We help purpose-driven healthcare organizations find mission-aligned, performance-proven executives who improve patient outcomes, unite teams, and lead with heart.
In healthcare, a poor leadership hire doesn’t just hurt morale or slow operations; it can impact compliance, patient care, and even lives.
The stakes are higher, and the culture is more complex.
Hospital systems, behavioral health networks, and private practices all require leaders who can navigate strict regulations, inspire multidisciplinary teams, and uphold the sacred responsibility of care.
That’s why we approach healthcare search differently.
We go beyond resumes to define what success actually looks like in your organization, aligning leaders with your mission, your patients, and your people.
Recruiting Leaders for Healthcare is different from all other industries.
Not only do they need to be well-versed in compliance and regulation, but their work and leadership impact lives at the highest level.
From hospital administrators, to department heads, to nursing leadership, to physician executives, to chief executives, to board members, the stakes are higher when finding and placing the right Leadership candidates.
Culture alignment, compliance, and mission integration aren’t just checkboxes. They’re vital to patient outcomes, team performance, and long-term success.
At Y Scouts, we help you hire with purpose, finding leaders who align perfectly with your mission.
Our proprietary Role Visioning process and Leadership Model are built to identify performance-proven, purpose-aligned leaders who fit your mission, so your people, patients, and purpose can thrive as your organization grows.
Deep Roots in Healthcare. Relentless Focus on Leadership.
With over a decade of specialized healthcare search experience, Justin brings unmatched industry insight and a proven track record to every engagement.
Before joining Y Scouts, he served as Chief Client Engagement Officer at Hathaway Healthcare Staffing – a global leader in clinical and executive placement – where he built and scaled leadership search functions across hospitals, surgery centers, and multisite provider groups.
Previously, as Managing Partner of Broady Search Partners, Justin led nationwide searches across C-suite, VP, and departmental leadership roles in health systems and provider organizations.
He has personally placed leaders in clinical operations, c-suite, revenue cycle, HR, surgical services, private practice, large hospital systems, healthcare start-ups, private equity firms, and beyond.
Now, as Managing Director of Y Scouts’ healthcare practice, Justin leads searches with one goal: help mission-driven organizations find the performance-proven leaders they can trust with their people and their purpose.
Mission-Driven Leadership Starts with the Right Hire
With technological advances, the healthcare industry is evolving quickly, while compliance standards are rising, staffing shortages persist, and leadership turnover threatens organizational stability.
Whether you’re a behavioral health group, outpatient system, private practice, or multi-site provider, getting the right leader in place means more than just checking qualifications.
It means hiring someone who can align your operations with your mission and inspire teams to deliver results that matter.
We understand what’s at stake. That’s why we use a proven process, refined through hundreds of executive searches, to bring you leaders who are deeply aligned with your culture, values, and long-term vision.
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We’re honored to have placed purpose-aligned leaders across a range of healthcare organizations –each with its own unique mission, model, and patient population.
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Unlike traditional search firms that rely on resumes and gut feel, Y Scouts takes a radically different approach to executive hiring. Our proprietary process includes:
Define what success actually looks like in the role before hiring begins.
We incorporate perspectives from across your organization to ensure you hire for what matters most.
Our model focuses on three elevated behaviors found in top healthcare leaders:
1. Relentless learning.
2. Developing others.
3. Driving results.
The result? Better alignment. Faster placement.
Leaders who transform performance through purpose.
We don’t take a “spray and pray” approach to executive search. Instead, we use our proprietary framework to identify what success actually looks like in your healthcare organization. Then find the exact leader who can deliver on that promise.
Our Process Includes:
Unlike traditional health care executive search firms that focus on résumés, we define success outcomes before the search begins. As a retained healthcare executive search firm, we use a proprietary Role Visioning process to identify purpose-aligned, performance-proven leaders who elevate both culture and clinical results.
Yes. As a leading C-level recruiter for health and wellness, we specialize in placing CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CFOs, and more in mission-driven wellness brands, integrative care networks, and health tech platforms. These leaders align with both the operational demands and wellness-oriented cultures of your organization.
As executive recruiters for healthcare, we go beyond credentials to deeply understand your mission, team dynamics, and success metrics. Through stakeholder interviews and behavioral alignment tools, our healthcare executive headhunters ensure every candidate fits your culture and fuels your growth.
Absolutely. Many of our retained searches are confidential in nature. Our healthcare recruiters and executive search consultants are trained in discreet outreach, allowing you to secure top-tier talent without disrupting your current operations.
Yes. As retained recruiters specializing in health and wellness, we regularly place executives in fitness, nutrition, mental health, senior living, and integrative care businesses. Our health and wellness executive headhunters understand the nuances of patient experience, consumer trends, and wellness-focused operations.
Internal teams often lack the reach, time, or specialized insight needed for senior-level roles. Our headhunters for health and wellness executives offer deep industry networks, mission-driven assessment models, and strategic guidance to help you hire transformational leaders, not just résumé matches.
We serve a broad spectrum, from multi-site hospital systems to behavioral health providers, outpatient networks, and purpose-driven wellness companies. As experienced healthcare executive recruiters, we tailor each engagement to your unique mission and patient population.
As retained executive recruiters for health and wellness, we provide a complete hiring solution, from defining the role and aligning stakeholders to sourcing, evaluating, and placing exceptional leaders. Every step is guided by purpose, precision, and measurable results.
Most searches led by our healthcare executive headhunters are completed within 60–90 days. Our structured, high-touch approach allows you to move quickly while maintaining alignment with long-term organizational goals.
If you’re searching for a healthcare executive search firm that aligns with your mission and delivers leaders who move the needle, Y Scouts is your partner. Our team of executive healthcare recruiters helps you find the right person, not just fill the position.
You can’t afford the cost of a misaligned executive. Let us help you define success and deliver a leader who embodies it.
Backed by 13+ years of retained search experience and 60+ video testimonials.
