Source nurse practitioners who are not on job boards
Describe the role. Expa finds the NPs in your market, reaches out, screens the ones who reply, and books your interviews. About ten minutes of your time.
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320K+ nurse practitioners • 95% with verified personal data
Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist
Expa finds the nurse practitioners, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
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How Expa sources nurse practitioners
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed nurse practitioners who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
There are 320,400 nurse practitioners in the United States, and it is one of the fastest growing clinical professions in the country. Growth does not make hiring easier. It means more employers competing for a pool that is expanding but still fully employed, and it means the NPs worth hiring have options and are not applying anywhere. Filter for population focus, state licensure and prescriptive authority and most markets hold a countable number.
Expa covers NPs across every population focus: family, adult-gerontology, pediatric, psychiatric mental health and acute care. It also surfaces students finishing NP programs and clinicians in their first weeks of certification, which for psychiatric NPs in particular is often the only way to hire ahead of demand.
Where nurse practitioners sit in the clinical workforce
| Profession | Employed in the U.S. |
|---|---|
| Physicians and surgeons | 839,000 |
| Dental professionals | 370,900 |
| Clinical laboratory | 351,200 |
| Nurse practitioners | 320,400 |
| Radiologic technologists | 272,000 |
| Physical therapists | 267,200 |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 employment. These are national totals. The number inside your hiring radius is a small fraction of them, which is the entire problem.
Nurse practitioners near Boise right now
A sample of what a search returns. Identifying details stay hidden until you start.
Boise, ID • 5 miles
6 years • primary care
Meridian, ID • 12 miles
9 years • outpatient behavioral health
Nampa, ID • 17 miles
Certified 2 months ago • hospitalist rotation
No names, no photos, no current employers, no license numbers.
Why NP roles stay open
It's outreach that creates hires, not job ads
320,400 NPs exist nationwide, and the ones you want are seeing patients rather than browsing job boards.
Population focus narrows the pool sharply
An FNP and a PMHNP are not interchangeable. Filter correctly and a metro-sized market can hold a few dozen qualified people.
Psychiatric NPs are the tightest of all
Demand from behavioral health, telepsychiatry and primary care integration far outstrips the number certified, and they are recruited constantly.
Where nurse practitioners get hired
Questions
How many nurse practitioners are there in the US?
320,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is one of the fastest growing clinical professions in the country, which increases competition for hires rather than reducing it.
Can you search by population focus?
Yes. Family, adult-gerontology, pediatric, psychiatric mental health and acute care, plus state licensure, prescriptive authority and practice setting. Population focus is the filter that matters most, because an FNP and a PMHNP are not interchangeable hires.
Do you source psychiatric nurse practitioners?
Yes, and they are among the hardest clinical roles in the country to fill. Demand from behavioral health organizations, telepsychiatry and integrated primary care outstrips the certified supply, and PMHNPs are recruited constantly. They are also covered on the behavioral health page.
Can you find new graduates before they are certified?
Yes. Expa surfaces students finishing NP programs and clinicians in their first weeks of certification. New graduates are the most movable people in the field and are typically hired within weeks of entering the market.
Why is hiring an NP harder than the growth numbers suggest?
Because growth is the problem, not the solution. A fast-growing profession means more employers building NP-led care models at the same time, all recruiting from the same pool. Supply is rising, but demand is rising faster.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable nurse practitioners within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single nurse practitioner typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start hiring nurse practitioners in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.
Hiring across multiple sites or six or more roles?
Managed sourcing for multi-site groups, health systems and staffing agencies. Pilots from $6,000 for three months, covering all your open roles.