Physician Recruiter

Description

The Physician Recruiter is a full-time position responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment of ophthalmologists across multiple states. This role requires a strategic, experienced recruiter with a strong understanding of the healthcare landscape and physician hiring practices. The position is benefits-eligible and requires a minimum of 5 years of physician recruiting experience, with a preference for candidates who have at least 3 years of experience in ophthalmology and multi-state recruiting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for ophthalmologists, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational leadership to understand hiring needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates through networking, sourcing platforms, and industry events.
• Manage candidate experience and communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Maintain accurate records and workflows in Paylocity, the organization’s applicant tracking system.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies.
• Represent the organization at physician recruitment events, conferences, and job fairs.

Benefits & Perks:

• Generous PTO allowance
• Holiday Pay
• Health, Dental & Vision 
• Life Insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401k with discretionary match 
• Professional Development

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of physician recruiting experience.
• Proven success in sourcing and hiring physicians in competitive markets.
• Strong understanding of physician employment models and healthcare industry dynamics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using Paylocity or similar ATS platforms.
• Travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of experience recruiting in ophthalmology.
• Multi-state recruiting experience.
• Familiarity with physician compensation models, contracts, and onboarding processes.
• Understanding of immigration processes (e.g., J-1, H-1B visas) is a plus.
• Experience with sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Doximity, and PracticeLink.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Patient Experience – Understanding and anticipate the patient’s needs. Proactively strives to exceed our patient’s expectations and provide ongoing education and communication. 
• Proactive- Keep others informed. Ask for help when needed, brings any challenges or concerns to leadership.
• Analytical mind- capable of out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems.
• Professionalism- Displaying cautious, helpful and ethical behavior. Maintaining composure even under difficult and challenging circumstances. 
• Excellent Communication Skills – written & verbal. Focus on becoming an active listening to better understand the needs of co-workers and patients. 
• Drive for Results – Strives for improving the patient experience by committing to continuous improvement and doing above and beyond for optimal outcomes.  
• Focus on Efficiency – Utilizes technology, innovation, and process improvements to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Teamwork- Participates as a team member and establishes strong working relationships with teammates and across the organization.
• Celebrates Change- Receptive to new ideas and responds to changes with flexibility and optimism.
• Forward-thinking attitude – Consider how your actions and behavior influence or affect others, and how will this impact your future growth in the company. 
• Continues Learning and Improvement- Acknowledges own strengths and development needs and works to strengthen capabilities.

OWNERSHIP SKILLS:

• Help foster a positive workplace environment that encourages accountability, collaboration and transparency.  
• Self-awareness; understanding your learning style and personality traits. Focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses. 
• Pride in one’s work by asking questions when needed, providing feedback and completed job tasks in a timely manner. 
• Aligning job responsibilities and projects with the company’s goal and mission. 
• Pro-active measures in daily work that anticipates problems and develops solutions. 
• Ask for clarification when needed. Work in an organized and structured environment to minimize stress during busy workdays. 
• Confidence to express ideas and solutions during meetings or projects. Openness to other employee’s opinions and feedback. 
• Establish performance goals and align personal interest and career aspiration with new tasks and responsibilities.
• Offer solutions to problems rather than presenting issues.
• Ask for constructive feedback regarding job performance.   
• Share responsibility for actively maintaining "workload items" for clinical and support buckets.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• Exerting up to twenty-five pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Have close visual acuity to perform an activity including viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, interpretation, etc.
• Must possess the physical, mental, and cognitive skills needed to complete essential tasks, including abilities such as learning, remembering, focusing, categorizing, and integrating information for comprehension, problem-solving, and timely decision-making.
• Must be able to be stationary for prolonged periods of time

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENT:

• Executes tasks independently.
• Learns and memorizes tasks.
• Maintains concentration/focus on tasks.
• Performs task in a demanding environment requiring multi-task and prioritize work.
• Must be comfortable working and interacting with large groups of people daily.