As the healthcare industry faces an ever-increasing variety of pressures, the challenge of recruiting, retaining, and developing productive leadership talent within an environment of accountable governance has never been more pressing. As one of the largest healthcare search firms in the country, Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson understands that each search is a critically important decision and that, ultimately, success is defined by the long-term impact an executive has on the organization.

Staffed by consulting professionals with lengthy experience in the healthcare and human services sectors, Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson maintains a philosophy of high touch client interaction. We treat each search as a unique event, seeking to understand the organization’s culture and values as well as the broader environment in which the client exists. Our recognition of the importance of every search assignment has led to the development of some of the most intensive processes surrounding quality within the industry. It is because of both our approach and the results we are able to deliver that we have developed such longstanding relationships with our clients, assisting in attracting the full spectrum of leadership from board members, presidents, and chief executive officers to chief functional executives, vice presidents, and key clinical leaders.

Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson provides consulting and executive search services to clients which include some of the country’s largest healthcare systems, community hospitals, tertiary care facilities, major academic institutions, specialty hospitals, and managed care organizations. We also represent providers of long-term care, sub-acute care, social service, and related healthcare services in their searches for pivotal leaders.

In addition to traditional executive search, increasingly our clients are engaging us to provide consulting services related to leadership continuity planning. Such assignments include assistance in succession planning, database development, executive on-boarding, and the creation of a full continuum of leadership-related services.