Senior Physician Recruiter - National Travel & Strategy

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

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Physician Recruiter II who manages the full-cycle recruitment of physicians and Advanced Practice Providers across multiple ministries and specialties. The role emphasizes autonomy, complex searches, market analysis, and strategic partnerships.

The recruiter contributes to process improvements, trains junior recruiters, and travels up to 40% to support staffing needs across states, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience and timely hires for CHRISTUS Health

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Independently manages the full recruitment life cycle for assigned physician/provider specialties, including more complex or hard-to-fill roles.
• Acts as a primary recruitment partner to ministry leadership, delivering market intelligence, driving recruitment planning, and independently leading executive-level recruitment update meetings with proactive communication.
• Demonstrates the experience, judgment, and autonomy required to be assigned to new or newly launched clinics, independently assessing staffing needs, developing recruitment plans, and successfully hiring providers with minimal oversight.
• Develops and executes advanced, specialty-focused sourcing strategies; conducts comprehensive intake meetings to align recruitment efforts with ministry objectives and market dynamics; and manages candidate interviews and site visits to ensure a high-quality, end-to-end recruitment experience.
• Partners with the compensation team on reviewing and preparing offer materials; supports negotiation of letters of intent and employment agreements.
• Performs market research to identify trends, competitor activities, compensation data, and support strategic workforce planning.
• Represents CHRISTUS Health at specialty conferences, residency events, job fairs, and other recruitment activities to build talent pipelines.
• Serves as an employer brand ambassador and delivers compelling messaging to increase candidate engagement.
• Identifies workflow gaps and proactively supports process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency, quality, and candidate experience.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation, recruitment dashboards, and sourcing activity logs.
• Acts as a subject matter expert, accountable for training and supporting incoming recruiters to ensure consistency, best practices, and operational excellence.
• Ensures consistent, professional, and timely communication with candidates, serving as a high-touch point of contact.
• Must be able to travel up to 40% across multiple states if needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Physician Recruiter II who manages the full-cycle recruitment of physicians and Advanced Practice Providers across multiple ministries and specialties. The role emphasizes autonomy, complex searches, market analysis, and strategic partnerships.

The recruiter contributes to process improvements, trains junior recruiters, and travels up to 40% to support staffing needs across states, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience and timely hires for CHRISTUS Health