Physician Recruiter - Sourcing Specialist
At a glance
Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Eqtm. Baton Rouge · no salary stated · we estimate $77,000–$135,500 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Find physicians and advanced practice providers, interview them for suitability, and guide selected candidates through hiring
- Shape recruiting plans with health system leaders and use market trends to inform a multi-year candidate pipeline
- Contact prospects through writing and cold calls, keep recruitment records and job listings current, and answer candidate questions
- Coordinate visits for candidates and families, then manage clearances, credential checks, paperwork, onboarding, and orientation
- Help plan retention events and support immigration needs or employment agreement discussions when required
What you bring
- At least three years in physician recruiting or another professional-level role
- A bachelor's degree is required for this position
- You can assess data, interview candidates, communicate clearly, and manage competing priorities
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level recruiter who is comfortable with physician sourcing, candidate coordination, and hiring administration. It involves moderate travel and regular outreach, including written messages and cold calls.
From the employer
Recruits qualified physicians and advanced practice providers for medical staff and assists and coordinates the development of strategic and comprehensive physician recruitment and retention plans in accordance with the needs and goals of FMOLHS. Identifies candidates, conducts interviews to determine candidate suitability for placement and successfully onboards candidates.
- Responsible for developing and implementing strategic physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and development plans.
- Works with FMOLHS Leadership to develop a recruiting strategy for physicians and healthcare providers.
- Develops a three to five-year pipeline based on the strategic plan.
- Researches potential recruitment programs, evaluates trends in recruitment and the job market, and recommends recruitment strategies.
- Coordinates recruiting activities, conferences, and visits in order to recruit qualified candidates.
- Functions as liaison for all physician recruiting activities:
- Develops and maintains working knowledge of the health system and regional communities in order to assist with candidate inquiries.
- Daily outreach to identify and recruit potential candidates to FMOLHS. Includes but not limited to written communication and cold calls. Ensures recruitment databases are being effectively used for recruitment purposes.
- Acts as a contact person to facilitate communication between candidates and FMOLHS to answer questions.
- Assembles and distributes all collateral materials for physician recruitment
- Maintains open positions and maintains job postings on all applicable sites. Inputs accurate applicant/candidate data reflecting the current status of candidate activity, CV, candidate communication, and other relevant information into the database.
- Facilitates virtual and onsite visits for the physician candidate and family. This may include but is not limited to making arrangements for travel, lodging, meals, and welcome gifts, developing itineraries for physician and family, and providing transportation, as needed.
- On occasion, negotiates contracts/employment agreements for candidates considering employment with FMOLHS.
- Coordinates start dates, clearances, credentials verification, onboarding and orientation of new providers. Reviews and verifies all pre-employment procedures with candidates (criminal and reference checks, health assessment procedures, tentative start dates, orientation checklist, benefits options, I9) and ensures that all pre-employment paperwork is completed. Verifies any required licenses and certificates and all new hire paperwork prior to employment.
- Supports the immigration efforts of candidates when needed.
- Orchestrates the hiring of physicians and healthcare providers. Including but not limited to the development of requisitions, review of applications, hiring in the system, review of tasks, and completion of the hire.
- Supports the retention efforts and events at FMOLHS. Including but not limited to the planning, booking, outreach and attendance of events.
Experience -3 years of experience with physician recruiting or professional level role
Education - Bachelors Degree
Special Skills -
- Ability to synthesize and evaluate data
- Good computer skills (Microsoft Office, Windows NT, Internet)
- Interviewing skills Requires moderate travel
- Excellent interpersonal/human relations skills
- Excellent oral communication skills
- Good problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Good time management/prioritization skills
- Good written communication skills
- Superior organizational skills