Physician and APP Recruiter Specialist

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview: Physician and APP Recruiter Overview The Physician and APP Recruiter is responsible for full-cycle recruitment of physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) across Sentara Health. This position serves as a strategic recruitment partner to operational and physician leaders, supporting workforce planning and executing innovative sourcing strategies to attract top clinical talent. Primary recruitment responsibilities will focus on high-volume and difficult-to-fill specialties, including Anesthesiology or Primary Care (Family Medicine/Internal Medicine) , while providing recruitment support across additional specialties and markets based on organizational priorities and business needs. The Physician and APP Recruiter manages the recruitment lifecycle from requisition intake through candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, negotiations, and onboarding transition. This role develops and maintains strong candidate pipelines, builds relationships with residency and fellowship programs, professional organizations, and passive candidates, and represents Sentara at recruitment events and conferences. The recruiter partners closely with physician leadership, operations, credentialing, compensation, immigration, and onboarding teams to deliver an exceptional candidate experience while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and recruitment best practices. Success in this role requires exceptional relationship-building, strategic sourcing expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple high-priority searches in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Hybrid Schedule: Virginia Beach, Virginia Education Bachelor’s Degree (Required) Business Administration, Human Resources, Healthcare Administration, Communications, Marketing, or related field (Preferred) or Bachelor’s Degree plus four (4) years of relevant recruitment, healthcare, sales, business development, or talent acquisition experience may be accepted in lieu of directly related experience. Certification/Licensure Preferred: AIRS, SHRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, AAPPR, or other professional recruiting certification. Experience Minimum of four (4) years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, physician recruitment, healthcare recruitment, executive search, sales, business development, or related field. Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and candidate relationship management. Experience recruiting for difficult-to-fill, high-volume, or highly specialized positions; physician or advanced practice provider recruitment preferred. Demonstrated success building relationships with physicians, hiring leaders, operational stakeholders, and external recruitment partners while providing exceptional customer service. Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (Workday preferred), CRM tools, sourcing platforms, and recruitment marketing strategies to build candidate pipelines and achieve hiring goals. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career Medical, Dental, Vision plans Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 Paid Time Off and Sick Leave Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave Emergency Backup Care Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans Life Insurance 401k/403B with Employer Match Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development Pet Insurance Legal Resources Plan Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met. Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sentara Health