Physician Recruiter

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA
•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Recruiter plans, coordinates, implements, and directs recruitment and hiring activities for primary care and specialty care providers at Carilion Clinic. The role advises and collaborates with physician leadership and senior management on recruitment and retention strategies and budget matters, and partners with leaders and management to promote opportunities to providers in training and in practice. The recruiter develops sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines using methods such as internet advertising, website postings, database searches, direct mail, journal advertising, referrals, and outreach to residency programs. The role maintains knowledge of strategic staffing plans, succession planning, and affirmative action goals to support future workforce needs. It also gathers information for job postings and practice and community profiles, maintains candidate records, and serves as a liaison among candidates, physician leaders, management, hospital administrators, and physicians. The position includes attending recruitment events and conferences, coordinating candidate site visits, tracking recruitment expenses, developing physician orientation plans, and partnering with Strategic Development on advertising and recruitment materials. The recruiter analyzes and shares recruitment metrics, leads process-improvement initiatives and special projects, and mentors and trains other recruiters. This is an onsite position in Roanoke, Virginia.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources management, health care management, or a business-related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least five years of experience in recruitment or physician-related services.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, and flexibility in varying situations.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize, schedule, coordinate, and make decisions related to assigned tasks and responsibilities.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience using Phenom, the applicant tracking and candidate relationship management platform.
  • Experience attending physician career fairs, specialty conferences, and professional events.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate, implement, and direct recruitment and hiring activities for primary care and specialty care providers.
  • Advise and collaborate with physician leadership and senior management on physician recruitment, retention strategies, and budgetary matters.
  • Develop strategies to promote Carilion Clinic opportunities to providers in training and in practice.
  • Generate candidates through internet advertising, website postings, database searches, direct mail, journal advertising, referrals, and outreach to residency programs.
  • Maintain knowledge of strategic staffing plans, succession planning, and affirmative action goals to develop strategies for future workforce needs.
  • Attend medical conferences, resident events, job fairs, and other recruitment events; network with local and national colleagues and attend related professional education functions.
  • Partner with Strategic Development to create advertising and literature aligned with Carilion Clinic's marketing strategy.
  • Gather information about opportunities, prepare job-posting information, and develop practice and community profiles for candidates.
  • Maintain candidate records, including CVs, contact information, site-visit itineraries, interview feedback, and follow-up information.
  • Serve as liaison among candidates, physician leaders, management, hospital administrators, and physicians.
  • Comply with Carilion Human Resources policies and state and federal employment and affirmative action laws.
  • Recruit within budget guidelines and track costs, including advertising and candidate site-visit expenses, for each opportunity.
  • Develop physician orientation plans with physician leaders and management.
  • Train new recruiters and employees on databases, working leads, advertising text, and other physician-recruitment duties, with direction from the Manager of Physician Recruitment.
  • Collect, analyze, and disseminate relevant metrics to inform recruitment strategies.
  • Lead recruitment-team process-improvement initiatives and special projects.
  • Mentor other physician recruiters and meet with them to assist with strategies for open positions.
  • Personally accompany physician candidates during on-campus site visits.
  • Lead monthly recruitment strategy discussions with department leadership and develop creative sourcing approaches and targeted campaigns.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Employer-funded pension plan, vested after five years
  • Voluntary 403(b) plan
  • Paid time off accrued from day one
  • Onsite fitness studios
  • Discounts at Carilion Wellness centers
  • Access to Personify Health health and wellness app
  • Childcare discounts
  • Continuing education and training
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