Full-time placement
Permanent talent for long-term success, screened for the role and for your culture.
Apex Clinical Services, permanent placement
Permanent hires for clinical and senior living teams
Apex Clinical Services fills permanent clinical and leadership roles in hospitals, clinical settings and senior living: RNs and LPNs, nurse and unit managers, clinical directors and DONs, and senior living executive directors. A flat 20% contingent fee treats every hire the same. Your hires are not the same, so you choose from three ways to pay.
Ways to work with us
Which kind of placement do you need?
Right to hire
Try before you commit: work with the person first, then hire them, with flexible options.
Interim leadership
Immediate leadership for critical gaps while you search. Interim leadership
How we work, what it costs
Three ways to hire. You pick the fit.
Pick the model that matches the role, the urgency and the cash flow you want. [VERIFY]
Option 1, anchor
Contingent
15 to 18%of base salary
- Pay only if we place
- Zero upfront commitment
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Full fee due at placement
- Best for one-off senior searches
On a $100,000 Nurse Manager: $18,000, due at placement.
Option 2, most flexible
Subscription
$2.5k to $8ka month
- Plus a reduced 8 to 10% success fee
- Starter: 1 to 2 hires a month at $2.5k to $4k
- Growth: 3 to 5 hires a month at $5k to $8k
- Feels like an embedded recruiter
- Best for teams hiring 1 or more a month
Effective fee: about 10 to 13% on a $100,000 Nurse Manager.
Option 3, best value
Pay over time
1.5%of base, monthly
- For 12 months
- Stops if the hire leaves
- No fee if the hire does not stick
- Caps at 18% over the full year
- Best for de-risking a key hire
On a $100,000 Nurse Manager: $1,500 a month, $4,500 by month 3.
Month by month
What does a $100,000 Nurse Manager cost under each model?
Contingent, 18%
$18,000 at month 1, and $18,000 in total by month 12.
Subscription, Growth
$6,500 by month 1, $19,500 by month 3, $39,000 by month 6 and $78,000 by month 12, a predictable retainer that excludes the success fee.
Pay over time, 1.5% a month
$1,500 by month 1, $4,500 by month 3, $9,000 by month 6 and $18,000 by month 12.
Why we built it this way. Contingent works when you want optionality. Subscription works when you are hiring steadily and want a partner, not a vendor. Pay over time works when one wrong hire would set you back a quarter: you only pay while the hire is still with you.
Roles we place
Which roles does Apex Clinical Services place?
- RNs and LPNs
- Agency nurse temporary placements
- Nurse and unit managers
- Clinical directors and Directors of Nursing (DON)
- Senior living executive directors
The Apex advantage
Why choose Apex for a permanent hire?
One partner, complete solutions
Recruiting from a single, trusted partner who knows your business inside and out.
Retention, not just placement
We present candidates who can become lifelong employees, reducing turnover costs and building stable teams.
Small business values, big business results
We understand the challenges you face because we have been there. Personal service with professional expertise.
Industry specialization
Deep healthcare expertise means we speak your language and understand your needs.
Contact us
Let's talk about your next hire
A 15-minute intro call, no deck, no slides, just fit. Send the form or call, and tell us the role.