Recruiting built for Value-Based Care.
For more than two decades, MedCentric has recruited the clinical and executive leaders who make value-based care work. We place Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and senior healthcare leaders across PACE programs, dual-eligible care models, ACOs, risk-bearing medical groups, and healthcare startups that are changing how healthcare is delivered. From frontline clinical providers to C-suite executives, we understand the people, models, and missions behind value-based care.
We are not a high-volume staffing agency. We are a specialized search firm with deep roots in value-based medicine, senior recruiters on every engagement, and a network built over twenty years of relationships rather than cold outreach.
The model is winning. The constraint is talent.
Value-based care is no longer the experiment. It is where the healthcare system is heading. More than half of Traditional Medicare beneficiaries are already in an accountable care relationship, and CMS has set a goal of reaching 100% by 2030.
As risk-bearing models expand into new markets, new populations, and new care settings, the binding constraint is rarely capital or contracts. It is talent — the clinicians, operators, and executives who know how to build, operate, and thrive in models that care for complex populations and manage risk.
A thin talent pool
The people who truly understand risk, startups, the PACE model, dual-eligible populations, and ACOs are hard to find. Most recruiting still searches from a sea of fee-for-service clinicians and executives who may not be wired for value-based care.
No room for bad hires
New markets, new centers, and new clinical functions launch on tight timelines. The wrong hire does not just cost a salary. It costs months, momentum, patient trust, and organizational credibility.
Speed without lowering the bar
Value-based care organizations have to move fast while still protecting clinical quality, culture, and mission fit. That tension is exactly what a specialized search firm is built to solve.
From frontline clinicians to executive leadership, we recruit the people who make value-based care work
An extension of your hiring function
1 · Needs assessment
Every engagement begins with a structured intake. We clarify the role, qualifications, market dynamics, model of care, and the clinical and cultural bar each candidate must clear before we begin sourcing.
2 · Sourcing and structured clinical screening
We source from a network built over more than twenty years of healthcare recruiting relationships, then screen every candidate through a customized process based on your specific criteria. The shortlist arrives focused, qualified, and ready to move.
3 · Pipeline reporting and placement
We manage the search from first outreach through placement, with transparent pipeline reporting throughout the process. You see where the search stands, what the market is saying, and which candidates are both qualified and genuinely interested.
Built for the organizations redefining care
Value-Based Care Organizations
Risk-bearing groups building the clinical teams that make value-based care work.
PACE Programs
Interdisciplinary teams for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, and more.
Startups & ACOs
New ACOs, new risk models, and the startups reinventing how care reaches patients.
Health Plans
Medical leadership and clinical staff for payers managing dual-eligible and Medicare populations.
Outcomes that compound over twenty years
Four ways to engage
Contingency Search
For ongoing hiring needs where you pay only on a successful placement. Backed by a network built over more than twenty years, this model helps organizations hire across clinical, operational, and leadership roles without sacrificing quality or speed. Whether the need is a Physician, Advanced Practice Provider, nurse leader, operator, or specialized healthcare professional, we focus on matching the right person to the right role, market, model, and population.
Retained Search
For mission-critical, leadership, or confidential roles where precision matters. We are engaged exclusively and paid in stages, which allows us to run a disciplined, committed search from day one. We are not racing another firm to a resume — we are partnering with you to identify, evaluate, and secure the person your organization is depending on.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
For building an entire function, team, or hiring cohort on a defined timeline. We operate as an extension of your hiring organization, owning sourcing, structured screening, candidate management, and pipeline reporting from end to end. Whether you are standing up a clinical team, opening a new market, scaling operations, or hiring across multiple roles at once, we bring the recruiting capacity, process, and accountability needed to keep the build on track.
Executive Search
For C-suite, senior leadership, and physician executive roles where the right hire shapes strategy, performance, and clinical direction for years. We recruit Chief Medical Officers, Regional Medical Officers, VPs of Medical Affairs, operational executives, market leaders, and other senior healthcare leaders through a confidential, senior-led search process built to reach passive candidates who are not answering postings and would never apply directly.
Questions, answered
What roles does MedCentric place?
From frontline clinicians to executive leadership, we recruit the people who make value-based care work. That includes Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, clinical leaders, operators, market leaders, Physician Executives, and senior healthcare executives.
Do you only recruit doctors and nurses?
No. While we have deep experience placing Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and nurse leaders, our work extends across the full value-based care organization. We recruit clinical, operational, and executive talent — from providers and care-team leaders to market operators and C-suite executives.
Do you offer retained, contingency, and RPO options?
Yes. We structure engagements around the hiring need. Retained search is typically best for executive, confidential, or mission-critical roles. Contingency search works well for ongoing hiring needs. RPO is a strong fit when an organization is building a team, launching a market, or hiring across multiple roles on a defined timeline.
Do you provide a guarantee?
Yes. We guarantee all of our placements in writing.
How does MedCentric identify top value-based care talent?
We work from a healthcare network built over more than twenty years, then evaluate each candidate through a structured screen tailored to the role, care model, market, and culture. We do not simply cast a wide net. We identify candidates through relationships, verify fit, and present only people who are qualified, interested, and aligned with the model.
How is a specialized search firm different from a staffing agency?
We are not a high-volume staffing agency. Every engagement is led by a senior recruiter and built around targeted search, structured screening, and a focused shortlist. The goal is not more resumes. It is stronger candidates, faster alignment, and hires who can succeed in the role.
Do you support executive and confidential searches?
Yes. MedCentric conducts confidential searches for C-suite leaders, Physician Executives, market leaders, clinical executives, and other senior healthcare roles. We are especially effective in searches where the strongest candidates are passive, currently employed, and unlikely to apply directly.
How quickly can you fill a search?
Timing depends on the role, market, compensation, and hiring process. Specialization helps us move quickly because we already understand the talent market. In one engagement, we placed six clinicians and a clinical leader within two weeks.
How do you support new-market launches?
We help organizations install leadership ahead of go-live, often beginning with the Regional Medical Director, Medical Director, or market-leadership tier, then building the clinical and operational team beneath them. This is especially important in markets where an organization has no prior presence or candidate pipeline.
What markets do you cover?
We recruit nationwide, with deep roots in value-based care, PACE programs, dual-eligible populations, ACOs, risk-bearing medical groups, and healthcare startups.
What makes MedCentric different?
We understand the difference between fee-for-service hiring and value-based care hiring. The best candidates are not just clinically qualified. They need to understand complex populations, interdisciplinary teams, risk, quality, access, outcomes, and the pace of growth-stage healthcare organizations.
We match the best people with the best jobs in the healthcare industry
A Specialized Search Firm Built for Value-Based Care
Founded in 2004, MedCentric is a healthcare search firm focused on the people who make value-based care work. For more than two decades, we have helped healthcare organizations across the country recruit Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, clinical leaders, operators, market leaders, Physician Executives, and senior healthcare executives.
Our network reaches more than 1.7 million providers and healthcare professionals nationwide, but our edge is not just the size of the database. It is the judgment behind the search: senior recruiters, structured screening, and a deep understanding of the clinical, operational, and cultural fit required to succeed in value-based care.
Specialists, not generalists
We are broad in capability, but focused in where we create the most value: value-based and risk-bearing care. That includes PACE programs, dual-eligible and Medicare populations, home-based medical groups, ACOs, risk-bearing provider groups, and healthcare startups reinventing how care reaches complex patients.
The clinicians, operators, and executives who thrive in these models think differently from the fee-for-service mainstream. They need to understand interdisciplinary teams, quality, access, risk, cost, outcomes, and the pace of growth-stage healthcare organizations. Finding those people takes more than a job posting. It takes a search partner who understands the model.
Built around fit, not volume
What separates a specialized search firm from a staffing agency comes down to discipline. Every engagement is led by a senior recruiter. Every candidate is evaluated against the role, the market, the model of care, and the cultural bar. The goal is not more résumés. It is a focused shortlist of candidates who are qualified, interested, and aligned with the work.
Across retained search, contingency search, recruitment process outsourcing, and executive search, we are measured by the teams we help build, not the volume of candidates we forward. Twenty years of relationships allows us to reach passive candidates who are not answering postings and would never apply directly.
Four ways to engage
Clients typically work with us in one of four ways: retained search for mission-critical, leadership, or confidential roles; contingency search for ongoing hiring needs; recruitment process outsourcing for team builds, new-market launches, and multi-role hiring; and executive search for C-suite, physician leadership, market leadership, and other senior healthcare roles.
Each engagement is structured around the hiring need, the timeline, and the level of partnership required.
Network, then technology
Our reach starts with people: a national network built over more than twenty years, supported by a proprietary, searchable database of more than 1.7 million providers and healthcare professionals across the United States.
Technology makes that reach more effective. Our integrated CRM connects candidate history, outreach, conversations, and search activity. Structured video interviewing allows clients to meet candidates earlier in the process, live or on demand. A bank of more than 200 role-specific questions supports consistent screening across clinical, operational, and leadership roles. Active sourcing across LinkedIn, X, and the wider professional web expands our reach even further.
The tools matter, but they serve the relationship, the screen, and the judgment behind the search.
The people behind the search
Our recruiters, researchers, and consultants are selected and trained in-house across recruiting, market knowledge, communication, and the healthcare fluency that value-based search requires. That depth allows us to evaluate a candidate’s fit for a model of care, not just a job description.
We believe our team is our strongest asset, and we build it the same way we help our clients build theirs: carefully, thoughtfully, and for the long term.
How we partner with healthcare organizations
Contingency Search
For ongoing hiring needs where you pay only on a successful placement. Backed by a network built over more than twenty years, this model helps organizations hire across clinical, operational, and leadership roles without sacrificing quality or speed. Whether the need is a Physician, Advanced Practice Provider, nurse leader, operator, or specialized healthcare professional, we focus on matching the right person to the right role, market, model, and population.
Retained Search
For mission-critical, leadership, or confidential roles where precision matters. We are engaged exclusively and paid in stages, which allows us to run a disciplined, committed search from day one. We are not racing another firm to a resume — we are partnering with you to identify, evaluate, and secure the person your organization is depending on.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
For building an entire function, team, or hiring cohort on a defined timeline. We operate as an extension of your hiring organization, owning sourcing, structured screening, candidate management, and pipeline reporting from end to end. Whether you are standing up a clinical team, opening a new market, scaling operations, or hiring across multiple roles at once, we bring the recruiting capacity, process, and accountability needed to keep the build on track.
Executive Search
For C-suite, senior leadership, and physician executive roles where the right hire shapes strategy, performance, and clinical direction for years. We recruit Chief Medical Officers, Regional Medical Officers, VPs of Medical Affairs, operational executives, market leaders, and other senior healthcare leaders through a confidential, senior-led search process built to reach passive candidates who are not answering postings and would never apply directly.
Begin a New Search
If your healthcare organization needs to fill clinical or executive roles, we can help. Tell us about the search you have in mind, and one of our representatives will contact you directly to discuss it further.
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In their words
Two decades of work, told by the people who lived it — the clients who trusted us with critical hires, the candidates we placed, and the team behind the search.
I have never had a job/career where I worked with a recruiter, so to my surprise it was one of the best experiences ever.
— Ashley, Nurse PractitionerFirst and foremost, I love working with MedCentric! Leadership is exceptional. Innovative company — staying at the forefront with cutting edge recruitment tools. The team is top notch; we all support each other and share ideas, with a lot of autonomy and a clear understanding of what is expected. I would recommend MedCentric to anyone looking to join the company!
— MariaMedCentric partnered with us to help us recruit more than 80 providers (Physicians, Physician Leaders, and Mid-Level Practitioners) in more than a dozen different markets around the US. They have been a valuable partner in our own success.
— VP of Talent AcquisitionThe team at MedCentric did an excellent job matching my talents and interests with an exciting new opportunity; then coordinated interviews and complex schedules which ensured a successful match for me in a new role.
— Dr. John, Physician ExecutiveMedCentric's atmosphere is collaborative and diligent while also allowing space to emphasize our personal work-flows and strengths. Our team is dynamic and focused. Our leadership is always solicitous about the well-being of our team. I couldn't ask for a better work environment.
— Liz, Recruiting CoordinatorThroughout the 28 day process, my recruiter at MedCentric was extremely responsive to my calls, emails and texts 24/7. It felt like she was 100% working for me, as opposed to her client. She was friendly, concerned only about my comfort in the position, the people and the company, as well as the fit for my salary and benefits.
— Grace, VP Health PlanMedCentric has worked hard to fill our toughest openings. What sets them apart from their competition is their professionalism in sending us qualified candidates in a timely manner.
— Senior Talent ConsultantMy recruiter at MedCentric serves as a true role model for his profession, providing consistent communication, honest feedback and a genuine interest in the people he works with.
— Guy, Director of QualityI enjoy working at MedCentric because I am able to work autonomously but collaboratively. I love talking to and helping all kinds of people, whether they are looking for their dream job or their ideal employee. Recruiting at MedCentric is exciting — I get to source and recruit candidates for a variety of positions and ensure their experience with us is an enjoyable one!
— DenielleI wanted to share with you the extraordinary work that MedCentric performed to find me a job. From our first conversation until this day he has been professional while making me feel cared for and important.
— Marcy, Nurse PractitionerI am passionate about recruiting and love working at MedCentric. I feel that we make a positive difference in candidates' lives in their career journey and work closely with our clients to find exceptional talent for their teams. I love the leadership, the positive team culture, and the ability to achieve great results. I highly recommend MedCentric as a great place to work at and work with!
— ToreyWorked with us? Tell your story.
If you have partnered with MedCentric as a client, been placed by our team, or worked alongside us, we would love to hear about it. Submitted testimonials may be featured on this page.
Track Record
Twenty years of value-based recruiting produces a particular kind of proof: not volume, but fit that holds. A selection of representative engagements follows.
Building a referral-navigation team from the ground up
Retained / RPOA value-based care organization needed to stand up an entire clinical function — a new team, a new workflow, and a hiring timeline that left no room for mis-hires. Operating as an extension of their hiring team, MedCentric managed sourcing, structured clinical screening, and pipeline reporting end to end, presenting only candidates who matched both the clinical bar and the cultural one. The cohort was filled on schedule with excellent results, and the client returned to scope a second cohort a short time later.
Launching a new market
Retained SearchAn emerging value-based organization was entering a new state and needed clinical leadership and frontline providers in place before the market opened. Because the search was retained, MedCentric's incentives were aligned from day one: we were not racing a competing firm to a fee, but building the team the launch depended on. The result was a clinical bench assembled ahead of go-live in a market where the organization had no prior presence.
Sustained physician placement at scale
Contingency, at depthThrough a multi-year relationship with a national home-based medical group, MedCentric placed more than one hundred Physicians and Advanced-Practice Clinicians into a model that lived or died on the quality of its providers. The placements were not one-off transactions; they were the product of a network that let us match the right clinician to the right panel, again and again.
In several markets, sourcing alone was not enough. The model was new, and clinicians had to be introduced to it before they would consider the move — so MedCentric brought the model to them. We organized recruiting events we called Meet and Greets: an evening at a well-regarded restaurant where the group's Chief Medical Officer and Regional Medical Officers could meet local Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants over dinner. We handled the invitations, the RSVPs, and the venue; the client's team simply showed up and shook hands. Those evenings did more than fill roles — they introduced a new model of care to each market we entered.
Confidential executive search
Executive SearchWhen a value-based organization needed a Chief Medical Officer to set clinical direction without signaling the search to the market, MedCentric ran a confidential process that surfaced passive candidates — leaders who were not answering postings and would never have applied. The placement shaped both patient outcomes and the organization's cost structure for years to follow.
Different models, one constant: candidates who fit the mission, the patient population, and the model of care.
The team behind a billion-dollar model
Over a multi-year relationship with a national home-based medical group, MedCentric helped extend the organization into seventeen new markets where its model had never existed — a full clinical team of Physicians, Advanced-Practice Providers, Behavioral Health Specialists, and Social Workers, delivering care to the sickest patients in their own homes. We placed more than one hundred clinicians into that model. The organization was later acquired by one of the nation's largest health insurers at a valuation of roughly $3.5 billion.
