Physician Recruiter II - Talent Acquisition

CHRISTUS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health is seeking an experienced Physician Recruiter II to lead full-cycle recruitment for physicians across multiple ministries and specialties. The role partners with leadership, develops strategic sourcing, and travels up to 40% to support staffing initiatives and program growth.

You will influence recruitment strategy, mitigate gaps, and mentor new recruiters while maintaining strong relationships with residency programs and professional organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience required.
• Master’s degree preferred in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) required.

Responsibilities

• Manages full-cycle recruitment for physicians and advanced practice providers, including complex searches.
• Provides market intelligence and recruitment strategies to ministry leadership.
• Drives recruitment plans for new clinics, service lines, and expansion initiatives.
• Develops specialty-focused sourcing strategies to engage qualified candidates.
• Maintains candidate experience and stakeholder communications throughout the process.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic sourcing

Full-cycle recruitment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration or Business Administration

Tools

Infor ATS

Job description

Description

Summary: Physician Recruiter II is an experienced recruiting professional responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment of Physicians across multiple ministries and specialties. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, leading complex searches, developing strategic sourcing initiatives, and serving as a trusted recruitment partner to operational and physician leadership. The Recruiter II contributes to process improvement, provides guidance and support to new recruiters, and helps advance the overall physician recruitment strategy of CHRISTUS Health. Responsibilities include full-cycle recruitment, market analysis, stakeholder partnership, workforce planning, candidate relationship management, and executing recruitment initiatives to support organizational growth.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Independently manages the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned physician and advanced practice provider specialties, including complex and hard-to-fill positions.
• Serves as the primary recruitment partner to ministry leadership by providing market intelligence, developing recruitment strategies, and leading executive recruitment update meetings through proactive communication.
• Independently leads recruitment efforts for new clinics, service lines, and expansion initiatives by assessing staffing needs, developing recruitment strategies, and successfully executing recruitment plans with minimal oversight.
• Develops and executes specialty-focused sourcing strategies to identify and engage highly qualified physician and advanced practice provider candidates.
• Conducts comprehensive intake meetings, coordinates candidate interviews and site visits, and delivers an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with physicians, residency and fellowship programs, training institutions, professional organizations, and industry partners to develop sustainable candidate pipelines.
• Partners with the compensation team to prepare offer recommendations and supports negotiation of Letters of Intent and employment agreements.
• Performs market research to identify recruitment trends, competitive intelligence, compensation benchmarks, and workforce planning opportunities.
• Utilizes recruitment metrics and data to evaluate pipeline performance, identify opportunities, and provide actionable updates to leadership.
• Represents CHRISTUS Health at specialty conferences, residency and fellowship events, career fairs, and other recruitment activities to strengthen physician and provider pipelines.
• Serves as a CHRISTUS Health employer brand ambassador by effectively communicating the organization’s mission, culture, and physician value proposition.
• Identifies workflow gaps and proactively recommends process improvements that enhance recruitment efficiency, candidate experience, and operational effectiveness.
• Maintains accurate recruitment documentation, applicant tracking records, sourcing activity, and recruitment dashboards.
• Acts as a subject matter expert by training, mentoring, and supporting incoming recruiters while promoting consistency, best practices, and operational excellence across the recruitment team.
• Ensures consistent, professional, and timely communication with candidates, hiring leaders, and internal stakeholders throughout the recruitment process.
• Must be able to travel up to 40% across multiple states, as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education required.
• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook required.

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of physician, advanced practice provider, healthcare, or professional recruiting experience required.
• Three (3) or more years of physician recruitment experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing an applicant tracking system (ATS), preferably Infor, preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• None required

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday

Work Type

Full Time