Senior Physician, Advanced Practice Recruiter

Purple Cow Recruiting

. Recruit qualified physicians and advanced practice providers for available openings .

Posted 9/22/2026contractRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full-cycle healthcare recruiting, with a strong focus on sourcing and headhunting qualified physicians and advanced practice providers. Capable of managing candidate pipelines and communications effectively while evaluating qualifications and discussing compensation and relocation considerations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Healthcare RecruitingPhysician Sourcing and HeadhuntingCandidate Discovery and ScreeningEvaluation of Licensure and CertificationsIndependent Contractor Experience

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Hard Skills

Recruiting ExperienceCandidate Qualification EvaluationProvider Candidate OutreachSpecialty Experience VerificationCompensation Discussion

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsIndependent Management of SearchesProfessional Candidate Interaction

Industry Keywords

Healthcare RecruitingPhysician RecruitmentAdvanced Practice ProvidersCandidate Pipeline ManagementU.S.-Based Recruiting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recruit qualified physicians and advanced practice providers for available openings
Independently source and headhunt passive and active provider candidates
Conduct candidate outreach, discovery, and screening
Evaluate candidate qualifications against position requirements
Verify applicable specialty experience, education, board certification or eligibility, licenses, certifications, and other required qualifications
Identify relocation, geographic, compensation, scheduling, and availability considerations during candidate discovery
Prepare accurate and complete candidate submissions
Manage candidate communication throughout the recruiting process
Follow candidates through interviews, offers, and placement
Maintain an active provider pipeline and consistent follow-up

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5 years of professional recruiting experience
Demonstrated experience recruiting physicians and/or advanced practice providers
Full-cycle healthcare recruiting experience
Strong physician and provider sourcing and headhunting skills
Experience independently identifying and engaging passive provider candidates
Strong candidate discovery, screening, and qualification skills
Ability to evaluate specialty experience, licensure, board status, certifications, and other position-specific requirements
Ability to discuss compensation, relocation, geographic preferences, scheduling, and candidate availability professionally
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to independently manage multiple provider searches and candidate pipelines
Established sourcing methods and ability to recruit without basic recruiter training
Comfortable working as a 1099 independent contractor on a commission-only basis
Must be U.S.-based

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote work arrangement
Commission-based compensation through successful placements
No employee benefits are provided; independent contractors are responsible for their own equipment, sourcing tools, business expenses, and applicable taxes