Physician Recruiter

About the Role

Sources and recruits qualified physician candidates system-wide and is accountable for the development of recruitment plans that align recruiting efforts with the organization's strategies and goals.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and sources targeted physicians using a variety of creative and effective recruitment methods that include web advertising, mining websites, email blasts, social media, journal ads, direct mail, telemarketing, networking, referral programs, phone interviews, conference attendance, and search firms.
• Identifies qualities and skills needed by the hiring department and utilizes information to develop effective recruitment plans for sourcing and identifying physician candidates.
• Develops and implements complex recruitment plans, aligning recruiting efforts with organizational strategies and objectives.
• Screens and professionally interviews potential candidates, assessing their background and training to determine compatibility and fit for organizational opportunities.
• Provides candidates with critical organizational guiding principles that describe the organizational culture and potential lifelong career opportunities.
• Educates, informs, and sells opportunities by focusing on what the provider seeks to ensure a long-term match.
• Establishes regular and close communications with key site partners to communicate recruitment progress and ensures timely feedback between the team and candidate.
• Collaborates with local administration to develop and maintain practice descriptions, capturing each physician practice opportunity, information on current practicing physicians, and details about the community.
• Builds long-term relationships with candidates due to the extended recruitment cycle, keeping them informed of opportunities over several years.
• Creates internal contacts for candidates to increase the capture rate.
• Effectively uses the team’s Candidate Relationship Management tool to build candidate pipelines and connect with both active and passive physician candidates.
• Uses technical recruitment expertise to educate, consult, and collaborate with physician and administrative leadership on the physician recruitment process, timeframes for success, market availability, compensation and benefits, immigration needs, and employment law.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in physician recruitment or executive recruitment.

Skills

• Knowledge and skills in developing and implementing recruiting strategies and successfully sourcing targeted candidates.
• Proficiency in web advertising, mining websites, email blasts, social media, journal ads, direct mail, telemarketing, networking, referral programs, phone interviews, conference attendance, and search firms.
• Ability to identify qualities and skills needed by hiring departments to develop effective recruitment plans.
• Knowledge of state and federal employment laws impacting recruitment, human resources, and organizational implications.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Skills and experience in building relationships and consulting with physicians and leadership.
• Excellent negotiation, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office or similar products.
• Skilled in the utilization and knowledge of web-based recruiting tools.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Operates all equipment and computer databases necessary to perform the job.
• Generally exposed to a normal office environment.
• Requires frequent travel, exposing the incumbent to hazards associated with ground and air travel.
• Requires extensive telephone work during evenings and frequent weekend assignments.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.