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Healthcare Recruiters for Medical and Behavioral Health Practices
No federal health care program, Medicare Advantage included, pays for an item or service furnished by an excluded person (42 CFR 1001.1901), so the checks come before the offer. As healthcare recruiters, we assist with recruitment, candidate screening and pre-qualification for direct hire: the person you choose joins your own payroll.
The short answer
What do healthcare recruiters do for a medical practice?
Healthcare recruiters find, screen and pre-qualify candidates. Before any offer, verify the Florida license on MQA and search OIG's exclusion list, since no federal health care program pays for services an excluded person furnishes; plan for Level 2 fingerprint screening where your license or Medicaid enrollment requires it. The Advixor Group assists with recruitment, candidate screening and pre-qualification for direct hire: the person you choose joins your own payroll.
Sources42 CFR 1001.1901MQA License VerificationOIG Exclusions Programs. 400.991, F.S.s. 409.907, F.S.
Direct Hire
How our healthcare recruiting works for a direct hire
- The job description. We write or update it with you: duties, schedule, pay range, the Florida license required and the languages your patients speak. Note whether the role treats Medicaid patients or works in an AHCA-licensed clinic; that sets the screening.
- The search. We source candidates for the roles and markets you need and screen them against that description.
- The checks. Before we present anyone, we check the Florida license and the exclusion list and give you the dated results.
- The offer. You interview and choose; hiring, pay, classification and every other employment decision stay with you.
License Checks
Florida license checks in healthcare recruitment, role by role
Florida’s Department of Health lists every license it issues in one search, MQA License Verification, with board orders under “Discipline & Admin Actions” (how to search it).
In a licensed clinic, the medical or clinic director accepts legal responsibility, in writing, for every practitioner keeping “a current active and unencumbered Florida license” (s. 400.9935(1)(b), F.S.).
| Role | Florida credential, and where to verify it | Also check |
|---|---|---|
| Physician (MD, DO) | Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine license on MQA, with any board orders | NPI; DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances |
| APRN | APRN license on MQA | A supervising physician’s protocol, kept on site, unless registered as autonomous; DEA to prescribe |
| PA | PA license on MQA | A supervising physician with fewer than 10 PAs; a DOH form before prescribing is delegated |
| RN, LPN | Florida license on MQA, or a multistate compact license on Nursys | A compact nurse who moves here must apply for a Florida license (NCSBN: within 60 days) |
| Medical assistant | None; certification checked with the certifying body | Works under a physician’s direct supervision |
| LCSW, LMFT, LMHC | License on MQA, or an out-of-state telehealth registration for remote work | A telehealth registrant may not open a Florida office or see patients here in person |
| Registered intern | Registered CSW, MFT or MHC Intern license on MQA | A Board-approved qualified supervisor; the registration expires 60 months after issue |
| Front desk, billing, office manager | None | The exclusion check; Level 2 if the role is a billing agent, managing employee or handles patients’ funds (both below) |
Sources ss. 456.47, 458.347, 458.3485, 464.012, 464.0095 and 491.0045, F.S.; Rule 64B4-3.0085, F.A.C.; DOH MQA; NCSBN; read Oct 17 to 19, 2026.
Level 2 Screening
Level 2 screening: the fingerprint check healthcare recruiters plan around
Level 2 screening follows your license and programs, not your industry:
- AHCA-licensed clinic: owners of 5% or more, the medical or clinic director, the financial officer, every licensed practitioner, and staff who give personal care or services directly to patients or have access to their funds, property or living areas; contractors count if they give personal care or services directly, or work 20 or more hours a week with that access (s. 400.991(4); s. 408.809(1)(e)).
- Medicaid enrollment: the provider; its officers, directors, billing agent, managing employee and owners of 5% or more; and anyone who treats Medicaid patients, has direct access to them or supervises their care, a clause that adds nothing for AHCA-licensed providers (s. 409.907(8)(a)).
- DCF substance use license: owners, directors, CFOs, clinical supervisors, and staff in direct contact with children or adults with developmental disabilities (s. 397.4073).
Level 2 means FDLE and FBI fingerprint checks, local checks and the sex-offender registry of every state lived in for the past 5 years (s. 435.04). Your practice registers with AHCA’s Clearinghouse, starts each check there and reports each person’s status within 5 business days (s. 435.12). Until screening is complete, a new hire may train but may have no direct contact with vulnerable persons (s. 435.06(2)). Staff are rescreened every 5 years, and nationally after a break in service of more than 90 days (s. 408.809(2); s. 435.12(2)(b)).
Borderline roles are a question for AHCA or your attorney; our AHCA background screening guide has the steps.
Exclusion Checks
Exclusion checks on a physician recruiter’s candidates: before the offer, then monthly
OIG’s bulletin notes that no statute or rule requires the check but says monthly screening “best minimizes” overpayment and CMP liability; OIG generally updates the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) by mid-month. Florida Medicaid’s non-institutional provider agreement goes further: clause (5)(r) has the provider search the LEIE, the federal SAM list and AHCA’s final-order database monthly for any excluded employee or contractor, and notify AHCA immediately of a match.
For a physician, the reach is wider: no federal program pays for an item or service furnished at an excluded physician’s medical direction or on their prescription when the person furnishing it knew, or had reason to know, of the exclusion (42 CFR 1001.1901(b)(1)(ii)).
OIG’s file of Oct 9, 2026 lists 84,093 exclusions, 9,146 (10.9%) with a Florida address; the largest Florida group, 2,611 (28.5%), is nurses and nurse’s aides. Our OIG exclusion checks guide covers the search itself.
“To avoid CMP liability, health care entities should routinely check the list to ensure that new hires and current employees are not on it.”
Office Roles
Medical management recruitment: office jobs an excluded person can’t hold
Exclusion reaches past clinicians: OIG’s bulletin says an excluded person may not serve as a physician practice’s office manager or director of human resources, or do billing, staff training or HR work for a federally paid provider, unless that work is wholly unrelated to federal programs.
Miami Pay
Miami pay for the roles healthcare recruiters in Florida fill
Start the job description’s pay range from these local medians.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, read Oct 19, 2026.
In this section
HR and staff training
Healthcare HR services for medical practices: policies, job descriptions, onboarding, training, recruiting support and HR compliance.
Learn moreNP and PA recruiting
Nurse practitioner and PA recruiters for direct hire in Florida: license and protocol checks, DEA and CE rules, Miami pay data and credentialing clocks.
Learn moreMedical assistant recruiting
Hire a medical assistant in Florida: the duties the statute allows, certificates to verify, X-ray and lab limits, screening and Miami pay, for direct hire.
Learn moreBehavioral health recruiting
Mental health recruiters for direct hire: licensed clinicians or registered interns, supervision rules, payer panels and Miami pay data.
Learn moreQuick answers
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Talk to an advisor
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Official sources
- eCFR, read Oct 19, 2026: 42 CFR 1001.1901, 1003.200 and 1003.210; 45 CFR 102.3; OMB, M-26-11 (Apr 17, 2026), read Oct 17, 2026
- Florida Statutes (2026), read Oct 17 and 19, 2026: ss. 397.4073, 400.991, 400.9935, 408.809, 409.907, 435.04, 435.06, 435.12, 456.47, 458.347, 458.3485, 464.012, 464.0095, 491.0045; Florida Administrative Code, Rule 64B4-3.0085 (Nov 3, 2025), read Oct 19, 2026
- Florida DOH, MQA License Verification; NCSBN, Nurse Licensure Compact; read Oct 17, 2026
- Florida Medicaid, Non-Institutional Provider Agreement (December 2023), read Oct 19, 2026
- HHS-OIG, read Oct 19, 2026: Exclusions Program, Exclusion Authorities, Exclusions FAQ (Apr 30, 2026), LEIE file (Oct 9, 2026); Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion (May 8, 2013), read Oct 17, 2026
- BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), read Oct 19, 2026 through its API