Physician & APC Recruiter

CHRISTUS St. Vincent is focused on advancing access to quality healthcare throughout Northern New Mexico, and the Physician & Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Recruiter plays a key part in that mission. In this full-time, onsite role in Santa Fe, NM (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM), you will support provider workforce strategy by managing full-cycle hiring for physicians and APCs and helping candidates move smoothly through recruitment and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for physician and APC positions, from requisition intake through onboarding.
• Develop and implement proactive sourcing strategies using professional networks, databases, job boards, residency and fellowship programs, conferences, and direct outreach.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines to support current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with executive leadership, medical staff leadership, service line leaders, human resources, marketing, compliance, credentialing, and operations to support recruitment initiatives and process improvements.
• Coordinate provider recruitment activities including candidate identification, screening, interviewing, site visit coordination, reference checks, and offer presentation.
• Manage candidate itineraries and interview experiences to support a high-quality recruitment journey.
• Collaborate with compensation and legal teams to develop recruitment packages, letters of intent, and employment agreements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.
• Attend specialty-specific conferences, recruitment events, and networking opportunities to identify and engage physician and APC candidates.
• Maintain accurate recruitment activity, candidate records, and reporting within applicant tracking systems and recruitment databases.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and work toward established recruitment goals, productivity targets, and key performance indicators.
• Provide weekly recruitment updates and dashboard reporting to leadership and ministry stakeholders.
• Ensure provider position postings remain current and accurately reflect organizational needs.
• Use physician and healthcare recruitment platforms such as PracticeMatch, PracticeLink, CareerMD, and other sourcing tools to generate candidate leads.
• Support providers through credentialing, licensing, and onboarding processes as needed to facilitate a successful transition to practice.
• Manage travel arrangements and recruitment-related expenses, including timely submission of expense reports.
• Represent CHRISTUS St. Vincent as an employer of choice and ambassador within the healthcare community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Marketing, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum 1 year of recruiting experience required.
• Healthcare recruitment experience preferred.
• Physician and/or APC recruitment experience strongly preferred.
• Experience recruiting in a complex healthcare system or physician practice environment is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruitment, sourcing methodologies, and candidate relationship management.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships with providers, leadership teams, and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple searches and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated negotiation and consultative partnership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and HRIS platforms; INFOR experience preferred.
• Ability to analyze recruitment data and generate reports to support workforce planning decisions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in sensitive situations.
• Willingness and ability to travel periodically for recruitment conferences, networking events, and candidate outreach activities.

Tools and Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Applicant tracking systems and HRIS platforms
• INFOR
• PracticeMatch, PracticeLink, CareerMD