it with the issuing authority before the candidate starts. Alongside recruiting, Equiliem provides HR services including consulting, direct sourcing, independent contractor compliance, managed services and payroll.

2

Surf Search

Surf Search is a life sciences recruiting firm specializing in placing top talent across the biotech, healthcare, hospital, medical device, pharmaceutical, physician, and scientific industries. With a relationship-driven approach and a deep understanding of industry-specific recruiting challenges, Surf Search works with only a handful of clients at a time to ensure thorough, dedicated attention to every search. The firm partners with leading organizations — from major medical device companies to health systems and pharmaceutical innovators — to fill critical roles across the United States. What sets Surf Search apart is their all-in commitment to both clients and candidates, providing comprehensive support throughout the entire hiring process including interview preparation, scheduling, offer negotiation, relocation assistance, and new job onboarding. Built on deep, lasting relationships with HR leaders, recruiting partners, and hiring managers, Surf Search embraces tough recruiting roadblocks and delivers relentless results in the life sciences space.

3

Rad Hires

4.8(62 reviews)

Are you frustrated and overwhelmed trying to hire software engineers, app developers, and other engineering talent? Rad Hires is an NYC-based technology recruiting firm specializing in the placement of the best onshore and nearshore software development engineers and mobile app developers. Rad Hires Recruiting System ensures that we find you top tech talent in weeks instead of months so that you can reach your business goals. We also recruit full-time hires and provide staffing services. We solve your tech recruiting problems. We recruit for funded startups, digital agencies, and mid-sized enterprises. The end result is you hiring top-rated mobile, web, full-stack, and backend software engineers in North and South America.

4

Patrice & Associates

4.7(43 reviews)

Whether you are a candidate looking for a job, or a client looking for great staff, it takes time, effort and persistence. Candidates & clients actually have similar issues - how to get noticed, attract the best options, maintain the other party's interest throughout the process, and seal the right deal. With over 125 offices and 350 recruiters in the US and Canada, we have connections that build rewarding careers and grow great brands. Let us assure you, you are in the best hands. We are the largest and most successful recruiting firm in the hospitality industry, with a 30+ year track-record, enormous database of candidates & jobs, unmatched industry intelligence and many proprietary tools that will help you stand out from the competition.

5

ProMed Staffing Resources

4.7(675 reviews)

ProMed Staffing Resources, a reputable leader in the healthcare staffing industry, has been serving New York, New Jersey and other Northeast regions since 1991. We provide innovative workforce solutions and staffing services to some of the top-ranking hospitals, medical centers, long term care centers, schools, clinics, correctional and other medical facilities. We specialize in hiring highly qualified healthcare professionals for travel assignments, local contracts, direct hire, temporary, per diem, temp-to-hire, and other positions. Our ultimate goal is to connect healthcare professionals with jobs that are tailored to their unique qualifications.

6

Scion Staffing

4.7(37 reviews)

At Scion Staffing Appleton, we are proud provide local, remote and national employers with top-notch staffing and recruiting services for the Southern U.S. and national markets. At Scion, we're focused on providing you with incredible talent options that match your unique working requirements and culture. Through our innovative team building and recruitment solutions, we close the gap in temporary staffing, contract-to-hire employees, direct-hire contingent search, as well as executive search needs. The Business Times has recognized Scion as a leading staffing firm for Retained, Contingent, and Temporary Services for the past sixteen years running, and Scion was recently awarded to the list of Best Executive Recruiting Firms in the World.

7

Blue Chip Staffing LLC

4.7(16 reviews)

Blue Chip Staffing LLC is a premier family-owned nationwide staffing agency, dedicated to connecting top-tier talent with exceptional opportunities. Our founder, who began his career at Robert Half, leveraged his expertise to build a company rooted in delivering outstanding staffing solutions tailored to client needs. Our agency proudly serves clients nationwide, providing comprehensive staffing solutions across all 50 states. While we have a strong presence in key regions, our commitment extends far beyond individual locations. Our talented team is dedicated to supporting businesses across the country, offering a personalized and results-driven approach to recruitment that ensures success on every level.

8

APR Executive Search

4.7(238 reviews)

Lloyd Staffing partners with companies based in United States (New York City and Florida), to help them fill critical positions so companies can get back to business! Whether you need flexible contract/temporary talent or a direct hire - our innovation, systems and interview expertise takes the burden off of you. We want to bring the best possible talent to our client who are looking to build an outstanding workforce. We also partner with job candidates - individuals seeking to change roles in New York and Florida area. We encourage candidates to apply directly to positions through our website. Check Our Website Today! Areas of expertise - Accounting/Finance, Construction, Creative/Digital, Healthcare, IT, Life Sciences, VMS Staffing

9

Atlas Search

4.7(132 reviews)

Atlas Search is an executive recruiting firm dedicated to placing accounting, finance, front office, middle office, tech, legal, healthcare, clinical research, human resources, and business operations professionals. Our clients range from Fortune 500 to start-ups, and we service all industries from Financial Services to Media & Entertainment. We provide contingency, retained, and staffing services.

10

High End Hiring

4.7(104 reviews)

The hiring difficulties professionals run into; candidates not showing up for interviews, people who lack motivation, are unable or unwilling to be trained, are unstable personally, or just not the right fit for the office. We can help solve these issues AND save you valuable production and personal time by taking this trying task off your hands. Our scientific approach to hiring to find you the best people based 10 key personality traits, IQ, Aptitude tests and more is unique to the recruitment industry, particularly in the medical and dental fields. Our trained experts in the "prediction of human behavior" can cut through the social veneer in a job interview and get to the truth of a candidates potential. Employers only, please.

Each agency profile includes detailed information about their specializations, client reviews and direct contact information to help you make an informed decision for your hiring needs. These rankings reflect verified Google reviews and are updated regularly to ensure accuracy and relevance. We encourage you to review multiple agencies to find the recruiting partner that best aligns with your organization's specific requirements.

How These Rankings Work

Scores come from Google, Clutch and Yelp reviews — never from paid placements, and never set by the agencies themselves. Where an agency appears on more than one platform, the ratings combine in proportion to the reviews behind each. We apply a Bayesian adjusted average to prevent small-sample distortion (a 2-review 5.0-star agency shouldn't outrank a 200-review 4.8-star one):

adjusted_score = (v / (v + m)) * R + (m / (v + m)) * C
  • v— total reviews across all offices and sources
  • m— prior weight (20)
  • R— the agency's weighted average score
  • C— the platform-wide mean

So with a global mean of 4.2: an agency with 5 reviews at 5.0 scores 4.36, while one with 200 reviews at 4.8 scores 4.75. The second outranks the first because the score is backed by more evidence.

Multi-office agencies get a single weighted score across locations. Every listing is human-reviewed before publication. Scores refresh hourly. Read the full methodology →

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