Sourcing by role
How to find clinical and healthcare staff.
Sourcing guides for clinical roles: the licence and certification map that decides who can legally work where, the title variants that differ by state and country, and search strings built around verified credentials.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Specialty titles that decide unit fit, how the Nurse Licensure Compact governs who can start when, and the certifications worth filtering on.
55 title variantsNurse Practitioner
Why population focus certification legally bounds who an NP can treat, how state scope of practice decides whether a role is fillable at all, and where NPs actually are.
58 title variantsPhysical Therapist
Why practice setting decides fit more than credentials, how the PT Compact affects start dates, and what actually drives turnover.
56 title variantsOccupational Therapist
How OT differs from physical therapy, why setting decides fit, and why there is no OT licensure compact.
46 title variantsSpeech-Language Pathologist
Why school and medical SLP are different jobs, how the clinical fellowship year constrains hiring, and what teletherapy changed.
46 title variantsPhysician Assistant
Why PA generalist licensure differs from NP population certification, why there is no PA compact, and what specialty experience really gates.
47 title variantsRespiratory Therapist
Why RRT versus CRT decides eligibility, how neonatal and adult critical care differ, and what post-pandemic attrition changed.
47 title variantsLicensed Practical / Vocational Nurse
Why LPN and LVN are the same licence under two names, where this role actually works now, and why schedule moves people more than pay.
45 title variantsMedical Assistant
Why clinical and administrative are two jobs under one title, how the four certification bodies compare, and why turnover is structural.
45 title variantsHome Health Aide
Why guaranteed hours beat hourly rate, how unpaid travel halves effective pay, and how HHA and PCA requirements differ.
48 title variantsRadiologic / Imaging Technologist
Why CT, MRI and ultrasound are separately credentialed, how state licensure stacks on ARRT, and why cross-training is the strongest lever.
46 title variantsDental Hygienist
Why this is one of the tightest clinical markets, how state scope permits vary, and why schedule beats hourly rate.
43 title variantsPsychiatric Nurse Practitioner
The scarcest advanced practice population, why employers compete against self-employment, and how population certification binds.
45 title variants