Nurse Executive Search

Find Mission-Margin Focused, Contemporary Nurse Leaders

We know the competencies and the candidates. Let us use our national reputation as The CNO Specialists to benefit your organization.

We Simplify Executive Search So Your Organization Can Address Core Challenges

Finding the right nurse executive represents a significant investment of time, and if your organization is like many others, that time is hard to come by. Add to that, the unprecedented complexity of today’s care delivery organizations. You need a specialist to help.

The Kirby Bates Team has spent our careers as healthcare and nurse executives, so we can help you forge a path forward. We will use our deep understanding, vast professional networks, and executive recruitment skills to make your next nurse executive search painless. 

As your partner, we will work collaboratively with your team to conquer your most ambitious clinical and operational goals by placing the right executives and senior leaders with the right expertise in your organization.

Through proven, collaborative approaches combined with unparalleled industry experience, we’ll create and execute a customized nurse executive search strategy for your organization so you can focus on what matters most. 

Plus, our work doesn’t stop with an accepted job offer. We provide a year of ongoing support to help executive leaders seamlessly accelerate their assimilation into your organization.

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The Experience Your Organization Deserves

For over 30 years, our experienced recruiters have placed exceptional nurse leaders into key positions for hundreds of organizations. Experience the Kirby Bates difference by getting in touch today

Proven Results. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Kirby Bates Associates is proud to offer clients a proven method for executing an executive search that is collaborative, comprehensive, inclusive, and transparent. Our clients consistently award us a Net Promoter Score of 9+. We stand behind our work and guarantee the candidates we place. If the selected individual leaves your organization or is terminated within the agreed timeframe, we will conduct a replacement search.

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