Workforce Development Specialist

Essentia Health • Fargo, ND

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Essentia Health is seeking a Workforce Development Specialist to serve as an Advanced Practice Provider and Physician Workforce Pathways Liaison. This role supports the development of sustainable physician and advanced practice provider workforce pathways. Reporting to the Director of Workforce Strategy, this position acts as an ambassador for Essentia Health across the medical education continuum, fostering relationships with students, residents, fellows, faculty, educational institutions, internal stakeholders, and community partners. The Pathways Liaison collaborates with various internal teams, including Workforce Development, Physician Recruitment, Graduate Medical Education, and the Essentia Health Institute of Rural Health, to create engaging learner experiences that enhance Essentia Health’s brand and encourage individuals to pursue careers within the organization and its served rural communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required with a preference in human resources, business management, or related field
• 5 years of related HR, Workforce Development, or other relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare with preference given for clinical experience
• Demonstrated collaborative relationship building with organizations and community partners
• Ability to create and maintain excellent relationships with hiring managers and HR as well as other Workforce Development colleagues
• Ability to deal, tactfully and effectively with and advocate for a diverse group of program participants
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office specific to Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Workforce development
• Healthcare recruitment or talent acquisition
• Physician or advanced practice provider recruitment
• Higher education partnerships
• Healthcare administration

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Education, Public Health, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience working with medical education, graduate medical education, academic partnerships, or clinical learner programs.
• Experience in rural healthcare, rural workforce development, or physician workforce planning.
• Knowledge of the physician education pathway, including medical school, residency, fellowship, and transition to practice.
• Familiarity with healthcare marketing, recruitment marketing, sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, or applicant tracking systems such as Workday.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with medical learners, residents, fellows, faculty, educational institutions, and internal stakeholders.
• Support learner engagement strategies, including shadowing, mentoring, site visits, networking events, rural exposure experiences, and transition-to-practice activities.
• Partner with academic institutions, residency and fellowship programs, undergraduate pre-med programs, and rural health education programs.
• Collaborate with Physician Recruitment, Workforce Development, Graduate Medical Education, Marketing, Talent Acquisition, clinical operations, and community partners to align learner engagement with workforce needs.
• Support physician and APP pathway programming from pre-medical education through residency, fellowship, and employment.
• Coordinate and participate in recruitment and engagement events such as career fairs, campus visits, residency showcases, Match Day activities, networking events, and rural healthcare conferences.
• Promote the benefits of practicing within Essentia Health’s footprint, including rural medicine, broad scope of practice, team-based care, leadership opportunities, loan repayment options, and quality of life.
• Support physician and APP mentor programs, including mentor recruitment, learner matching, follow-up, and program evaluation.
• Collaborate with marketing and recruitment teams to develop communication materials, learner outreach, web content, testimonials, and recruitment campaigns.
• Track learner engagement, school relationships, event participation, candidate leads, employment outcomes, and pathway effectiveness.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• supplemental options
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions
• training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs
• flexible scheduling
• generous time off
• wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level