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Headwaters Health Care Centre. One Community, Caring Together.

We are a dedicated team of professionals focused on providing the best care possible for our patients, families, and caregivers. We work together to care for the whole person from hospital to home.

We are looking for a Physician Recruiter to work with our Medical Affairs Department to help us continue in our mission to serve our community with Kindness, Passion, Courage, and Teamwork.

• Develops and maintains working knowledge of the health system and local communities to assist with candidate inquiries.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive medical staff and community health human resources plan, in collaboration with local medical practices to understand opportunities for recruitment.
• Works with all partners to initiate and organize various physician recruitment and supports retention activities.
• Maintains an active prospect list for medical students, residents, and locum Physicians.
• Works as a member of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force – Action Team, to meet Task Force objectives and leverage Task Force recruitment tools.
• Assembles and distributes all collateral materials for physician recruitment and retention.
• Facilitation of site visits for the community physician candidate and spouse/significant other. This may include but is not limited to planning for travel, lodging, meals, and welcome gifts, developing itineraries for physician and spouse and providing transportation, as needed.
• Assists with Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force and physician recruitment teams to develop a high impact, local physician website.
• Assists in the design, order, stocking of physician recruitment and retention literature, packets, and brochures, as needed.
• Continually develops and improves upon processes, procedures, policies, and techniques to recruit and retain physicians.
• Maintains up to date knowledge and compliance with federal and provincial laws and guidelines, including Health Force Ontario.
• Assist with the physician relocation, community tours, and other resources as needed.
• Organize physician education and other recruitment and retention initiative events.
• Provide monthly reporting to the Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force – Action Team & Steering Group and broader stakeholders as required.
• Participates in other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Commerce or equivalent, plus three (3) to five (5) years’ recruiting experience in a dynamic and diverse organization or an equivalent, combination of education, training and experience. Previous healthcare, marketing, or recruiting background is preferred with specific knowledge of the medical/physician community.
• Superior marketing and public relations skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally to present practice opportunities in a positive manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior grammar and proofreading skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage at all levels of the organization and the health care community partners.
• Demonstrate a professional and adaptable demeanor with internal and external clients, including administrators, physicians, peers, and support staff.
• Proven track record of exceptional customer service skills.
• The ability to multi-task, planning and prioritizing a large volume of detail-oriented work in accordance with changing deadlines. Flexible hours may be required.
• The ability to work with minimum supervision, set priorities, and follow through to accomplish results.
• Strong computer technology skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct Internet research in an efficient, productive manner.
• Valid driver’s license required as well as a means of transportation and a willingness to travel as needed.
• The above duties are not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of responsibilities for the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required for the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and be a reasonable representation of its activities.

• Entitled to HOOPP Pension
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Extra Information

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and supports the compliance of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you have a need for an accommodation, please contact Human Resources so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is a smoke free facility. Smoking is not permitted on hospital properties. We thank everyone who works at or visits our hospitals for respecting this healthy initiative. We are also a scent-free environment for all employees and visitors.

All job offers will require compliance with our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for proof of full vaccination unless provided with a medical exemption or an accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code.