Summary: The Physician Recruiter is responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring qualified physicians and advanced practice providers to meet the staffing needs of a healthcare organization. This role involves developing recruitment strategies, building relationships with medical schools and residency programs, managing the full-cycle recruitment process, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. The recruiter collaborates with clinical leadership and administrative teams to align recruitment efforts with organizational goals and may also support planning and execution of recruitment events.
Essential Functions:
- Recruitment of physicians and APPs after the position has been approved by the Board of Directors
- Assists recruitment team with screening of applicants to determine qualifications and interest level
- Performs advanced administrative duties, demonstrating independent judgment and initiative
- Participates in maintaining candidate tracking worksheet/database which reflects open positions, interviews scheduled, offers made, acceptance and non-acceptance of APP/physician roles
- Plans and supports all recruitment related events, coordinating logistics and collaborating with the marketing department on promotional materials.
- Schedules on-site interviews with appropriate physicians and administrators
- Establishes network of relationships with training programs to effectively recruit new graduates
- Participates in coordination of physician relocation and onboarding
- Provides timely and responsive communication to the applicants
- Works closely with credentialing department to review and troubleshoot all new provider applications
- Coordinates travel arrangements for candidate when necessary
- Creates and posts administrative openings on various job boards
- Attends job fairs and career events
- Researches publications, websites, and other appropriate resources to post physician opportunities
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
- Regular and timely attendance required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 1-3 years in a recruitment role, healthcare industry preferred, but not required
- Working knowledge of employment law
- Excellent organizational/time-management and multi-tasking skills
- Highly professional and able to always maintain confidentiality
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Skilled in group presentation and budget development
- Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize, schedule to make decisions relating to assigned tasks
- Very strong customer service skills, positive attitude, highly self-motivated
- Ability to interact and communicate respectfully with diverse populations and cultures
- Some travel required
