Clinical Recruiter (Emergency Medicine)

About Sound

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, Sound Physicians is a nationally respected, physician-led medical group practicing in 400+ hospitals across 45 states. Our team of 4,000+ clinicians and 1,000+ business professionals across the country is united by one mission: to build exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, dignified care for everyone – no matter who they are or where they live. With physician-led clinical teams and more than two decades of operational expertise, we’ve refined what it takes to consistently deliver exceptional care in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesia, and telemedicine.

Why join us?

• A remote-first culture that values flexibility and collaboration
• Opportunities to grow your career while making a real impact
• A team that champions inclusivity, innovation, and excellence

Whether working virtually or onsite at one of our practices, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of healthcare.

Sound Physicians offers a competitive benefits package inclusive of the items below, and more:

• Medical insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision insurance
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Paid time off (PTO) begins accruing immediately upon start date at a rate of 15 days per year, in accordance with Sound's PTO policy
• Ten company-paid holidays per year

About the Role

The Clinical Recruiter is responsible for developing trusted adviser relationships with physicians positioning Sound Physicians as the Emergency Practice or Multi-Specialty Practice of choice. This person will source and screen candidate for our growing Emergency Medicine specialty and provide consultative services to physicians and Sound Physicians’ practices/clients as a part of the recruitment process. The Clinical Recruiter will engender respect and credibility for Sound Physicians.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Source physician candidates through a variety of mediums including but not limited to cold calling, website postings, trade shows, probing for referrals, etc.
• Skillfully engage physician candidates over the phone to discuss Sound and viable practice opportunities
• Thoroughly screen candidates for fit with Sound’s core values
• Oversee the referencing process to ensure fit with Emergency Medicine team
• Coordinate all specifics related to an on-site interview including itinerary preparation, travel and real estate tours.
• Effectively close candidates by addressing pain points brought forth in contract negotiations
• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of physician practice issues
• Build relationships and interface effectively with the regional leadership team through regular status updates and by seeking appropriate guidance throughout the recruiting process
• Generate on demand reports related to recruitment activity
• Relate well to physicians and Sound Physicians’ clients
• Effectively manage projects and strategize accordingly
• Responsibilities include appropriate presentation of Sound Physicians’ physician/candidates, knowledge of medical licensing requirements, maintenance of files and composition of routine correspondence and report
• Positively project the values and goals of Sound Physicians with sophistication and maturity required to build credibility with physicians and Sound Physicians colleagues & clients.
• Ability to travel (15%)

The Details: A successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of a combination of these values, knowledge, experience and competencies:

Values

• Relationship Building and Maintenance: The ability to create and nourish healthy, strong relationships, as the face of Sound
• Teamwork: Demonstrates the ability to pull people together into highly effective teams along with ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
• Critical Thinking: Demonstrates the ability to be proactive, anticipate needs; ability to make good decisions with incomplete, ambiguous information
• Solution mindset: Works within confines of resources while building capacity
• Resourceful: Demonstrates proactive willingness to utilize available information and tools to figure things out
• Customer-focused: Puts the customer's (internal and external) needs first and makes customers their top priority
• Intellectually Curious: Demonstrates a genuine interest in learning new things and wants to know the reason “why” behind the way things are done
• Strategic Thinker: Demonstrates the ability to look at the big picture and proactively develop a plan of action
• Collaborative: Demonstrates the ability to work well with others to accomplish a goal and get the work done; takes opinions of others into consideration; includes others in the decision-making process
• Adaptable: Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to change as circumstances evolve

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate an ability to foster and maintain mutually respectful physician relationships
• Display a level of sophistication that allows easy interaction with both existing and potential Sound Physicians physician/colleagues as well as Sound Physicians’ employees and clients
• Exhibit skill in engaging physician candidates over the phone to discuss Sound and viable practice opportunities
• Strong organizational and communication skills (verbally and in writing), well-developed grammar and composition skills
• Requires the ability to handle a heavy workload under deadlines with minimal supervision
• Ability to independently understand, follow and implement complex instructions
• Demonstrated flexibility and an ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in fast paced environment
• Possess a high level of detail and accuracy is required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• No less than 3 years’ experience in physician recruiting or equivalent physician sales/healthcare experience, with 1+ years recruiting in Emergency Medicine.
• Projects will be assigned that require proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and database management
• Must possess a track record of filling searches and/or closing deals

Salary Range

• The total earning potential, inclusive of incentives, is between $90,000 to $150,000. The starting salary will be based on candidate experience, and geographical location.

Sound Physicians is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the bedside and in our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the position.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and subject to amendment.