Lesley Hamilton-Powers

Ms. Powers joined Avant Healthcare Professionals in 2006, bringing extensive international recruitment experience to the company. She is one of the most tenured executives in the industry with more than 25 years of experience in international healthcare staffing. Her nursing career began in 1989 when she graduated from nursing school in New Zealand and worked in Oncology. Her experience as a Registered Nurse spans several countries including the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States.

Ms. Powers began her career in international healthcare staffing with O’Grady Peyton International, a division of AMN. She was instrumental in building the worldwide recruitment platform for Assignment America, a division of Cross Country TravCorps. She later joined Geneva Health International in New Zealand where she led the recruitment efforts for healthcare professionals seeking international placement.

Ms. Powers has a passion for the U.S. recruitment business borne out of her own nursing experience gained in the U.S. in the early stages of her nursing career. Her experience as a nurse in three countries provides her with a unique and valuable perspective to Avant’s recruitment and clinical programs. She has successfully recruited in many countries, including the United States, Canada and the Middle East. While at Avant, Ms. Powers has been instrumental in developing and leading many of the operational areas of the company including recruitment, immigration and licensure processing, exam preparation, quality compliance, clinical programs, transition, and retention support of Avant’s healthcare professionals. She currently oversees recruitment, document control, quality compliance, immigration, licensure and credentialing, client services and nursing education.