Physician Recruiter

About the role

The Physician Recruiter successfully recruits physicians and clinical faculty for the VCU Health System and specifically for MCV Physicians, Community Memorial Hospital, Tappahannock Hospital, and future ventures. This includes, but is not limited to, sourcing; screening; coordinating interviews; and providing recruitment assistance to department chairs and administrators, VCU and VCUHS leadership in conjunction with the strategic goals and objectives of the Health System and of the School of Medicine.

Responsibilities

Annual Physician Recruitment Planning

• In close collaboration with the Director of Provider Recruitment, Clinical Department Administration, VCUHS Senior Leadership and School of Medicine Administration, participates in the development of an annual plan.
• Assists in the physician recruitment planning process to develop and maintain an ongoing physician recruitment plan.
• Helps to develop criteria and implement processes for selection, recruitment and onboarding of physicians.
• Assists the Director in developing methodology for measuring retention rate, turnover and priority vacancies.

Recruitment Process Management & Candidate Sourcing

• Responsible for managing the logistics of faculty recruitment and assists in the identification of potential candidates.
• Acts as a strategic partner to assigned departments and specialties to build sourcing strategies and ensure candidate flow to open roles.
• Builds and maintains exemplary working partnerships with assigned clinical departments to support the goal of Provider Recruitment.
• Screens and responds to candidate inquiries, contacts candidates and discusses opportunities, and presents qualified candidates to the Department Chair or designee.
• Partners with the Director, Department Chair or Administrator to develop innovative, effective and measurable recruitment strategies to source appropriate candidates within specific clinical disciplines.
• Assists the Director of Provider Recruitment with the ongoing development of an effective sourcing strategy, including placing ads in appropriate journals and online, querying recruitment databases, attending recruitment fairs, developing relationships with training programs and utilizing social media.
• Develops a database of potential candidates for each clinical service.
• Responds to candidates in a timely manner to ensure the entire recruitment process is managed within a dynamic timeframe.
• Builds rapport with potential candidates, their spouses and family, and coaches them through the recruitment process so they may present their best qualities to VCU and VCUHS.
• Screens all resumes and ensures that all application material and appointment documents are in order.
• Presents qualified candidates to department leaders in professional manner.
• Conducts reference checks as appropriate.
• Meets routinely with departments to keep channels of communication open on physician recruitment efforts.
• Works with Director of Provider Recruitment to identify potential external recruitment firms and coordinate search efforts with them when leadership elects to retain firms with expertise in a specific clinical field.

Interview Coordination & Candidate Selection

• Partners with clinical departments to provide guidance on candidate interviews and visits.
• As needed, supports arranging travel and visit itineraries while demonstrating fiscal responsibility and accountability in the use of VCU and MCVP resources.
• Acts as a subject matter expert on candidate experience.
• As needed, escorts candidates through campus and Richmond communities during their visits to include all VCUH locations.
• As needed, coordinates visitor arrangements, activities and itineraries for family members.
• Provides timely follow up with candidate after the visit.
• Works with the offices of the Dean and the Physician Compensation in partnership with the clinical department to coordinate issuance of offer letters and appointment contracts from the School of Medicine and MCVP.

Data Tracking & Reporting

• Maintains and submits accurate reporting to Director of Provider Recruitment and academic department(s) leadership on an ongoing basis to outline candidate flow and sourcing strategies.
• Utilizes applicant tracking systems to support building and maintaining pipeline of candidates.
• Maintains current knowledge regarding national and local trends for physician recruitment for their assigned departments and specialties.

Regulatory Compliance

• Abides by all organizational policies, procedures and safety initiatives.
• Complies with all regulatory standards, laws and practices.

Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Health Care Administration, Business Administration or closely related field from an accredited program, or equivalent combination of education and related experience. Combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Certification

• Preferred: CPRP (Certified Physician Recruitment Professional) with the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR).

Experience

• Required: Minimum of three (3) years of professional recruitment, talent acquisition, or executive search experience in the healthcare industry.
• Preferred: Previous experience in physician recruitment and/or an academic healthcare setting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Computer literacy required with office applications including MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Teams, as well as other Internet applications that relate to recruitment.

Pay

Compensation Range: $68,660.80 - $106,433.60. Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.