Behavioral & mental health recruiting

Behavioral health recruiters who have actually held the seat.

PayRecruiter fills psychiatrist, BCBA, PMHNP, psychologist and therapist roles with Talent Partners who have directed clinics, supervised ABA teams and carried caseloads. Every opening is verified before it goes live, several specialists work it at once, and you are invoiced only on the start date, with 30 days to pay — no retainer, no exclusivity.

Live nationwide for ABA networks, psychiatric practices, community mental health and integrated care.
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Your facility's view of the portal · behavioral health · illustrative data
Staffing agency vs PayRecruiter

What a behavioral health staffing agency charges you for, and what we don't.

Behavioral health staffing agencies are paid for effort: a retainer, exclusivity, a fee on the start date. Vacancies in this field cost you authorizations every week, so nothing should be spent on the search itself. Nothing is: we are invoiced only when the clinician starts, payable within 30 days.

Paid to us before the hire starts
$0

Post the role, have it verified, open it to the specialists, take submissions, interview, hire. None of it is invoiced.

 Behavioral health staffing agencyPayRecruiter
Who works your roleOne recruiter's queue, often a generalistSeveral behavioral health specialists, competing
Their backgroundRecruitingClinical direction, BCBA supervision, clinic operations
RetainerOften required to begin$0
ExclusivityFrequently requiredNever
The openingPosted as described to themVerified by a person: budget, credentials, timeline
You are invoicedStart date, on top of the retainerStart date only, with 30 days to pay
What the market looks like

The numbers behind a BCBA vacancy.

From our behavioral health research, sourced to published salary datasets and the BACB.

$89,075National average BCBA salary, April 2026
$58k–$130kBCBA range from entry level to clinical director
7Licensed roles we place, psychiatrist to SLP

Read the research: what BCBAs actually earn · is this BCBA role real? · what a sustainable caseload looks like.

The rule that never changes

A behavioral health role only reaches people who have worked in behavioral health.

Who is on your opening

Former clinical directors, BCBA supervisors and clinic operators. They know what a caseload of 30 does to retention and how long credentialing really takes. Generalist recruiters are not admitted.

Your benchBehavioral health only
CDFormer clinical directorON IT
BCFormer BCBA supervisorON IT
OPFormer clinic operatorON IT
GRGeneralist recruiterEXCLUDED

Verified before it goes live

A person confirms the budget, the licence and certification required, the setting and the timeline before any Talent Partner sees the role. No ghost listings, on either side.

Before your role goes live4 of 4
Approved budget confirmed
Licence and certification defined
Setting and caseload
Committed start window

Several specialists, one board

Your opening is worked by the whole behavioral health bench at once. You see every submission, interview and stage in one place, and you pay nothing until a clinician starts.

Submissions this monthIllustrative
Wk 1Wk 6
For clinicians

Looking yourself? Your search stays confidential.

Every opening on this page is also visible to clinicians, scored against their profile. Your profile is seen only by vetted behavioral health Talent Partners, nothing is submitted without your consent for that role, and it is free — always.

Nobody sees you but specialists

Not employers browsing, not your current clinic, not the public. Consent is per role.

A partner who has held your seat

A former clinical director or BCBA supervisor, not a generalist. You never explain your own credentials.

Free, plus a bonus if you self-apply

The facility pays the fee. When you are hired you receive the hospital’s sign-on bonus where one is offered — and if you applied to the opening yourself, PayRecruiter pays you an additional joining bonus on top.

Common questions

What behavioral health facilities ask before they post.

01How is PayRecruiter different from behavioral health recruiters?
How is PayRecruiter different from behavioral health recruiters?

A recruiter is one person working your role from a queue, paid on the start date, often with a retainer and exclusivity. PayRecruiter opens your verified role to several behavioral health specialists at once — former clinical directors, BCBA supervisors, clinic operators — with no retainer, no exclusivity, and an invoice only on the start date, with 30 days to pay.

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02How much does it cost to hire a BCBA or PMHNP through PayRecruiter?
How much does it cost to hire a BCBA or PMHNP through PayRecruiter?

The fee is agreed before you post and stated on the opening. Nothing is charged on submission or interview; you are invoiced on the start date, with 30 days to pay. There is no retainer and no exclusivity. Fees depend on the role, market and compensation, so we publish no single figure.

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03Which behavioral health roles do you fill?
Which behavioral health roles do you fill?

Psychiatrists, PMHNPs, BCBAs, clinical psychologists, psychiatric PAs, LCSWs, SLPs and clinical directors, for ABA networks, psychiatric practices, community mental health and integrated care, nationwide.

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04Who actually recruits for my facility?
Who actually recruits for my facility?

Talent Partners admitted for behavioral health only: people who have directed clinics, supervised BCBA teams or run ABA operations. A behavioral health role never reaches a recruiter who has not worked in behavioral health.

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05Do you handle credentialing and licensure timelines?
Do you handle credentialing and licensure timelines?

Your Talent Partner has lived them, so every opening states the licence and certification required up front and every clinician submitted has been checked against it. Payer credentialing itself remains with your facility.

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06Can I keep using my current agency?
Can I keep using my current agency?

Yes. There is no exclusivity. Post the role here and keep whatever else you are doing; you only pay us if the hire came through the platform.

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Invite-only

Post your first verified behavioral health role.

Tell us what you are hiring for. A person verifies the role, opens it to the behavioral health specialists, and you pay nothing until a clinician starts.

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