About K.A. Recruiting

Connecting healthcare providers with healthcare professionals – let us do the work for you! 

Our Story

K.A. Recruiting began as a conversation over a cup of coffee in 2008 between Alisha Dynan and K.C. Carpenter. After years of working together, they had developed a similar vision and approach to recruiting.

Both had fathers who were entrepreneurs, and they wanted to create a company and culture that stood by its values and could better serve healthcare clients and candidates. Alisha and K.C. recognized a need for medical and healthcare recruiting services in the clinical healthcare space. Nurse and medical technologist shortages across the country needed more than another medical temp agency.

The shortage of healthcare professionals required a company with the expertise and industry knowledge to recruit in-demand professionals for full-time direct hire vacancies – medical laboratory scientists, respiratory therapists, surgical technologists, registered nurses, advanced practice providers, and more. With more baby boomers retiring every year, the need for healthcare professionals was only growing.

In September of 2008, K.A. Recruiting was born. The company began in a small office space with just the two of them – and no clients. The partners started by marketing their services to healthcare facilities needing laboratory professionals.

K.A. has since grown to become a national leader in healthcare recruiting. Today, K.A. Recruiting has hundreds of loyal clients and an extensive network of qualified talent. While the company has grown over the years and expanded its services, one thing has remained constant – a commitment to building a company that serves as an example of loyalty, integrity, and dependability within the healthcare industry.

Over the years, K.A. has been able to expand its permanent recruiting services nationwide beyond just laboratory professionals to assist clients with all their clinical healthcare recruiting needs. From their beginning as a team of two, they have expanded to become a group of highly specialized healthcare recruiters dedicated to helping hundreds of clients across the country fill their clinical healthcare professional needs.  

Mission

Our mission at K.A. Recruiting is to match our clients with well-screened and highly-qualified candidates while investing the time to listen, advise, and develop long-term partnerships.

Commitment

As committed as we are to making a placement, we are more committed to serving as an example of loyalty, integrity, and dependability within the healthcare industry.

Values

Listening

Effective listening builds trust, strengthens relationships, and allows our clients’ and candidates’ voices to be heard.

Integrity

Our candidates and clients trust us to have their best interests in mind as we navigate a job search together.

Hard Work

We are dedicated to our candidates and clients and enjoy working hard to help them meet their career aspirations and hiring goals.

Adaptability

We quickly and effectively deal with unexpected issues or industry changes.

Quality

Our recruiters are focused on finding the perfect candidates for your organization based on your current needs.

Empathy

Our recruiters connect with candidates and clients on a deeper level, resulting in better relationships and increased placements.

Diversity

The individuality of a workforce emerges when you embrace and encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels of the company.

By prioritizing our values, we develop LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS with our candidates, clients, and employees!

Meet The K.A. Recruiting Management Team

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K.C. Carpenter

Co-Founder

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Alisha Dynan

Co-Founder

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Andrea Costello

Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead

Why People Choose K.A. Recruiting

I wasn’t even really looking for a new position! I was in the process of updating my resume because there had been some changes at the place I was working with staff incentives and investment plans for colleagues, and it was possibly time to update and refresh my portfolio. It was at that exact time that I got a happy little email from a recruiter at K.A. Recruiting about some potential positions. One absolutely struck a chord with my heart. It was for a position that I had been working in that particular field for over 10 years in. It was an opportunity to learn higher complexity, research type testing in a patient setting and also a relocation to a whole brand-new locale! I reached out to her and the whole process started to unfold. She was there the whole way for me in the negotiation process. She even was able to set up a visitation to the area and the job to shadow the environment I would be relocating to. My recruiter and the whole HR team that worked on my onboarding were phenomenal. I couldn’t thank her more for the chance to start a brand-new adventure in my life!

Jennifer Q.

I have to honestly say when my recruiter from K.A. Recruiting reached out to me to share the news about a histotechnologist opening, I could actually feel her excitement for this wonderful opportunity for me! She had me excited and hopeful. She coached me every step of the way. Even after I started my new position, my recruiter called to ask how I like it and asked me what I liked about it. It is a good fit, and I feel good about my decision. They care for everyone including their employees, and they have an excellent benefit package along with competitive wages. All of these are important to me and my family. I am very grateful for everything.

Lynnette E.

I have worked for other healthcare organizations in the past, but nothing compares to my experience at my current job. I have been with this company for approximately four months, and I have gotten the opportunity to manage a team that is goal-oriented, hardworking, accountable, has a wide range of skillsets and most importantly, a team who values patient care the same way I do. Thanks to K.A. Recruiting for guiding and steering me in the right direction. My experience with K.A. Recruiting has been outstanding thus far, and I recommend them to anyone looking for career advancement.

Jeanette O.

K.A. Recruiting played a pivotal role to help me advance my career. I would especially like to thank my recruiter for her guidance and support in the process of securing my desired job. If you are looking for your next opportunity, be sure to keep K.A. Recruiting in mind.

Donna

My recruiter from K.A. Recruiting was so easy to talk to and really understood where I wanted to take my career. She was easy to reach and quick to respond regarding questions or concerns throughout the interview process. I have never worked with a staffing company that actually cares about my needs like she does. I recommend my recruiter at K.A. Recruiting to my friends and colleagues because she finds you a position that fits you well.

Mark