Physician Recruiter

Prime Healthcare; Lewiston (ME); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Regional Physician Recruiter to lead full-cycle physician and advanced practice provider recruitment across our growing healthcare system. You will build pipelines, coordinate interviews, onboarding, and outreach to residency and fellowship programs.

This hybrid role collaborates with medical leadership and operational partners to attract talent, ensure a strong candidate experience, and support workforce growth across Maine.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional physician recruiting experience.
• Travel throughout region to meet with potential physicians.
• Experience drafting physician contracts.
• Experience recruiting physicians for employed positions.
• Familiarity with physician compensation models.
• Experience recruiting passive candidates.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications skills, confidentiality, time management and outstanding negotiation skills.
• Ability to multitask and excel in a fast paced and team environment.
• Driven and goal oriented, results-focused and high achiever.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle physician and advanced practice provider recruitment across multiple specialties and service lines.
• Develop and maintain physician and provider pipelines through sourcing, networking, and relationship-building initiatives.
• Partner with physicians, medical leadership, and operational stakeholders to support recruitment and workforce planning efforts.
• Coordinate candidate interviews, site visits, onboarding activities, and recruitment logistics.
• Establish and maintain market presence through residency and fellowship outreach, professional conferences, networking events, and recruitment initiatives.
• Represent Central Maine Healthcare as an employer of choice within the healthcare community.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Skills

Physician recruitment

Relationship management

Sourcing & networking

Interview coordination

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Regional Physician Recruiter - Hybrid

Location: Lewiston, Maine

Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt

This strategic role is responsible for full-cycle physician recruitment, provider pipeline development, residency and fellowship outreach, candidate relationship management, and partnership with operational and clinical leadership to support workforce growth initiatives.

The successful candidate will possess strong healthcare recruitment expertise, market knowledge, and the ability to build and maintain professional networks that attract high-quality physician talent.

This position is supported by engaged leadership, operational partnerships, and recruitment resources, allowing the recruiter to focus on provider engagement, market presence, and recruitment execution.

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visitwww.cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking an experienced and relationship-focused Regional Physician Recruiter to lead physician and advanced practice provider recruitment across our growing healthcare system.

• Lead full-cycle physician and advanced practice provider recruitment across multiple specialties and service lines
• Develop and maintain physician and provider pipelines through sourcing, networking, and relationship-building initiatives
• Partner with physicians, medical leadership, and operational stakeholders to support recruitment and workforce planning efforts
• Coordinate candidate interviews, site visits, onboarding activities, and recruitment logistics
• Establish and maintain market presence through residency and fellowship outreach, professional conferences, networking events, and recruitment initiatives
• Represent Central Maine Healthcare as an employer of choice within the healthcare community
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• 3-5 years of professional physician recruiting experience.
• Required to travel throughout region to meet with potential physicians
• Experience drafting physician contracts
• Experience in recruiting physicians for employed positions.
• Familiarity with physician compensation models.
• Experience recruiting passive candidates.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications skills, confidentiality, time management and outstanding negotiation skills.
• Ability to multitask and excel in a fast paced and team environment.
• Driven and goal oriented, results-focused and high achiever.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Work well in high-pressure situations and a dynamic work environment
• Experience in recruiting physicians for employed position
• Experience in corporate recruiting or agency recruiting

Pay Transparency

Central Maine Healthcare Corporation offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is$XX.XX to $XX.XX. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here:https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf