International Nurse Recruitment

O’Grady Peyton’s ConnectSelect program offers international nurse recruitment services for U.S. healthcare facilities. Our global representatives are experienced at recruiting highly qualified, licensed English-speaking nurses from around the world. We work with international nurses who are interested in relocating to the United States and working as permanent members of your core nursing staff. You select the nurse of your choice and we take care of the details. Our nurse recruitment specialists can help you devise an effective staffing plan that’s customized to your facility’s needs.

Partnering with O’Grady Peyton gives your facility fast access to the largest supply of highly recommended, well-trained nurses from around the world. Under the ConnectSelect program, nurses arrive as permanent U.S. residents, having passed the NCLEX exam and are fully licensed in their state of employment. In addition, nurses meet enhanced training requirements on U.S. nursing practices and cultural perspectives.

Why Choose ConnectSelect program for Nurse Recruitment?

Our ConnectSelect nurse recruitment plan enables you to choose the ideal nurses to complement your current facility staff as a permanent employee, with a minimum two-year commitment. Each nurse is carefully prescreened according to your quality management specifications and unit needs, has excellent references and has an average of seven years of experience in U.S.-comparable acute-care facilities. These international nurses provide first-rate patient care and can help your facility cope with nurse recruitment shortfalls. These well-trained nursing professionals can be working as part of your core staff in less than 20 months.

Our process for recruiting international nurses through the ConnectSelect program is extensive and thorough. Each nurse is carefully screened and must exhibit excellent clinical capabilities and a sense of flexibility and adaptability. O’Grady Peyton requires all of the nurses to undergo a rigorous NCLEX-preparation process, comprehensive English-language proficiency screening, and complete our specialized course work and orientation program prior to arrival. This provides nurses the background they need to successfully meet American nursing practices while also easing their transition into a new facility.

We assist you in completing immigration-related paperwork and provide on-site representatives at the point of placement to support the nurses and their families in adjusting to life in the United States. We take care of all the travel and housing, take them shopping and assist them with setting up a bank account, a drivers license and other details—we make sure nurses are well acquainted with their new surroundings and are set up for immediate success at your facility.

How the ConnectSelect Program Works

O’Grady Peyton oversees the time-consuming nurse hiring process for you—our nurse recruitment specialists find the best qualified candidates for your needs. First, we recruit and screen nurses to match your specific facility needs through our offices abroad. Once these nurses are committed to relocating to the U.S. and are interested in your facility, we fly you to one of our international offices for face-to-face interviews with the prescreened nurses. After you hire the nurses you want for your core staff, we oversee the 20-month immigration process that includes:


You can count on motivated, highly skilled nurses who will provide superior patient care and work as members of your permanent nursing staff.

When you recruit nurses through O’Grady Peyton ConnectSelect, we will only bill you as your chosen nurse proceeds through the licensure and immigration process. Each payment due is negotiated and clearly defined ahead of time—there are never any hidden fees. Our customers depend on the quality we can provide as a full-service nurse recruitment agency.