A Healthcare Workforce Navigator can help employers meet healthcare staff recruitment, training and retention needs.

If you employ healthcare workers in Medicine, Behavioral Health, Direct Care or Dentistry, the Maine Department of Labor’s Healthcare Workforce Navigators are available to help you access resources to address your needs related to new and existing staff at no cost to you!

Applicable Counties

  • Statewide

What to expect

A Healthcare Workforce Navigators can help employers:

Navigate Employer Resources

  • Access Rural Health Transformation Program Workforce Initiative emerging opportunities and partner network
  • Serve as a liaison with the Maine CareerCenters to assist healthcare employers with accessing a variety of employment and training services at no charge
  • Engage with the Maine Apprenticeship Program to tailor position- and employer-specific sponsorship options

Identify and Recruit Qualified Candidates

  • Optimize healthcare specific job postings and marketing opportunities
  • Coordinate with local CareerCenters to provide physical or virtual space to recruit, interview and train new hires
  • Connect to potential employees through direct referrals, hiring events and job boards
  • Utilize Maine JobLink to proactively identify and connect with qualified, active jobseekers
  • Assist with targeted recruiting from frequently untapped labor pools including veterans, people with disabilities, new Americans, individuals in recovery or reentry, etc.

Train and Retain Skilled Staff

  • Identify resources to support training, up-skilling, retaining and investing in existing and expanding workforce
  • Provide staff retention guidance and tools