Primary care, hospital medicine, behavioral health, and multi-specialty physician recruiting.
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.
- No fee until you hire
- State certification, care setting experience, and scheduling preferences reviewed
- Recruiters who specialize in nursing
Trusted by skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies & healthcare providers
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.
CNA roles we normally fill
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.
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.
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.
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.
Behavioral health physicians, emergency medicine, and difficult-to-fill physician specialties.
Ray Shimray
Chief Medical Officers, Medical Directors, physician leadership, and executive healthcare hiring.
Annie Larkin
70+ additional recruiters specializing in the exact role you're hiring for
Recent CNA roles we've filled
Anonymized by request. Times shown from search launch to accepted offer.
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.
The CNAs your team needs are probably already caring for patients somewhere else
Tell us about your CNA staffing needs, and we'll introduce you to experienced Certified Nursing Assistants who match your team, patients, and care environment.
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