The First String Healthcare

Our Story

Sixteen years ago, Brad and Lucy Pantoskey created a nurse leadership recruitment company that would not only provide the healthcare industry with top-notch healthcare leaders, but would do so while providing support and empowerment to nurse leaders dedicating their lives to serving others. At The First String, our priority is to build strong relationships and advocate for nurse leaders, healthcare executives, directors and managers. We work as an extension of the hospitals to assist in finding the right healthcare leader at the right time, giving them the opportunity to deliver outstanding patient experiences and outcomes.

In 2015, The First String joined the AMN Healthcare family, expanding not only our team, but also providing more efficient services and growing our candidate and client networks. This acquisition allowed The First String to gain strong partnerships in the industry alongside sister companies like B.E. Smith, Merritt Hawkins, Phillips DiPisa and many others. In 2018, we had the privilege of adding Leaders For Today to the AMN Healthcare family which allowed The First String to collaborate strongly and closely with LFT to increase efficiencies and opportunities for even more healthcare leaders.