Most healthcare staffing firms are generalists — they place physicians, nurses, allied health, and APPs from the same desk. Advanced Practice Recruiters is the nation's first dedicated APP recruiting firm, founded in 2006. We place only nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and we organize our recruiters by subspecialty. That focus shows up in every measurable outcome: time to first candidates, fill rate, and twelve-month retention.
Locum agencies fill contract needs — short-term coverage, vacation backfill, ramp-up before a permanent hire is ready. APR fills permanent direct-hire roles. The two are complementary: many APR clients use a locum to bridge while APR runs the permanent search.
Job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Health eCareers) are a sourcing channel, not a hiring solution. They put your req in front of active job-seekers, but the strongest NP and PA candidates — including most subspecialty-fluent providers — are not actively browsing. APR's pipeline reaches passive candidates, and our recruiters do the screening, scheduling, reference checks, offer construction, and credentialing your in-house team would otherwise have to do.
APR places only NPs and PAs and organizes recruiters by subspecialty. Generalist firms split their desk across physician, nursing, and APP roles. That focus is why APR's 30-day fill rate is 87% and twelve-month retention is 94%.
Yes. APR works on contingency with no exclusivity required. Run APR alongside any in-house or external team — we earn the placement on quality.
No. APR is permanent direct-hire only. We can refer to trusted locum partners if you need short-term coverage.