Recruiter Spotlight: Mary Beth Seaman — Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare and Technology

The intersection of healthcare and technology is one of the most challenging — and most important — spaces in modern staffing. Finding professionals who understand both clinical workflows and technical systems is extraordinarily difficult. That's where Mary Beth Seaman, Executive VP of Healthcare IT at Engage Partners' Florida office, has built her expertise.

A Digital Transformation Stalling

A mid-sized hospital system had invested millions in a new electronic health records (EHR) platform. The software was purchased, the infrastructure was in place — but the implementation was failing. Clinical staff resisted the new system, workflows were disrupted, and the IT team didn't understand the clinical side well enough to bridge the gap. They needed someone who spoke both languages.

Mary Beth understood the challenge immediately. After decades in healthcare IT staffing, she knew that the most critical hire in any EHR implementation isn't the most technical — it's the most bilingual. Someone who can translate between clinicians and engineers.

Finding the Unicorn

Mary Beth leveraged her deep network of healthcare IT professionals to identify a candidate with a rare profile: clinical background, EHR implementation experience, and the communication skills to bring resistant stakeholders on board. This wasn't someone who showed up on job boards — they were a passive candidate Mary Beth had cultivated a relationship with over years.

The Transformation

Within three months of starting, the new hire had restructured the implementation timeline, conducted hands-on training sessions with clinical staff, and built a feedback loop that addressed concerns in real time. Six months later, the EHR system was fully adopted, with satisfaction scores among clinical users exceeding expectations.

"Healthcare IT isn't just IT that happens to be in a hospital," Mary Beth says. "It's a discipline that requires understanding patient care, regulatory compliance, and technology in equal measure. That's what we recruit for."

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