PS&D and Aya Healthcare: Strengthening Physician Hiring Through Strategic Alignment

Provider Solutions & Development (PS&D) and Aya Healthcare have strategically partnered to create a unified approach to physician hiring, bringing together permanent recruitment expertise and locums staffing at scale. By aligning long-term workforce planning with immediate coverage needs, the partnership helps healthcare organizations build stability without sacrificing coverage.

PS&D brings deep expertise in permanent physician recruitment, delivering a holistic, consultative approach designed to help organizations hire providers who are the right, long-term fit. Aya complements this work by providing rapid access to locum physicians and advanced practitioners through one of the largest digital marketplaces in the industry, supported by dedicated recruiters who actively source, vet and secure providers.

Together, PS&D and Aya support both today’s coverage needs and tomorrow’s workforce stability through coordinated recruitment services, experienced teams and technology that delivers transparency while connecting organizations with top-tier candidates nationwide.

Stronger Teams. Smarter Hiring. Sustainable Care.

Every unfilled physician role impacts patient access, revenue and staff morale. By incorporating PS&D’s permanent recruitment services into Aya’s suite of digital tools and services, healthcare organizations gain access to a coordinated hiring strategy, one that reduces vacancy time, lowers reliance on premium labor and strengthens continuity with provider teams.

PS&D recognizes the financial and operational realities of relying on locum providers to meet short-term staffing needs while pursuing permanent solutions. This strategic partnership provides Aya’s clients with access to a more comprehensive approach to strategic clinical staffing.

“Aya has long served as one of our strategic workforce partners for Providence,” shares Rachelle Daugherty, PS&D Chief Executive and Providence Chief Administrative Officer. “We’ve always been impressed by their commitment to innovation, sustainable staffing solutions and improving health in our communities. It's an honor to partner with them as their trusted permanent recruitment solution for the health systems they support.”

A More Strategic Approach for Staffing

Aya’s technology platforms expand visibility and accelerate access to qualified providers, enhancing sourcing and speeding engagement for immediate staffing needs. PS&D complements this reach with a hands-on, consultative approach that is often required for successful long-term fit, particularly for many specialized and hard-to-fill roles where alignment between providers, organizations and communities is critical.

PS&D was recognized by Aya as a leader in innovative, relationship-driven physician and advanced practice recruitment with measurable impact, including:

• 1,400+ permanent placements each year
• Access to 92% of physician, NPs and PAs nationwide
• 29% higher retention rate than AFM national average
• Top decile partner and candidate satisfaction scores

“Physician recruitment is about relationships. It’s a people business. That has been key to our partnership with PS&D,” says Elise Cutter, CEO of Island Health.

Higher retention means fewer repeat searches, lower turnover costs and stronger continuity of care. The focus is long-term stability, not repeat searches.

One strategic relationship. Unified recruitment support. Coverage today and stability for the future.

PS&D works with healthcare organizations of all kinds to solve recruiting challenges big and small. If you’re ready to build a lasting, effective recruitment strategy, we’re here to help. Connect with us to get started.