SR PHYSICIAN RECRUITER

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging work environment

Growth and Development Opportunities

Competitive Compensation

Job summary

Universal Hospital Services Inc. is seeking a recruitment leader to oversee physician recruitment across its acute division markets. The role demands strategic planning and engagement from recruitment through contract execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance.

With a full-cycle recruitment focus, the ideal candidate will drive candidate engagement, compensation negotiation, and process improvements to enhance recruitment effectiveness. This position offers a rewarding work environment with opportunities for growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-cycle recruitment for physician roles.
• Strong understanding of healthcare recruitment processes.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment initiatives for the assigned division.
• Develop and manage recruitment strategies for hospitals.
• Conduct candidate engagement and site visits.

Skills

Leadership

Recruitment Strategy

Data Integrity

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration or business

Tools

Recruitment Platforms

Database Management Systems

Job description

Responsibilities

Come and join the RMC Family! We have been in the community since 1935. Our mission is to provide comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Riverside Medical Clinic is the best place to work, practice medicine, and receive care.

Provides strategic, independent leadership for physician recruitment initiatives across assigned UHS acute division markets. Serves as a trusted advisor to facility CEOs, Market Directors, and senior operational leadership, guiding recruitment strategy from workforce planning through contract execution. Owns full-cycle recruitment for complex, high-impact searches, including specialty and hard-to-fill roles, while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, financial targets, and compliance standards.

Leads candidate engagement, site visit execution, compensation development, and negotiation activities, partnering closely with Legal, Physician Payments, and executive stakeholders. Maintains accountability for recruitment outcomes, timelines, and data integrity, while proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and process improvements to advance physician recruitment effectiveness across the division.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hours

Monday- Friday 8:30AM- 5:30PM

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration or business preferred.

Essential Functions

1. Initiates and manages full cycle physician recruitment process for assigned hospitals:
   • develops position profiles
   • develops strategy and activity for sourcing of qualified candidates
   • contacts and presents practice information to candidates
   • coordinates communications and submittals to hospitals managing full cycle of activity with all parties involved to closure
2. Timely manages job entries on physician internet job sites utilized by department.
3. Accurate and timely records all recruitment activity in department database and shared department drive documents.
4. Develops and conducts as needed direct mail, internet mail, calling or other sourcing projects.
5. Completes other miscellaneous support and recruitment activities as needed – including but not limited to: research on industry activity related to physician recruitment activities, compensation data, physician distribution and characteristics, trends, visa sponsorship eligibility, etc.
6. Coordinates contact assorted vendors and service representatives that may include: outside staffing/recruitment firms; advertising representatives; professional organizations.
7. Conducts on-site visits with community practices to assess recruitment needs, growth potential, and operational alignment with acute division strategy. Independently drafts pre-forma analyses for senior leadership review and approval. Educates external practice groups on process flow, timelines, compensation levers, and compliance parameters.
8. Partners with Market Directors to prepare all documents required for LOI requests, including comp models and justification summaries.
9. Leads the entire FMV review process from initiation to completion.
10. Responds to FMV vendor inquiries, clarifies operational details, and ensures timely turnaround.
11. Communicates FMV results and implications to Market Directors and senior leadership.
12. Reviews draft employment agreements with candidates, interprets contract language, and facilitates discussion around proposed revisions.
13. Coordinates directly with Legal, Market Directors, and senior leadership to evaluate and resolve redline requests.
14. Secures required executive approvals for compensation or contract terms outside standard thresholds.
15. Actively participates in medical spend committees, providing recruitment insights, documentation, and strategic support to ensure smooth passage of physician approvals.
16. Anticipates committee needs and proactively resolves issues prior to presentation.
17. Represents UHS at physician job fairs, specialty education conferences and/or residency program presentations as assigned.
18. Serves as the primary in-market recruitment leader for the assigned acute division.
19. Conducts onsite candidate visits, including facility tours, community tours, and hosted dinners with key stakeholders.
20. Builds and maintains strong relationships with hospital leadership, practice groups, and community partners to support strategic physician placement.
21. Develops compensation recommendations in partnership with Market Directors and the Director of Physician Payments.

This Opportunity Offers the Following

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.