Physician Recruiter

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Our mission is to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Safety is our top priority, and we provide an integrated system of healthcare experts committed to delivering exceptional care.

About the role

Kettering Health is seeking a relationship-driven Physician Recruiter to support physician recruitment across our growing health system. This role partners closely with physician leaders, operational leadership, graduate medical education programs, and executive stakeholders to recruit top clinical talent across a variety of specialties and practice settings. Recruiters support searches including primary care, hospital-based medicine, surgical specialties, subspecialty recruitment, academic leadership, and strategic growth initiatives.

Our recruiters operate with a high level of autonomy within a collaborative, team-first culture. You will develop recruitment strategies, build candidate pipelines, and manage assigned searches while receiving strong leadership support and organizational visibility. Kettering Health is expanding services and currently building an additional hospital as part of our growth strategy, with physician recruitment viewed as a critical strategic function.

Responsibilities

• Partner with physician practices, service line leadership, and operational stakeholders to support physician recruitment initiatives.
• Develop recruitment strategies and candidate pipelines through sourcing, networking, conferences, referrals, and residency/fellowship outreach.
• Manage assigned recruitment searches with a high level of ownership and autonomy.
• Screen, evaluate, and present qualified physician candidates.
• Coordinate and facilitate candidate interviews, travel, site visits, itineraries, meals, and community tours.
• Deliver a highly personalized, concierge-level candidate experience designed to showcase both Kettering Health and the surrounding community.
• Maintain strong relationships with candidates, physician leaders, residency programs, and operational stakeholders.
• Maintain recruitment activity and candidate tracking within recruitment systems and databases.
• Participate in recruitment conferences, networking events, service line meetings, and resident/fellow engagement activities.
• Support innovative sourcing strategies and continuous improvement in recruitment processes.
• Collaborate closely with recruitment team members to support departmental initiatives and maintain a strong team-oriented culture.
• Demonstrate professionalism, sound judgment, and behaviors consistent with the mission and values of Kettering Health.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• One year of experience in recruitment, healthcare operations, marketing, business development, physician liaison work, or related professional experience preferred.
• Physician or healthcare recruitment experience preferred.
• Ability to travel periodically for conferences, networking events, and candidate-related activities.
• Attendance at the annual Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment national conference is expected.
• Must maintain valid driver’s license and appropriate automobile insurance coverage if using personal vehicle for business purposes.
• Membership in Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment is required once eligible.

Skills

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities.
• Strong organization, professionalism, and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating within a team environment.
• Strong customer service mindset and commitment to candidate experience.
• Familiarity with ATS/CRM systems, physician recruitment resources, and Microsoft Office applications preferred.
• Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for candidate-related activities and events.

Benefits

• Collaborative, team-first culture.
• High visibility role with physician and executive leadership exposure.
• Opportunity to recruit across multiple specialties and practice models.
• Strong organizational support for recruitment innovation and growth.
• Commitment to delivering a premier physician candidate experience.
• Professional development and conference opportunities.
• Kettering Health supports continuing education and professional development.