Physician Recruiter

VCU Health System Authority; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU Health System Authority is seeking a Physician Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment for physicians and clinical faculty across VCU campuses and affiliated hospitals.

The role involves developing annual recruitment plans, sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, and guiding stakeholders through offers and onboarding to ensure alignment with health system goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Health Care Administration, Business Administration or closely related field.
• Experience in physician or healthcare recruitment and partnering with department chairs or leadership is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of annual physician recruitment plan with leadership.
• Manage logistics of faculty recruitment and candidate flow to open roles.
• Screen resumes, coordinate interviews, and present qualified candidates to department leaders.
• Develop sourcing strategies, post ads, query databases, and build candidate pipelines.
• Coordinate candidate visits, travel, and offers with the Dean's office and compensation team.
• Maintain reporting on candidate flow and sourcing effectiveness.

Skills

Candidate sourcing

Interview coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Recruitment strategy

Communication with leaders

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

The Physician Recruiter successfully recruits physicians and clinical faculty for the VCU Health System and specifically for MCV Physicians, Community Memorial Hospital, Tappahannock Hospital, and future ventures. This includes, but is not limited to, sourcing; screening; coordinating interviews; and providing recruitment assistance to department chairs and administrators, VCU and VCUHS leadership in conjunction with the strategic goals and objectives of the Health System and of the School of Medicine.

Essential Job Statements

Assists in the Development of an Annual Physician Recruitment Plan In close collaboration with the Director of Provider Recruitment, Clinical Department Administration, VCUHS Senior Leadership and School of Medicine Administration, participates in the development of an annual plan. Assists in the physician recruitment planning process to develop and maintain an ongoing physician recruitment plan. Helps to develop criteria and implement processes for selection, recruitment and onboarding of physicians. Assists the Director in developing methodology for measuring retention rate, turnover and priority vacancies.

Manages the Recruitment Process & Sources Candidates

Responsible for managing the logistics of faculty recruitment and assists in the identification of potential candidates. Acts as a strategic partner to assigned departments and specialties to build sourcing strategies and ensure candidate flow to open roles. Building and maintaining exemplary working partnerships with assigned clinical departments to support the goal of Provider Recruitment is integral to this role. Screens and responds to candidate inquiries, contacts candidates and discusses opportunities, and presents qualified candidates to the Department Chair or designee.Partners with the Director, Department Chair or Administrator to develop innovative, effective and measurable recruitment strategies to source appropriate candidates within specific clinical disciplines. Assists the Director of Provider Recruitment with the ongoing development of an effective sourcing strategy, including placing ads in appropriate journals and online, querying recruitment databases, attending recruitment fairs, developing relationships with training programs and utilizing social media. Develops a database of potential candidates for each clinical service. Responds to candidates in a timely manner to ensure the entire recruitment process is managed within a dynamic timeframe. Builds rapport with potential candidates, their spouses and family, and coaches them through the recruitment process so they may present their best qualities to VCU and VCUHS.Screens all resumes and ensures that all application material and appointment documents are in order. Presents qualified candidates to department leaders in professional manner. Conduct reference checks as appropriate. Meets routinely with departments to keep channels of communication open on physician recruitment efforts. Due to the nature of some positions, Leadership may elect to retain external recruitment firms with expertise in a specific clinical field. The Physician Recruiter will work with Director of Provider Recruitment, identify potential firms and coordinate search efforts with them.

Coordinates Interviews/Visits & Facilitates Final Candidate Selection

Partners with clinical departments to provide guidance on candidate interviews and visits to include: As needed, supports arranging travel and visit itineraries while demonstrating fiscal responsibility and accountability in the use of VCU and MCVP resources. Acts as a subject matter experience on candidate experience. As needed, escorts candidates through campus and Richmond communities during their visits to include all VCUH locations. As needed, coordinates visitor arrangements, activities and itineraries for family members. Provides timely follow up with candidate after the visitWorks with the offices of the Dean and the Physician Compensation in partnership with the clinical department to coordinate issuance of offer letters and appointment contracts from the School of Medicine and MCVP.

Data Tracking and Reporting

Maintains and submits accurate reporting to Director of Provider Recruitment and academic department(s) leadership on an ongoing basis to outline candidate flow and sourcing strategies. Utilizes applicant tracking systems to support building and maintaining pipeline of candidates. Maintains current knowledge regarding national and local trends for physician recruitment for their assigned departments and specialties.

Regulatory Compliance

Abides by all organizational policies, procedures and safety initiatives. Comply with all regulatory standards, laws and practices.

Patient Population

Not applicable to this position.

Employment Qualifications

Education Required:Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Health Care Administration, Business Administration or closely related field from an accredited