Physician and Allied Health Staffing

Merritt Hawkins & Associates provides the industry’s most comprehensive and results-oriented consulting and physician recruitment services. We also offer allied health staffing solutions for select disciplines. Our clients include:

  • Hospitals
  • Medical groups
  • Individual physician practices
  • Academic medical centers
  • Government institutions
  • Managed care organizations
  • Corporations
  • Organizations recruiting or employing physicians or select allied health professionals on a permanent basis

A Consultative Approach to Recruitment

Merritt Hawkins & Associates was founded in 1987, built upon a comprehensive physician search system that remains unique and successful over 20 years later. Our 44-step process embraces all aspects of physician recruitment, from strategic planning to candidate sourcing, screening, credentialing, interviewing, negotiation and retention.


The key to our service is a consultative approach founded on continual client communication. Our meticulous and diligent search preparation is the most comprehensive in the industry.


Hospital-Based Physician Recruitment Services

Merritt Hawkins & Associates' consultants work in specialty-related teams. Our Hospital-Based Division brings unrivaled expertise and resources to the recruitment of their hospital-based physicians:

  • Radiologists
  • Anesthesiologists
  • CRNAs
  • Psychiatrists
  • Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • Radiation Oncologists
  • Pathologists

In just the last three years, Merritt Hawkins & Associates has conducted over 1,700 searches for hospital-based specialists throughout the country. As the emphasis on hospital-based practitioners increases, Merritt Hawkins & Associates is positioned to provide the finest physician recruitment services in the industry through our Hospital-Based Division.


Allied Health Staffing Services

In response to client demand, we have expanded the application of our physician recruitment approach to include select allied health disciplines.


Merritt Hawkins & Associates offers comprehensive healthcare staffing services for clients seeking professionals in the following fields:

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Pharmacists
  • Medical Physicists
  • Dosemitrists
  • Radiology Practitioner Assistants
  • Physician Assistants

The market for advanced healthcare professionals is becoming more sophisticated and competitive, which favors Merritt Hawkins & Associates’ resource-based, "retained" recruitment approach. We apply the same rigorous approach to these searches as we do for physician recruitment, using both extensive resources and on-site consultation to find an appropriate professional match between the client and the candidate. Request a call to speak with one of our client representatives.