Physician/Faculty Recruiter

About the role

The Office of Faculty and Physician Recruitment & Onboarding ensures the lifecycle of faculty, physician, or provider hires from position ideation to successful transition is seamless and efficient. Our office delivers an inclusive, high-touch recruitment experience aligned with the University’s Provost’s office guidelines, optimizing each candidate’s and new hire’s journey.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for physician/faculty positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating offer processes.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment strategies in coordination with departmental stakeholders.
• Source candidates using databases, networks, social media, referral programs, and professional associations.
• Initiate and lead search committee meetings; advise on best practices in candidate evaluation.
• Serve as primary recruitment contact, ensuring timely and accurate communication with candidates and hiring teams.
• Partner with unit administrators to ensure smooth interview logistics, including travel arrangements and itineraries for candidates.
• Partner with HR, credentialing, and department leaders to facilitate pre-employment processes.
• Track candidate pipeline, recruitment metrics, and maintain recruitment documentation.
• Promote institutional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.
• Stay current on recruitment trends, legal requirements, and market data for physician/faculty roles.
• Support onboarding engagement and transition efforts in collaboration with the Onboarding Specialist.
• Implement outreach efforts to recruit diverse applicant pools.
• Attend job fairs and prescreen candidates for positions.
• Develop a network of contacts at the University to identify and source qualified internal candidates.
• Network throughout the University and its affiliated organizations with employees and employee groups.
• Communicate University policies, employment issues, and procedures to hiring managers through routine meetings and workshops.
• With minimal guidance, conduct training with units and newly hired human resources employees on employment processes, procedures, and issues.
• Provide consultation to and advise hiring units to ensure University policies and procedures are applied appropriately.
• Perform other related work as needed.

Requirements

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field and 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruitment marketing platforms, and demonstrated knowledge of provider credentialing and licensure requirements are preferred. Strong networking and relationship-building skills with candidates and departmental stakeholders, excellent verbal and written communication skills, analytical and strategic thinking, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment practices, and adaptability and resilience in a dynamic recruiting environment are also preferred.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field. Experience: 5-7 years of experience in physician or faculty recruitment or healthcare talent acquisition. Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruitment marketing platforms. Demonstrated knowledge of provider credentialing and licensure requirements.

Skills

Strong networking and relationship-building skills with candidates and departmental stakeholders. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Analytical and strategic thinker; able to leverage recruitment metrics and market data. Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment practices. Foster partnership and collaboration. Exhibit business acumen and organizational astuteness. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to remain calm, professional, and productive while managing complex issues, competing priorities, and tight deadlines. Demonstrate strategic agility. Display emotional intelligence. Exhibit resilience and optimize resources. High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion handling confidential information. Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic recruiting environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, talent acquisition tools, and virtual meeting platforms.

Benefits

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.