Physician Recruiter – Ref #2024-109

Physician Recruiter – Ref #2024-109

Job Summary:

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) is an organization which has a mandate to coordinate the delivery of health services to the First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout Area. SLFNHA is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to be responsible for the recruitment and retention needs of the Sioux Lookout Regional Physician Services, including Specialist Physicians.

The Physician Recruiter plays a critical role in ensuring we are hiring the best possible talent by developing and executing recruitment plans, retention initiatives, network through agency contacts, association membership, employees, coordinating/implementing college/university initiatives, administrative duties and record keeping.

The Physician Recruiter is directly accountable to the Director, Physician Services.

Qualifications:

• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
• Diploma/Degree in Business, with areas of concentration in Marketing, Industrial Relations and/or Human Resource Management
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in recruiting (Asset: experience in recruiting physician, healthcare or agency recruiting)
• Innovative thinker, able to use and develop new sources for recruitment.
• Outstanding interview skills – use of various techniques
• Ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with business partners, medical professionals, clinic administrators/managers, educational institutions, and employees.
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong customer/client service orientation, positive attitude, highly self-motivated, and open to change management.
• Knowledge and experience in employment and contract negotiations.
• Solid interpersonal skills in developing and maintaining effective working relationship with medical and non-medical staff, public and external agencies.
• Ability to develop alternative solutions to problems; comparing and analyzing data; preparing clear, concise, thorough, meaningful, and grammatically correct written reports, letters, memoranda, and other documents.
• Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize, schedule, coordinate and make revisions relating to assigned tasks.
• Must be able to prioritize multiple responsibilities and manage a large workload, sometimes within tight deadlines.
• Skills in gathering and interpreting data
• Ability to attend and conduct job recruitment fairs.
• Valid Ontario G drivers licence
• Ability to perform the requirements of the role on a regular basis

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Identifies and sources potential physicians using a variety of creative and effective recruitment methods/platforms – advertising, website, word of mouth, information, etc.
• Creates a comprehensive practice description for each opportunity i.e., Pediatricians, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, etc. Develops job postings for submission to partner health organizations web sites. Develops hiring campaigns for physicians and places follow-up calls to proactively source candidates.
• Physician orientation – creates and completes introductions and orientations for new physicians, to the health service areas including supporting the orientation at the community level.
• Liaise with northern nursing stations and Band Offices/health Directors about changes in physician designations for their communities. Organize physician introductions/visit for the purpose of recruiting physicians.
• Review CVs/applications in collaboration with the SLRPSI Medical Director, to ensure appropriate qualifications and privileging are obtained.
• Research, plans and coordinates and attends job fairs, conferences, workshops, and other physician recruitment opportunities. Research association publications, web sites and other appropriate resources on which to post physician opportunities/vacancies. Develops relationships with residency programs.
• Assists in the development of recruitment/marketing materials/strategies, such as banners, posters, social media, website, HFO postings, and other sites.
• Connect with area schools (high schools/secondary/medical) to promote rural health professional careers.
• Directs, organizes, and coordinates all aspects of protentional candidate itineraries, agendas and site visits including ensuring travel and accommodations are booked by Travel Clerk; Arrange for the pick-up and welcoming of newly arriving clinicians; Organize site & departmental visits; connect with area physicians, arrange events/activities, and assists with spouse or family adjustment/requirements.
• Provides continued assistance to newly hired physicians in becoming acclimated to the service area during transition/relocation. Reaches out to new hires regularly initially (14, 30 and then 60 days) to determine satisfaction with the process and assess opportunities for improvement.
• Maintains a shared candidate tracking spreadsheet/database reflecting documentation of positions open, interviews scheduled, conversations had, offers made or not made, offers accepted or not accepted, reasons for declined offers, etc. Regular follow-up with all candidates and referring parties in a timely manner. Maintain communication with potential and ongoing locums and residents.
• Stays up to date on regional and national physician hiring trends and practices; research competitor’s activities to keep informed of changes impacting ability to recruit and retain physicians.
• Supports program and service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives by:
  • Regularly evaluating physician orientation process for effectiveness and acceptability.
  • Monitors quality benchmarks for clinical and administrative operations and analyzes data against benchmarks to identify efficiencies or inefficiencies requiring attention. i.e., Credentialing requirements maintained.
• Works collaboratively with others to reinstate “Community Recruitment & Retention Committee” and coordinate committee meetings, initiatives.
• Reports regularly to the SLRPSI Board and various Physician Groups, to keep them up to date on recruitment/retention initiatives and opportunities.
• Establishes, monitors, and tracks data related to physicians, to support the provision of statistical information and reports to the SLRPSI Board and funders.
• Assists with the preparation and submission of funding requests and reports related to Physician Recruitment & Retention.
• All other duties as deemed appropriate and necessary by Manager/Director.

Closing Date: Open Until Filled