SENIOR MANAGER OF PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT

Location: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital – Chicago, IL
Shift: Days / 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

About the Role

The Senior Manager of Physician Recruitment leads the full-cycle recruitment strategy for physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs). This role partners with clinical and operational leaders throughout Cook County Health (CCH) to understand workforce needs, develop and implement strategic talent sourcing and recruitment strategies, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. This role will oversee reporting, manage a growing team, and collaborate with external and internal partners to build a strong physician and provider recruitment function to support organizational growth and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Coaches and leads a team of Physician Recruiter(s) and Recruitment Coordinators.
• Builds and scales a high-performing physician talent acquisition function.
• Manages individual portfolio of full-cycle talent searches and delivers against individual recruiting goals.
• Develops and executes new and innovative talent acquisition strategies for physician and advanced practice provider (APP) roles, leveraging diverse sourcing techniques and best practices to build strong candidate pipelines and ensure timely placement.
• Partners with marketing to create recruitment campaigns, content, and employer branding initiatives in compliance with all CCH policies and the Employment Plan.
• Collaborates with hiring managers and departmental leadership to assess current and future provider staffing needs.
• Researches, sources, and cultivates relationships with prospective provider candidates through targeted outreach, passive search strategies, industry networking, and external talent sources to support current and future hiring needs.
• Assesses candidates against specific functional requirements, communication styles through career history, behavioral and competency-based interviewing.
• Identifies opportunities to continuously improve and streamline workflow and candidate experience.
• Builds and creates data, analyzes statistics, and identifies recruiting trends.
• Organizes and represents CCH at on-site and off-site fairs, conferences, and networking events to promote employer brand and attract talent.
• Develops and executes physician and provider workforce recruitment plans aligned with organizational growth, service line expansion, and vacancy reduction goals.
• Partners with Compensation to structure competitive offers, analyze market data, and support physician employment agreements.
• Establishes and monitors key recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, candidate pipeline activity, and offer acceptance rates; presents regular reporting to executive leadership.
• Oversees relationships with external recruitment agencies, locum tenens vendors, and retained search firms to ensure performance, cost control, and alignment with system needs.
• Collaborates with Clinical Affairs and Credentialing to ensure seamless transition from offer acceptance through onboarding.
• Works with various teams on recruitment efforts to ensure compliance with the Employment Plan, collective bargaining agreements, credentialing, licensure, regulatory requirements, and other healthcare hiring standards.
• Participates in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions, and working meetings.
• Documents, recommends, and effectuates discipline at all levels; works closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Directs and effectuates CCH management policies and practices; accesses and navigates CCH records system to obtain and review information necessary to execute provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Contributes to the management of CCH staff and systemic development and success; discusses and develops CCH system policy and procedure.
• Uses independent judgment to identify operational staffing issues and needs; performs functions such as hiring, transferring, suspending, laying off, recalling, promoting, discharging, assigning, directing, or disciplining employees pursuant to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Works with Cook County Labor Relations and CCH Operations Counsel to discern past practice when necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least five (5) years of experience sourcing and recruiting physician or provider talent.
• Three (3) years of experience supervising or managing recruitment staff in a hospital, health system, medical group, or similar clinical environment.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Development, Marketing, or related field.
• Prior experience working in a union environment.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups.
• Strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, negotiation, problem-solving, organization, and time management skills.
• Skill in interpreting employment policies and procedures as determined by the County and as set forth in the Employment Plan and collective bargaining agreements.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to initiate, build, and manage cohesive partnerships and professional relationships both internally and externally.
• Ability to identify process improvements and make sound recommendations and implement same.
• Ability to build constructive and collaborative business relationships across cultures and organization levels.
• Works to meet deadlines; flexibility and adaptability in performing work duties.

Physical and Environmental Demands

This position is functioning within a healthcare environment. The incumbent is responsible for adherence to all hospital and department-specific safety requirements, including but not limited to:

• Complying with Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
• Hand washing and sanitizing practices.
• Complying with department-specific engineering and work practice controls and any other work area safety precautions as specified by hospital-wide policy and departmental procedures.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
• Basic Term Life Insurance.
• Pension Plan and Deferred Compensation Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time.
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Veteran preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Veterans must provide original applicable discharge papers or a valid State ID Card or Driver’s License identifying the holder as a Veteran at the time of application or interview.