Physician/Faculty Recruiter

Department

About the Department

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for physician/faculty positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating offer processes.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment strategies in coordination with departmental stakeholders.
• Source candidates using databases, networks, social media, referral programs, and professional associations.
• Initiate and lead search committee meetings; advise on best practices in candidate evaluation.
• Serve as primary recruitment contact, ensuring timely and accurate communication with candidates and hiring teams.
• Partner with unit administrators to ensure smooth interview logistics, including travel arrangements and itineraries for candidates.
• Partner with HR, credentialing, and department leaders to facilitate pre-employment processes.
• Track candidate pipeline, recruitment metrics, and maintain recruitment documentation.
• Promote institutional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.
• Stay current on recruitment trends, legal requirements, and market data for physician/faculty roles.
• Assist with job postings, recruitment advertising, and outreach activities.
• Support onboarding engagement and transition efforts in collaboration with the Onboarding Specialist.
• Implements outreach efforts to recruit diverse applicant pools. Attends job fairs and prescreens candidates for positions. Develops a network of contacts at the University to identify and source qualified internal candidates. Networks throughout the University and its affiliated organizations with employees and employee groups.
• Communicates University policies, employment issues, and procedures to hiring managers through routine meetings and workshops. With minimal guidance, conducts training with units and newly hired human resources employees on employment processes, procedures, and issues. Provides consultation to and advises hiring units to ensure University policies and procedures are applied appropriately.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Work Experience:

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in physician or faculty recruitment or healthcare talent acquisition.
• Experience recruiting within academic healthcare or medical groups strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruitment marketing platforms.
• Demonstrated knowledge of provider credentialing and licensure requirements.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong networking and relationship-building skills with candidates and departmental stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Analytical and strategic thinker; able to leverage recruitment metrics and market data.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment practices.
• Foster partnership and collaboration.
• Exhibit business acumen and organizational astuteness.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to remain calm, professional, and productive while managing complex issues, competing priorities, and tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate strategic agility.
• Display emotional intelligence.
• Exhibit resilience and optimize resources.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion handling confidential information.
• Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic recruiting environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, talent acquisition tools, and virtual meeting platforms.

Working Conditions

• Remote Work Environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)

The University of Chicago uses AI-assisted tools to streamline and augment some recruitment processes; however, AI is not used to make hiring decisions.

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Role Impact

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Drug Test Required

Health Screen Required

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

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FLSA Status

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Pay Range

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.  A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.  Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

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