Job Description

The salary range for this position is $38.04 - $51.35 (Hourly Rate)

Placement within the salary range is dependent on several factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section located at jobs.nm.org/benefits to learn more.

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Benefits:

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Description

The Physician Recruiter reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Physician Recruiter is responsible for sourcing and recruiting qualified physicians for the medical staff of the hospital and assisting in the development of strategic physician recruitment in the institution.  In addition, this position focuses on helping retain and strengthen the medical staff through practice enhancement and development activities.  Serve as the hospital’s physician recruiter in order to engage targeted physician specialists and ancillary providers to enhance medical staff development at Northwestern Memorial Hospital while maintaining the mission of the Staffing Department.  The Physician Recruiter exhibits keen strategic thinking abilities as related to competitive assessments of the market, contract execution, negotiation strategy, and a self-directed work style. The Physician Recruiter has an innate ability to establish new and maintain existing relationships with Northwestern Memorial affiliates and demonstrates enhanced problem-solving techniques.  The Physician Recruiter must maintain the highest customer service standards, as measured by high productivity and consistent high quality that addresses the practice opportunities NMHC affiliates.  Demonstrates poise and maturity when encountering unforeseen situations.  This customer services standard must show a visibility of and responsibility toward patients and their families, the Medical staff, and throughout the NMHC campus partners.  Excellent interpersonal skills in varying situations are imperative.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordination of the initial and on-going contact with physician applicants, assessment and screening of physicians’ backgrounds and interests.
• Build relationships with NMHC physicians and office staff.
• Work with physician practices, NM hospitals, physician representatives, recruitment agencies, and residents in developing and implementing ongoing physician and provider recruitment strategies and initiatives to ensure strategic goals and objectives.
• Enhance physician availability through utilizing national database tracking system to uncover a larger pool of physician candidates.
• Coordinates advertising and public relation strategies, to include special events, related to Physician and Provider recruitment, and is responsible for sourcing candidates using the most advanced methodologies to achieve cost effective and efficient recruitment processes. Provide extensive “value added” services/programs to resident campaign efforts in conjunction with Alumni Affairs, Graduate Medical Education, and the Feinberg School of Medicine.
• Provide summary of recruitment activity on a quarterly basis.
• Review and update current corporate website for best practices for physician recruitment
• Review, analyze, and provide updates of Medical Staff Diversity Initiative, communicate findings to manager, director, and director of the office of diversity.
• Work with Medical Directors to access their needs and potential recruitment plans.
• Coordinate all activities related to recruitment of physician candidates with NMHC physician leads.
• Implement new strategies in monitoring & tracking physicians & corresponding services to build relationship with potential candidates.
• Cultivate and foster successful marketing strategies for physician practices through a multi-disciplinary team approach of recruitment, retention, and development in collaboration with the Department of Business Development and Strategic Planning.
• Enhance recruitment procedures as related to other academic medical centers in the Chicago market through coordination of or actively participating in various educational programs, meetings and luncheons for recruitment proposes as related to the Illinois Staff Physician Recruiters Association.
• Working knowledge of physician contracts and compensation.
• Monitor activity of new candidates in submitting application for medical staff privileges.
• Facilitate transition of newly credentialed physician to the on-campus physician representative.
• Collaborate with intra-departmental staff & management ensuring enhanced medical staff development and improved outreach initiatives.
• Maintain routine communication with medical leadership

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors of Arts/Science in related field
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to be highly flexible and responsive in varying situations.
• Familiarity with healthcare administration and the medical community.
• Five to seven years healthcare experience, physician office focus, and strong data base skills.
• Knowledge of physician databases

Preferred:

• Masters in Healthcare, Public Health, or Business Administration.
• Proven success in physician recruitment.
• Proficiency in computer software programs, i.e., Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Illinois Staff Physician Recruiters Association

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our  Benefits section to learn more.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work, Part time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,

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