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CNA staffing agency for
dependable, long-term hires

Our CNA recruiters help hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living communities hire experienced Certified Nursing Assistants for permanent and contract roles.

Trusted by skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies & healthcare providers

Walmart Health
American Physician Institute
Genesis Healthcare
Novant Health
CRH Healthcare
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
Medical City Healthcare
ProHEALTH
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What our CNA recruiters look for beyond certification

Every Certified Nursing Assistant has the required credential. That doesn't mean every CNA is the right fit. Our recruiters spend as much time understanding how someone works as verifying where they've worked.

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We recruit for your care setting, not just certification
A CNA with years of experience in memory care brings a different experience than one from acute rehabilitation. We recruit for your care environment, including memory care, SNF, home health, behavioral health, and rehabilitation.
02
We evaluate what resumes can't show
Certification is only the starting point. We look at facility tenure, attendance history, and what would genuinely motivate an employed CNA to consider a move. Reliability has to be screened, not assumed.
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We think about the residents they'll care for
We match CNAs to the patients they'll care for and the environment they'll be working in, whether that's dementia care, rehab, behavioral health, or hospice.
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Every permanent hire reduces agency dependence
Every permanent CNA placement means one less shift filled by an agency. Even a few long-term hires can reduce overtime, improve care continuity, and lower per diem spending.
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CNA roles we normally fill

Certified Nursing Assistants

Newly certified CNAs through state-approved training programs, experienced CNAs with 3 or more years in SNF, home health, or long-term care, and senior CNAs with charge or lead supervisory experience.

Nursing assistant specialties

Lead CNAs, Memory Care CNAs, Behavioral Health CNAs, State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs in Ohio), Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs in Maryland), Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), Restorative Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides (in states where scope is permitted), Hospice Aides, Dialysis Patient Care Technicians, and Unit Assistants.

Care settings we recruit for

Skilled Nursing Facilities (ADLs, vital signs, CMS compliance), Long-Term Care and Assisted Living, Memory Care (dementia-specific behavioral management), Hospitals (medical-surgical, telemetry, and inpatient units), Rehabilitation Centers (post-surgical, ortho, neuro), Home Health, Hospice, Behavioral Health Facilities, Dialysis Centers, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs).

Hire CNAs who stay,
engage, and make a difference.

Before you see a resume, we've confirmed what your hiring team would otherwise spend the first interview finding out.

Active CNA certification and state registry status
We check if they're verified through the appropriate state Nurse Aide Registry before introduction.
Employment history and tenure
Where they've worked, how long they stayed and why they moved.
Setting-specific experience
Memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and hospital experience aren't interchangeable.
Physical demands of the role
We discuss comfort with patient transfers, mobility assistance, and the day-to-day physical requirements of your facility before introducing a candidate.
Scheduling reliability and attendance
Discuss attendance history, scheduling reliability, and call-off patterns during every recruiter conversation, not after the interview.
Reason for exploring a move
Distinguish between someone reacting to short-term frustration and someone genuinely looking for a long-term opportunity.
Commute and scheduling preferences
Confirm commute expectations, shift preferences, and availability are realistic, not simply what a candidate thinks an employer wants to hear.
Compensation expectations
Discussed early so there are no surprises at the offer stage.
Start date, notice period, and counteroffer risk
Including an honest conversation about whether their current facility is likely to respond once they resign.
None of this replaces your interview. With the basics already confirmed, your team can use interview time on clinical judgment, communication, and long-term fit - instead of covering qualification checks.

Get to know some of our recruiters

You'll work with recruiters who understand the realities of today's nursing market and the specialties they recruit for.

Elina Sindhu

Primary care, hospital medicine, behavioral health, and multi-specialty physician recruiting.


Elina Sindhu

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Ray Shimray

Behavioral health physicians, emergency medicine, and difficult-to-fill physician specialties.


Ray Shimray

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Annie Larkin

Chief Medical Officers, Medical Directors, physician leadership, and executive healthcare hiring.


Annie Larkin

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Recent CNA roles we've filled

Anonymized by request. Times shown from search launch to accepted offer.

Certified Nursing Assistant
23 days
Columbus, OH
180-bed Skilled Nursing Facility
Memory Care CNA
30 days
Phoenix, AZ
Memory Care Community
Lead CNA
32 days
Nashville, TN
Regional Assisted Living Community
Behavioral Health CNA
22 days
Denver, CO
Behavioral Health Hospital
Hospice Aide
26 days
Tampa, FL
Regional Hospice Provider
Patient Care Technician
19 days
Indianapolis, IN
Community Hospital
Restorative Nursing Assistant
28 days
Kansas City, MO
Long-Term Care Community
Medication Aide
25 days
Seattle, WA
Assisted Living Community

Frequently asked questions

A CNA staffing agency, sometimes called a CNA nursing agency, helps healthcare employers source, screen, and hire Certified Nursing Assistants. The way agencies operate can vary quite a bit. Some, like ShiftMed, IntelyCare, and Gale Healthcare, focus primarily on per diem shifts and short-term staffing. At ExpertHiring, we focus on permanent and contract placements, helping employers hire experienced CNAs who are already working and open to the right long-term opportunity. For broader nursing staffing needs, visit our nursing recruiters page.

Beyond CNA staffing, our nursing team recruits for the full range of clinical and leadership roles across long-term care and acute settings. If you're also hiring for LPNs, RNs, or advanced practice nurses, we run those searches through the same direct-outreach process.

See related pages: LPN Staffing Agency · Registered Nurse Recruiters · Nurse Practitioner Staffing

Per diem staffing helps cover immediate gaps. Permanent hiring helps you build a stable care team.

When different CNAs rotate through the same unit every week, residents lose the familiarity that comes from seeing the same caregivers every day. Consistent routines, trusted relationships, and a team that knows each resident all contribute to better care. That's especially important in skilled nursing facilities and memory care communities, where continuity can make a real difference to both residents and staff.

Before we introduce a candidate, we check if they're certified (appropriate state Nurse Aide Registry). For regulated healthcare employers, registry verification is a required part of the hiring process.

We also check employment history and confirm that a candidate's experience matches the care setting you're hiring for, whether that's memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, or another environment.

Most standard CNA searches produce a first shortlist within 72-96 hours. More specialized roles, such as Memory Care CNAs, Restorative Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, or Corrections CNAs, may take 7 to 14 days because the candidate pool is smaller.

The hiring process also matters. Experienced CNAs often have multiple opportunities in front of them, so waiting several days after a strong interview can mean losing a candidate to another employer.

Absolutely. Memory care is one of the most specialized CNA searches we handle.

Certification alone doesn't tell you whether someone is the right fit for a memory care community. We look for experience supporting residents with dementia, managing challenging behaviors, communicating with families, and building the kind of consistent relationships that help residents feel comfortable and secure.

Those qualities don't appear on a certification record, so we discuss them during every recruiter interview.

Yes. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is the title used in most states, but not all. Ohio uses State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA), while Maryland uses Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA).

We recruit across these state-specific designations and verify the appropriate certification and registry requirements before introducing candidates. If you're hiring in a state that uses a different title, we'll structure the search accordingly.

There are no upfront fees for contingency searches. Our fee is a percentage of the candidate's first-year base salary and is only paid after a successful placement.

If you're still evaluating the market, we can also provide a snapshot of available CNA candidates based on your location, care setting, and hiring needs. It's a practical way to understand the talent landscape before deciding how you'd like to move forward.

A CNA temp agency is typically focused on filling short-term shifts, travel assignments, or per diem coverage. Our CNA staffing agency focuses on permanent, contract, and temp-to-hire hiring, helping employers build stable care teams rather than relying on rotating agency staff.

Every state maintains a Nurse Aide Registry that confirms whether a CNA's certification is active and records any substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation.

Verifying registry status is an important step in the hiring process, particularly for skilled nursing facilities and other regulated healthcare employers.

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