Cornerstone Medical Recruitment

What Cornerstone Medical Recruitment does

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment (cmr) is an Australian healthcare staffing agency that connects healthcare professionals with employment opportunities and supplies healthcare employers with clinical staff across the country. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, the company operates across all Australian states and territories covering metro, regional, rural, and remote geographies. cmr serves a dual-sided market: candidates (nurses, midwives, doctors including GPs and specialists, allied health professionals, dental staff, medical imaging professionals, and social care/psychology staff) and employers (hospitals, medical and dental practices, aged care facilities, remote area clinics, and allied health services). Customer-side testimonials reference medical practices, dental clinics, and remote area health services, while cmr holds preferred supplier arrangements with all eight Australian state and territory health services, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and St Vincent's Health Australia.

The company's core product is a healthcare recruitment platform combining an online job search portal (filterable by profession, location, and work type) with consultant-led placement services. Supporting infrastructure includes in-house credentialing and compliance management, payroll processing, and travel/accommodation booking systems that together reduce administrative friction for both candidates and employers. Supplementary offerings include the 'It Takes Heart' podcast, ALS2 advanced life support training for doctors, an international relocation enquiry channel, and a referral bonus program paying A$750-A$1,000 per successful referral.

cmr monetizes primarily through placement and transaction fees charged to employers upon successful hire of locum, temporary, or permanent candidates, with locum day rates disclosed (e.g., ED Locum doctors A$2,200/shift, GP VMOs up to A$2,700/day, Mental Health RNs up to A$86/hr + Super + Travel & Accommodation). Distribution is sales-led via direct consultant engagement supported by content marketing, social media, referral programs, and earned media through industry awards (Telstra Business Awards, TIARA ANZ, Recruitment Brand of the Year 2023, Best Brand Winner 2024). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds and has executed at least one acquisition (YDJ/Your Doctor Jobs, October 2025) to extend its doctor recruitment vertical.

Name

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment

Legal name

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment

Website

https://cmr.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment (cmr) is an Australian healthcare staffing agency placing nurses, doctors, allied health, dental, and medical imaging professionals into locum, temporary, and permanent roles across all Australian states and territories, serving employers from individual practices to state health services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare recruitment
• Medical staffing
• Locum placement
• Nurse recruitment
• Doctor recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Placement Fees: Charges healthcare employers for successful placement of candidates into locum, temporary, and permanent roles. Revenue is generated through contingency/placement fee model where employers pay upon successful hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment (cmr) is an Australian healthcare recruitment agency that connects healthcare professionals — including nurses, doctors, allied health practitioners, dental staff, and medical imaging professionals — with hospitals, clinics, and healthcare employers for locum, temporary, and permanent placements. The agency operates a job search portal, manages in-house credentialing, payroll, and travel/accommodation booking for placed candidates, and supports employers across metro, regional, rural, and remote Australia.

Product overview

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment (cmr) operates as a unified healthcare recruitment platform offering a comprehensive suite of services that connect healthcare professionals with employment opportunities across Australia. The core offering consists of an online job search portal integrated with recruitment consulting services, supporting placement of nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, dental, and medical imaging staff across locum, temporary, and permanent work arrangements. The platform is supported by in-house services including credentialing and compliance management, travel and accommodation booking, and payroll processing. Supplementary offerings include the It Takes Heart podcast and ALS2 training programs for professional development. The company has expanded through acquisition of boutique agencies like Your Doctor Jobs and launched new service lines such as agency nursing shifts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Recruitment Services End-to-end recruitment agency service placing nurses, midwives, doctors (GPs, specialists, hospital doctors), allied health professionals, dental professionals, and medical imaging staff into locum, fixed-term, and permanent roles at healthcare employers across Australia.
• Job Search Portal Online portal allowing healthcare professionals to search and apply for medical jobs across Australia, filterable by profession, location (beach, city, country, outback), and work type (locum, permanent, temporary).
• Locum Placement Services Temporary contract placement service offering flexible locum assignments for healthcare professionals across metro, regional, rural, and remote Australian locations, with travel, accommodation, and payroll managed in-house.
• Agency Nursing Shifts Day-to-day nursing shift staffing service launched across metro South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales, offering flexible shift-based placements for nurses.
• Travel and Accommodation Services In-house travel and accommodation booking service for healthcare professionals on regional and remote placements, eliminating the need for third-party travel agents.
• Payroll Management Internal payroll processing service for temporary and locum workers, including weekly pay cycles, superannuation, and management of referral bonus payments.
• Credentialing and Compliance Management In-house credentialing and compliance service managing candidate work rights verification, criminal history checks, AHPRA registration, and other compliance documentation to streamline placements.
• ALS2 Training Program Advanced Life Support Level 2 (ALS2) certification training delivered to doctors, originally from the Brisbane base and expanded nationally for the first time.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9 rating based on 525 Google reviews

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Red DustminorStrategic or Co-development Partnercmr supported Red Dust's Matched Giving Day, helping raise over $175,000 for community-led programs in remote Australia. This partnership demonstrates community impact focus supporting Indigenous and remote community health programs.
• TravellominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Travello to bring exclusive travel discounts on tour packages, car and campervan hire for cmr healthcare professionals. Part of cmr perks program to support travel nursing and lifestyle benefits.
• YDJ (Your Doctor Jobs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYDJ, a boutique doctor recruitment agency, officially joined the cmr family expanding their doctor recruitment capabilities. This acquisition strengthens cmr's presence in the GP and specialist recruitment market.
• CRANA (Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate membership supporting Indigenous nurses and midwives in healthcare. Demonstrates commitment to Indigenous healthcare workforce development and reconciliation.
• RCSA (Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry membership body for recruitment and staffing companies in Australia and New Zealand. Provides advocacy, standards, and professional development for recruitment industry.
• Various Australian Health Services (SA, WA, VIC, TAS, QLD, NT, ACT, NSW)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred supplier relationships with state health services across Australia including Queensland Health, NSW Health, SA Health, WA Health, VIC Health, TAS Health, NT Health, and ACT Health. These partnerships enable access to public hospital and health system staffing opportunities.
• Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with RFDS to provide healthcare staffing for remote and very remote Australia. Supports the iconic national service delivering healthcare to underserved communities.
• St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred supplier arrangement with major Catholic healthcare provider operating hospitals and aged care facilities across Australia.
• ACN Affiliate ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate partnership with Australian College of Nursing supporting nursing professional development and networking.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sigma Resourcing: Specialist Australian healthcare recruitment firm covering nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Comparable in candidate categories, mid-market positioning and relationship-led placement model.
• Medacs Healthcare Australia: Global healthcare staffing firm with Australian operations placing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Comparable in contract types and candidate mix, with deeper international doctor-recruitment infrastructure.
• Mediserve Nursing Agency: Australian nursing staffing agency covering acute, aged care and community settings. Comparable to cmr's nursing and midwifery division, particularly the new Agency Nursing Shifts product.
• Austra Health (Drake International): Healthcare division of Drake International, placing nurses, doctors and allied health professionals across Australia. Comparable candidate segments, permanent and locum placements, and national reach.
• JPS Medical Recruitment: Australian medical recruitment agency placing doctors across locum, permanent and contract roles. Directly comparable to cmr's YDJ-augmented doctor-placement focus and target hospital/practice clients.
• Wavelength International: Specialist doctor recruitment agency placing GPs, consultants and junior doctors across Australia and New Zealand. Directly comparable to cmr's YDJ-acquired doctor-placement capability, with similar locum/temp/perm model.
• MedHealth: Major Australian healthcare workforce and community services provider covering allied health, nursing and disability staffing. Comparable in serving state health services and offering in-house clinical support, with a broader portfolio footprint.
• Healthcare Australia (HCA): Australia's largest healthcare staffing agency, placing nurses, doctors and allied health professionals across locum, temp and permanent roles. Directly comparable to cmr in candidate categories, contract types and public-sector client base, but at materially greater scale.
• Haynes Medical: Australian doctor recruitment agency placing GPs, specialists and hospital doctors. Directly comparable to the doctor-placement line of business cmr is building through the YDJ acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• Medibank Health Solutions (now Amplar Health): Broader healthcare services arm of Medibank, providing health workforce, telehealth and home-care services. Overlaps with cmr in healthcare staffing and provider services but is part of a much wider, non-recruitment-focused portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cornerstone_rec
• Facebookfacebook.com/CornerstoneMedicalRecruitment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cornerstone-recruitment-pty-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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