Physician Recruiter

Physician Recruiter

San Jose, California, United States Or refer someone Job Openings Physician Recruiter

Position Summary

The Physician Recruiter leads full-cycle recruitment of physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and clinical professionals, with a primary focus on Primary Care Physicians. This role supports organizational growth by building strong talent pipelines in a highly competitive healthcare market.

This person manages the entire hiring process from workforce planning and sourcing to candidate engagement, offer negotiation, onboarding collaboration, and early retention. Acting as a trusted advisor to physician and operational leaders, the Physician Recruiter brings market insight, strategy, and relationship-driven recruiting expertise to every search.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Strategy & Workforce Planning

• Partner with clinical and operational leaders to identify current and future hiring needs
• Develop targeted strategies for high-priority and hard-to-fill roles
• Provide market insight on compensation trends and candidate availability

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for physicians and APPs, including sourcing, outreach, screening, interviews, site visits, offers, and onboarding coordination
• Deliver a high-touch, relationship-focused candidate experience
• Build and maintain long-term pipelines of passive and active candidates

Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Use LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional associations, referrals, and networking
• Create innovative sourcing strategies for competitive specialties and markets

Stakeholder Partnership

• Advise hiring physicians and leaders on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and market conditions
• Ensure alignment between candidate expectations and organizational culture

Recruitment Operations

• Maintain accurate ATS data, reporting, and compliance
• Manage external search firms and recruitment vendors
• Track metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and pipeline health

Qualifications

Required

• 35+ years of physician recruiting experience in a healthcare setting
• Proven success filling physician roles in competitive markets
• Strong full-cycle recruiting and offer negotiation skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building ability
• Experience with ATS platforms and sourcing tools

Preferred

• Experience in highly competitive healthcare markets
• Knowledge of physician compensation models (wRVUs, productivity, incentives)
• Familiarity with medical group or ambulatory care environments
• Understanding of provider contracting and onboarding processes

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