What must this person own?
A permanent leader or specialist needs a role with a defined scope, not a loose collection of tasks.
People Solutions
Choose a hiring model based on the job, not a default package.
OPA People starts with direct placement for permanent roles, then considers retained search, contingency search, or temp-to-perm when the situation calls for it.
Talk through the roleOur Primary Focus
Direct placement puts the hire on your payroll from day one.
It is built for permanent roles such as clinical leadership, revenue cycle management, practice operations, and executive positions. OPA People recruits and presents candidates, then your organization hires the person directly.
If the role is still taking shape or coverage is urgent, temp-to-perm may be worth discussing before you commit to a permanent hire.
Available models
- Permanent direct placement
- Contingency search
- Retained executive search
- Contract-to-hire
Choosing The Model
Start with three questions.
How quickly is coverage needed?
A vacancy that needs immediate help may call for a flexible option while the longer-term search continues.
How difficult is the market?
Confidential executive roles and scarce specialties may need a retained search, while defined roles may suit contingency search.
Executive & Specialized Search
For leadership transitions and difficult-to-reach talent.
Retained search
For high-impact, confidential, or hard-to-fill executive and rare-talent searches. OPA People works as a committed search partner from strategy through selection.
Explore healthcare executive search →Contingency search
For permanent hiring needs where a successful hire triggers the placement fee. OPA People brings qualified, vetted candidates to the process.
Flexible Workforce Models
Support for urgent needs, changing teams, and the path to a permanent hire.
Contract-to-HireTemp-to-PermFlexible Workforce Options
Start With The Opening