Physician Recruiter - Hybrid Remote/In-person

MUSC Health; Lancaster (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Access to academic medical center resources

Job summary

MUSC Health is looking for a strategic Physician Recruiter for its Catawba Division in South Carolina. This role involves managing physician recruitment efforts, working closely with CEOs and CMOs, and ensuring compliance with recruitment processes.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of physician recruitment experience. Enjoy a dynamic work environment while contributing to the growth of MUSC Health in a thriving region.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated full life-cycle experience in physician recruitment.
• Ability to multi-task and manage diverse workload.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage physician recruitment for MUSC Catawba Division.
• Contribute to recruitment success and maintain compliance.
• Prepare comprehensive profiles of open positions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Customer service focus

Communication skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

3+ years physician recruitment experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health continues to expand across South Carolina and is seeking a highly strategic Physician Recruiter to manage physician recruitment for our MUSC Catawba Division. Serving a rapidly growing market just south of Charlotte, NC, this role is ideal for a recruiter who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, builds strong physician relationships, and partners closely with physician and administrative leaders.

Reporting Relationship: This role will have a direct reporting relationship to the System Director of Physician and Provider Recruitment and will work in close partnership with the CEO and CMO of MUSC Catawba to support system and market‑specific recruitment initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to the success of physician and provider recruitment at MUSC Catawba, including compliance with standardized recruitment processes, protocols, procedures, and timelines.
  • Successfully complete assigned physician searches from initial approval through final negotiations.
  • Preparation of a comprehensive profile of the open position and practice, including challenges, barriers to successful recruitment and candidate parameters.
  • Review specialty compensation benchmarks and make recommendations as required.
  • In collaboration with MUSC sourcing team, develop and implement targeted candidate acquisition strategies, including budget by assigned search, and review with System Director.
  • Screen, qualify, and thoroughly vet candidates using established MUSC recruiting guidelines and tools.
  • Prepare and distribute written candidate paperwork including interview notes, summaries, curriculum vitae, references, NPDB self‑query, etc.
  • Serve as primary contact for physician candidates throughout the recruitment process, including facilitation of the on‑site interview and assistance with offer and contract negotiations.
• Utilize recruitment expertise to educate, consult and collaborate with physician and administrative business partners regarding the MUSC physician recruitment process, market availability of candidates, compensation, specialty trends, etc.
• Maintain a departmental knowledge base that includes a comprehensive physician recruitment toolkit including MUSC Practice Profiles, specialty training programs, contact information, current compensation trends by specialty, and candidate acquisition methodologies by specialty.

Support Responsibilities

• Communication: Maintain accurate candidate and open position files. Prepare recruitment summaries or other reports as requested. Participate in recruitment meetings and keep the System Director and other business partners regularly informed about search progress.
• Quality: Perform duties per established professional and ethical standards of MUSC.
• Professional Development: Maintain an up‑to‑date knowledge base of the physician recruitment marketplace, including overall marketplace knowledge, specialty trends, compensation, etc.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Competencies and Attributes

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Preferred minimum of three years physician recruitment experience (demonstrated full life‑cycle experience).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with physicians and business partners at all levels.
• Ability to function independently with minimal direct supervision yet work effectively on a team.
• Ability to multi‑task and manage competing priorities and a diverse workload while achieving results in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to problem‑solve and generate creative solutions to recruitment challenges while working effectively with physicians, administrative staff, and business partners.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, TEAMS, etc.) and internet research, database functionality, etc.
• Strong customer service focus; ability to influence internal and external customers.
• Ability to work some extended hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

About MUSC Health Catawba Division

MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center is a 225‑bed, all‑private room facility that serves as a cornerstone of care for the Catawba region. With approximately 1,000 physicians and care team members, Lancaster Medical Center is driven by the belief that exceptional care is created through the power of people. Here, advanced technology and highly skilled professionals come together to deliver compassionate, patient and family centered care to the communities we serve.

As part of MUSC Health’s continued investment in this fast‑growing region, the Catawba Division is expanding services in Indian Land, including the development of a new medical facility designed to meet the needs of one of the state’s most rapidly growing markets just south of Charlotte, NC. This strategic expansion represents a significant opportunity to shape physician recruitment efforts in a high‑visibility, high‑impact growth area.

Life in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the second‑largest city in the southeastern United States and the third‑fastest growing major city in the U.S. Its excellent public‑school systems and short driving distance to the beach and the mountains make the Charlotte area a desirable place to live.

There are many great neighborhoods to choose where to live – Rock Hill, SC; Ft. Mill, SC; Indian Land, SC; Charlotte, NC; and its many emerging suburban areas such as Ballantyne and Waxhaw.

Additional Job Description

At MUSC Health, we empower you to "Change What’s Possible" by transforming expertise, learning, and discovery into unrivaled patient‑centered care in your setting. Our physician‑led organization embraces and demonstrates our values of compassion, teamwork, diversity, accountability and innovation. With ties to South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health science center in Charleston, we are committed to preserving and optimizing human life throughout the state through our vision to lead health innovation for the lives we touch.

We support you with a competitive compensation and benefits plan, career and professional development opportunities, and access to the resources of an academic medical center.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

Legal Notices

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