Sr. Clinical Recruiter

About the Role

The Sr. Clinical Recruiter serves as a role model and provides guidance to recruitment staff. The primary focus involves working closely with physician candidates, coordinating interviews, participating in negotiations, closing deals, and initiating the hire process. This role is the main point of contact for the leadership team responsible for facilities in the assigned region, managing updates and reports related to recruiting. The Sr. Clinical Recruiter creates and executes effective recruiting plans to meet the needs of all assigned hospital facilities.

Responsibilities

• Generates and develops leads through advertisements, cold calling, referrals, mass mailings, Internet sources, receptions, and conventions.
• Initiates contact and timely follow-up with prospective physician candidates, documenting all actions in TeamWorks.
• Develops comprehensive recruiting plans for specific vacancies.
• Coordinates interviews, screens, and refers qualified physician applicants meeting hospital and state licensing requirements. Attends interviews as necessary and evaluates candidates for position and organizational fit.
• Coordinates interviews for Medical Directors and conducts follow-up interviews with all applicants on a timely basis.
• Discusses the Risk Management process with new hires during the contracting phase and obtains clarification on questionnaires to process applications.
• Collaborates with designated support staff (COL) to ensure positive feedback as part of the reference review process and identifies appropriate references for written checks.
• Ensures candidates comply with submitting all necessary credentials and documents prior to any clinical assignments.
• Maintains the integrity of the physician database in TeamWorks, utilizing the system to obtain reports, searches, and listings while adhering to established protocols.
• Prepares recruiting presentations for regional meetings and workshops.
• Oversees training of new recruiters, conducting preliminary evaluations and providing feedback to appropriate Directors.
• Participates in start-up protocol for new contracts, researching reference books, the Internet, and surrounding hospitals to track down possible physician recruits.
• Maintains facility profiles with current demographics, credentials requirements, and salary information for each facility in the assigned region.
• Establishes ongoing relationships with residency programs in conjunction with Residency Relations.
• Prepares and attends regional receptions and convention exhibits.
• Prepares monthly reports for recruitment activity and bi-monthly reports for facility Medical Directors regarding open positions, also shared with Senior Vice President and Regional Medical Director.
• Participates in the maintenance of annual analysis, including source analysis, advertising, mass mailings, exit interviews, and new hire/medical director surveys.
• Maintains regular contact with new hires until the effective start date and beyond for retention purposes, including initial satisfaction surveys.
• Assists in training new staff members as requested.
• Conducts salary surveys as requested and canvases new market areas to determine appropriate compensation for contract bids and proposals.
• Conducts facility site visits as appropriate.

Requirements

• College degree, preferably in marketing, public relations, or a business-related field.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Emergency Medicine/Hospital Medicine PHY/APP recruitment experience preferred.
• High degree of judgment and independent decision-making regarding analysis of applicant credentials and referral to appropriate Medical Directors.
• High degree of initiative, creativity, and willingness to accept responsibility.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with physicians, colleagues, and administrative personnel.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel.

Schedule

Full-Time

Location: Remote