Associate Physician Recruiter

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.





Work Shift:

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)



Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40



Compensation:

Salary Range: $26.00 - $41.50





Union Position:

No



Department Details

Hybrid & Flexible Work Environment

Join one of the nation's largest rural health systems and play a vital role in bringing exceptional physicians and advanced practice providers to the communities we serve.
As an Associate Physician Recruiter, you'll partner with physicians, clinical leaders, and recruitment professionals to deliver an outstanding candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding. This is a highly collaborative role that combines relationship-building, event planning, marketing, and project coordination to help recruit top medical talent.

Why You'll Love This Role
• Flexible hybrid work environment with a blend of remote work and meaningful in-person collaboration.
• The ability to work remotely most days while coming together with the team for physician interview visits, meetings, and special events.
• Every week is different; some weeks may be fully remote, while others may include 2–3 days onsite to welcome physician candidates and support interview activities.
• The opportunity to build relationships with physicians, healthcare leaders, and communities across Wisconsin while helping shape the future of healthcare.

What You'll Do
• Build meaningful relationships with physicians, APPs, and clinical leaders throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinate and facilitate physician interview visits, ensuring candidates receive a best-in-class experience from arrival through departure.
• Partner with Physician Recruiters to identify, engage, and recruit top physician and APP talent.
• Create compelling practice and community profiles that help candidates envision their future with Sanford Health.
• Coordinate travel, itineraries, and interview logistics while serving as a key point of contact for candidates.
• Collaborate with physician leaders, operational leaders, and community partners to support recruitment efforts.
• Assist with recruitment marketing initiatives, sourcing campaigns, events, and special projects.
• Ensure every candidate interaction reflects Sanford Health's commitment to excellence and hospitality.

We're Looking for Someone Who Is
• Passionate about building relationships and creating exceptional experiences.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong communicator who enjoys interacting with physicians, executives, and healthcare leaders.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to anticipate needs before they arise.
• Comfortable working independently while thriving as part of a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Adaptable and excited by a role that offers variety from week to week.

Why Join Our Team?
• Make a direct impact on healthcare by helping recruit physicians and APPs who care for patients across Wisconsin.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment that offers autonomy while maintaining meaningful in-person collaboration.
• Join a supportive, innovative recruitment team that values continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Gain exposure to physician leadership across dozens of medical specialties.
• Build a rewarding career with a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving the health of the communities we serve.

Summary

The Associate Physician Recruiter works closely with Physician & APP candidates along with leadership before, during and following the interview process. This individual participates in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with Physicians & APPs, clinic leadership, and contacts in the community to support recruitment efforts throughout the system.

Job Description

Establishes and maintains consistent contact and relationships with candidates to ensure an outstanding recruitment experience. Assists with creating a full community profile and adds depth to the practice opportunity descriptions based on their local interactions with the departments/service lines to attract and educate candidates. Collaborate with the recruiter to present appealing practice opportunities to candidates and represent the organization and surrounding communities to promote the system to candidates and their families. Develops and manages the candidate's site visit, including dates, itinerary, airline reservations, lodging, transportation, activities for candidate's significant other and/or children to ensure excellent interview experiences. Customizes the schedule to meet the needs of the candidate and those of the candidate's family. Triages visit by personally providing tours, occasionally attending social functions, picking up/coordinating transportation to ensure an outstanding experience for the candidate. Conducts candidate interviews, ensuring excellent experiences for both the candidate, their family, and leadership. Creates a recruitment experience designed to establish the organization as an employer choice and location as community of choice. Coordinates follow-up activity for the candidate to establish the system as the employer of choice. Works to determine ongoing candidate interest and fit for opportunity. Provides updates to the appropriate stakeholders regarding the status of each candidate and post-visit survey results. Maintains and updates the applicant tracking software to ensure accuracy. Communicates professionally and effectively with candidates and leaders to plan and execute site visits.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required. In lieu of education, leadership may accept four years of applicable experience. Area of focus in Healthcare, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Communications, Public Relations or related field preferred.

One year of relevant experience preferred.

Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR) Physician/Provider Recruitment Professional (CPRP) certification preferred. Must possess a valid driver's license. Must maintain a good driving record.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.