McKenzie Health Care Recruitment

08/31/2026

Most healthcare organizations treat a signed offer as the finish line.

From what we see again and again, that's exactly where retention risk starts.

Across more than two decades of healthcare recruitment, we've watched this play out at every level, from healthcare aides to nursing leaders to senior executives.

Once a strong candidate accepts an offer, the usual move is to close the vacancy, archive the file, and turn to the next open role.

Our experience says otherwise. The first 30 to 90 days after placement are the highest-risk window for an early departure.

When onboarding is unstructured, the candidate's values alignment gets tested against the daily reality of the organization. If those two don't line up, the new hire often leaves quietly before the six-month mark.

Because McKenzie specializes in long-term professional relationships, we pay attention to what happens well after the hire is made. That's where the real signal lives.

Protecting a placement takes deliberate check-ins, a clear first-90-days framework, and a named internal anchor for the new hire.

Organizations that treat placement day as the starting line keep their people longer. That's where retention work actually begins.

08/28/2026

Ask ten healthcare hiring managers whether they hire for values or skills first, and you'll get ten confident answers split right down the middle.

Both camps sound right on paper. Skills can be taught, so hire the values. Values are the foundation, so skills follow. That debate has run for decades, and neither side is wrong in the abstract.

In senior healthcare leadership, it stops being abstract.

A misaligned Director of Care doesn't just underperform. They reshape how an entire nursing team speaks to families, how aides get treated on a hard shift, how quickly your good people start updating their resumes.

After 28 years placing leaders across the healthcare spectrum, from CEOs to nursing leaders to healthcare aides, here's the pattern we keep seeing: skills gaps show up in the first 90 days and can be closed. Values gaps show up around month nine and rarely close at all.

That doesn't make the answer "always values first." It makes the answer "know which one you're actually solving for before you post the role." A clinical turnaround needs different weighting than a stable site protecting a strong culture. A brand-new program needs different weighting than someone stepping into a grieving team.

Most recruitment partners never ask which situation you're in. They match the job description to a database and send you a stack. The firms treating recruitment as a relationship ask a harder question first: what does this team need the next leader to protect, and what does it need them to change? ✅

Answer that honestly, and the values-versus-skills debate mostly answers itself.

So we'll ask it here. When you fill your next senior healthcare role, which side do you weight more heavily, and why?

08/27/2026

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘆, 𝗕𝗖 – 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
Calling all licensed Pharmacists! Elevate your career by becoming a Pharmacy Manager in Surrey, BC, a city recognized for its booming economy, family-friendly neighborhoods, and accessibility via SkyTrain. Join an innovative healthcare organization committed to high-quality patient care and operational excellence.
In this pivotal role, you will lead pharmacy services, build and develop a stellar team, and ensure compliance with all pharmaceutical regulations while optimizing clinical outcomes. Empower your staff, manage budgets, and introduce innovative technologies to advance pharmacy practice within the organization.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼:
· Manage all pharmacy operations, including inventory control and safety protocols
· Lead, mentor, and train a professional team of pharmacists and technicians
· Ensure comprehensive medication therapy management and patient counseling
· Oversee regulatory compliance and prepare for audits and inspections
· Administer financial budgets and report on pharmacy performance metrics
· Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care delivery
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
· Registered Pharmacist in BC with current licensure
· PharmD or related pharmacy degree with 5+ years experience, including 2 years leadership
· Extensive knowledge of pharmacy laws, patient safety, and medication management
· Proficient in pharmacy management software and electronic health records
· Exceptional leadership and communication skills
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘆, 𝗕𝗖
Discover Surrey – a welcoming city filled with career possibilities, excellent transit, parks, and top-tier schools, ideal for growing families and professionals.

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲?
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄!
Call/Text: 604.352.8884 / Toll-Free 1800-599-8865
Email Resume/CV: [email protected]

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Skills get someone hired. Values are what make them stay.

After 28 years placing healthcare professionals, from aides to nursing leaders to CEOs, we've watched the same pattern repeat. The candidate who looked perfect on paper is gone in eight months. The one whose values matched the organization is still there, still growing, five years on.

Credentials tell you what someone can do. They don't tell you whether they'll still want to do it here in two years.

That's the difference between a match and an anchor. A match is a resume laid against a job description. It holds until the first hard week. An anchor is set deeper. It asks what the organization actually believes, how it treats people when no one is watching, and whether the person you're placing shares those answers.

This is why we've built the firm around relationships since 1998, not a searchable database. The questions that reveal a values-fit aren't in a candidate profile. They surface in conversation, over years, with both sides of the table.

The firms that place for skills measure the day someone signs. The ones that place for values measure the year someone stays.

McKenzie Health Care Recruitment. A bridge to opportunities for health care professionals since 1998.
[email protected] / 604.352.8884

08/26/2026

Hiring NOW!

Two great roles open with a great employer for healthcare professionals ready for the next step.

Bridging Talent and Care since 1998, plus a 25+ year track record of career advancement.

Apply Now!
https://mckenziehealthcarerecruitment.com/careers/
Email [email protected] / Call-Text 604-352-8884

08/25/2026

McKenzie Health Care Recruitment Inc. is proud to partner with a distinguished Surrey senior living community (AL/IL) looking for a dynamic General Manager to lead their next chapter of growth and excellence.

The right leader turns a seniors living community into a flagship.

As the General Manager in Surrey, BC, you'll drive operational performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and nurture a resident-focused environment. Your leadership will strengthen the existing team through coaching and developing talent, while unlocking the community's full revenue potential.

What we're looking for:
A seasoned senior living executive with a strong operational track record. Someone who can quickly diagnose what's working and spot areas of risk or growth. A people leader who develops managers, fosters accountability, and builds succession plans. A relationship builder who stays visible and accessible to residents, families, employees, and external partners including Fraser Health and local cultural organizations. Commercially savvy, owning occupancy, revenue, and cost management. A change agent who respects existing successes and leads lasting improvements.

Ideal candidate: 8-15+ years in senior living or retirement operations leadership, multi-team management with P&L responsibility, proven success turning around underperforming sites, and skilled multicultural engagement. Confidence balanced by warmth and humility, with the courage to make tough decisions.

Salary: $85 to $90K.

If you're ready to step into a pivotal General Manager role and turn a promising community into a flagship model, we want to hear from you.

Apply in confidence.
Call / Text: 604.352.8884 𝘛𝘰𝘭𝘭-𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦: 1.800.599.8865 Email: [email protected]

"Bridging Talent and Care Since 1998"

08/24/2026

Values fit or credentials fit. Which one do you hire for first?

It's the question that splits every senior healthcare hiring table we sit at.

One side has been burned by the technically perfect candidate. Every credential in order, every box ticked, gone in 18 months. The other side has watched a culture-first hire struggle to carry the clinical weight of the role. Both sides are right about what they've seen. Neither is right about what the choice actually is.

After 28 years placing healthcare leaders across Western Canada, from CEOs to nursing leaders to healthcare aides, one pattern holds. Credentials tell you if someone can do the job. Values tell you if they'll still be doing it in year three.

The retention lives on the values side. The performance floor lives on the credentials side. A serious search doesn't pick one and hope the other sorts itself out. That's why our scoping conversation asks about both before a single CV moves. What does this team actually reward? What did the last departing leader tell you on their way out? What's non-negotiable clinically, and what's non-negotiable culturally?

Most recruitment partners never ask the second half. That's the half that decides whether the placement holds. ✅

So before your next senior hire, answer it out loud: which are you hiring for first, and does the rest of your process actually reflect that answer?

08/24/2026

The right leader turns a seniors living community into a flagship.

McKenzie Health Care Recruitment Inc. is proud to partner with a distinguished Surrey senior living community (AL/IL) looking for a dynamic General Manager to lead their next chapter of growth and excellence.

As the General Manager in Surrey, BC, you'll drive operational performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and nurture a resident-focused environment. Your leadership will strengthen the existing team through coaching and developing talent, while unlocking the community's full revenue potential.

What we're looking for:
A seasoned senior living executive with a strong operational track record. Someone who can quickly diagnose what's working and spot areas of risk or growth. A people leader who develops managers, fosters accountability, and builds succession plans. A relationship builder who stays visible and accessible to residents, families, employees, and external partners including Fraser Health and local cultural organizations. Commercially savvy, owning occupancy, revenue, and cost management. A change agent who respects existing successes and leads lasting improvements.

Ideal candidate: 8-15+ years in senior living or retirement operations leadership, multi-team management with P&L responsibility, proven success turning around underperforming sites, and skilled multicultural engagement. Confidence balanced by warmth and humility, with the courage to make tough decisions.

Salary: $85 to $90K.

If you're ready to step into a pivotal General Manager role and turn a promising community into a flagship model, we want to hear from you.

Apply in confidence.
Call / Text: 604.352.8884 𝘛𝘰𝘭𝘭-𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦: 1.800.599.8865 Email: [email protected]

"Bridging Talent and Care Since 1998"

08/23/2026

Hiring! Pharmacy Manager (PharmD) and Pharmacist to lead the charge in a growing pharmacy team.

This is a role for someone ready to step into leadership, shape a department, and grow their career. It's more than filling a shift.

Email resumes in confidence: [email protected] / Text 604-352-8884 / Toll-free 1-800-599-8865

McKenzie Health Care Recruitment Inc. "Bridging Talent and Care - since 1998"