Director Physician Recruitment and Retention

Lee Health•Fort Myers, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director leads strategic planning and daily physician recruitment operations, develops departmental policies and processes, manages vendor and external sourcing-firm contracts, and develops and executes the department budget. The role works to improve physician and provider recruitment and onboarding, advise LPG Leadership on workforce planning and strategic growth, strengthen the candidate experience, and develop strategies that support provider engagement and retention. The Director collaborates with system stakeholders—including leadership, credentialing, finance, payroll, human resources, physician compensation, and contracting—to improve processes. The role also leads or participates in organizational projects that support strategic priorities, community access, and employee retention; monitors contemporary physician recruitment practices; and supports recruitment staff through hiring, orientation, training, education, and performance management. The Director provides guidance on recruitment and selection policies, procedures, and employment laws, participates in sourcing and recruiting activities, and completes other job-related duties and special projects as assigned. Some travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least five years of experience in healthcare operations, recruitment, and/or HR generalist work.
Previous supervisory, HRD, sales/marketing, and/or performance improvement experience required.
Familiarity with physician compensation models and structure.
Experience with workflows and process redesign.
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills; a positive, flexible, creative, and innovative approach; and ability to promote Lee Health to potential candidates.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret recruitment data, business periodicals, Lee Health procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to negotiate, communicate, present information, and respond to questions from varied stakeholder groups, including executive leadership.
Knowledge of federal and state employment laws.
Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Excel and PowerPoint, and the Internet.
Strong ability to lead a multidisciplinary team.
Some travel required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Strong human resources and physician recruitment experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
PHR (Professional in Human Resources) or SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic planning and day-to-day physician recruitment operations.
Create departmental policies, procedures, and processes.
Manage and execute contracts with external sourcing firms and other department vendors.
Develop and execute the departmental budget.
Develop solutions to improve physician and provider recruitment and onboarding.
Advise LPG Leadership on workforce planning, strategic growth, candidate experience, provider engagement, and retention.
Collaborate with system stakeholders to establish efficient processes.
Participate in and lead organizational projects that affect strategic priorities, community access, and employee retention.
Research and network to stay current on physician recruitment practices.
Participate in hiring and orientation for recruitment staff.
Provide ongoing leadership, education, training, and performance management for recruitment staff.
Promote standardization and improve recruitment, selection, candidate management, and hiring efficiencies.
Guide candidates and hiring managers on physician recruitment and selection policies, procedures, and employment laws.
Participate in recruiting events, candidate database searches, promotional campaigns, job fairs, conferences, and other candidate-sourcing activities.
Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.