Physician Recruiter | PAM Health Corporate

Overview

The Physician Recruiter is responsible for developing and executing physician recruitment strategies to support PAM Health's hospitals and service lines. This position manages the full-cycle recruitment process for physicians and advanced practice providers, from identification of workforce needs and candidate sourcing through interviews, offer development, contract coordination, credentialing handoff, and onboarding.

The Physician Recruiter partners closely with hospital leadership, Medical Staff leadership, Human Resources, Medical Staff Services, clinical leaders, and external physician recruitment resources to identify qualified candidates and support the organization's physician staffing needs.

The position serves as a strategic recruitment partner to hospital and corporate leaders, providing market insight, candidate pipeline information, recruitment recommendations, and regular communication regarding open positions.

• Partner with hospital and corporate leadership to understand current and anticipated physician staffing needs.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies based on organizational priorities, physician specialty requirements, geographic market conditions, and workforce needs.
• Maintain a strong understanding of PAM Health's physician staffing model, service lines, facilities, and clinical specialties.
• Consult with leaders regarding recruitment challenges, candidate availability, market conditions, and appropriate sourcing strategies.
• Develop and maintain physician talent pipelines for current and anticipated openings.

• Manage the physician recruitment process from approved requisition through candidate acceptance and transition to onboarding.
• Develop candidate sourcing strategies using physician databases, professional organizations, recruitment platforms, networking, referrals, direct sourcing, and other appropriate resources.
• Review applications and qualifications to identify candidates who meet established position requirements.
• Conduct initial candidate screening interviews and assess qualifications, experience, career interests, and alignment with position requirements.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and appropriate hospital and clinical leaders.
• Facilitate timely communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of recruitment activity within the applicant tracking system and other designated systems.

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with physician candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates and provide timely information regarding positions, facilities, recruitment processes, and next steps.
• Promote PAM Health's mission, vision, values, culture, clinical environment, career opportunities, and benefits.
• Maintain engagement with candidates during extended recruitment and credentialing timelines.
• Develop long-term relationships with physicians who may be potential candidates for future opportunities.

• Partner with Human Resources and appropriate leadership to develop physician compensation and employment offers consistent with organizational guidelines.
• Coordinate the offer process and facilitate communication regarding compensation, benefits, incentives, employment arrangements, and other applicable terms.
• Work with appropriate internal partners to facilitate physician employment agreements and related documentation.
• Ensure required approvals are obtained before offers are extended.
• Communicate approved offers to candidates and facilitate the acceptance process.

• Coordinate the transition of accepted candidates to the appropriate Medical Staff Services and onboarding teams.
• Maintain communication with candidates during the credentialing, privileging, licensing, and onboarding process.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and address barriers that could delay a physician's start date.
• Support a positive candidate experience from initial contact through employment and onboarding.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and recruitment records in accordance with organizational requirements.

• Develop and maintain physician recruitment advertisements and position postings.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Marketing, as appropriate, to promote physician opportunities…