Physician & APC Recruiter

The Physician & Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Recruiter at CHRISTUS St. Vincent supports provider hiring across the organization, helping ensure that physicians and APCs are recruited, onboarded, and welcomed into practice. Based in Santa Fe, NM onsite, this role focuses on full-cycle recruiting, proactive sourcing, and close collaboration with leaders and teams to strengthen the candidate experience and recruitment outcomes.

This is a full-time, onsite (not remote) position on a Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM schedule.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle 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 for both 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, site visits, and interview experiences to ensure a high-quality recruitment experience.
• Collaborate with compensation and legal teams on recruitment packages, letters of intent, and employment agreements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates through recruitment and onboarding.
• Attend specialty-specific conferences and recruitment events to identify and engage physician and APC candidates.
• Maintain accurate recruitment activity and candidate records, including reporting within applicant tracking systems and recruitment databases.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and work toward 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 reflect organizational needs.
• Use physician and healthcare recruitment platforms such as PracticeMatch, PracticeLink, CareerMD, and other sourcing tools to generate leads.
• Support providers through credentialing, licensing, and onboarding processes as needed to facilitate transition to practice.
• Manage travel arrangements, recruitment-related expenses, and timely submission of expense reports.
• Represent CHRISTUS St. Vincent as an employer of choice through ambassador activities within the healthcare community.

What You Bring

• Minimum 1 year of recruiting experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Healthcare recruitment experience preferred.
• Physician and/or Advanced Practice Clinician 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 including Word, Excel, Outlook, and 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.
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically for conferences, networking events, and candidate outreach activities.

Tools & Technologies

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

Location & Schedule

• Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico (onsite)
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Work type: Full Time, Onsite (Not Remote)

Why Join CHRISTUS St. Vincent

• Advance access to quality healthcare throughout Northern New Mexico by recruiting exceptional physicians and advanced practice clinicians who support the mission of compassionate care.
• Directly influence organizational growth, physician workforce strategy, and the delivery of patient care in the communities served.