Sr. Physician Recruiter

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Physician Recruiter - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. The Senior Physician Recruiter serves as a strategic physician talent acquisition consultant, leading complex, high-impact recruitment efforts for pediatric subspecialists and women's services physicians across the health system. This role partners closely with physician leadership, operational leaders, and physician organization stakeholders to understand current and future workforce needs, design targeted recruitment strategies, and provide informed guidance and recommendations related to physician hiring decisions.


The Senior Physician Recruiter applies independent judgment, national market expertise, and data-driven insights to assess physician talent, manage long-cycle and highly specialized searches, and deliver a high-touch candidate and stakeholder experience. This role leverages recruiting technology, supports compliance with credentialing and regulatory requirements, and contributes to physician workforce planning initiatives that support organizational growth, clinical excellence, and long-term service line needs.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead physician recruitment strategies for pediatric subspecialties and women's health services
• Partner with physician leadership, department chairs, and healthcare executives on workforce planning
• Develop and execute long-cycle, high-impact physician hiring plans
• Provide physician workforce analytics, hiring insights, and market intelligence
• Monitor national physician recruitment trends and healthcare labor market dynamics
• Manage physician candidate pipelines using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and HRIS platforms
• Drive data-driven recruitment strategies to improve hiring outcomes and time-to-fill
• Track recruitment metrics, pipeline activity, and candidate engagement
• Ensure compliance with healthcare hiring
• Execute targeted physician sourcing strategies across competitive national markets
• Source candidates via medical conferences, physician networks, residency/fellowship programs, and specialty associations
• Build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill physician roles and future workforce needs
• Conduct physician candidate screening, assessment, and interview coordination
• Evaluate candidates based on clinical expertise, subspecialty training, academic background, and cultural fit
• Partner with physician leaders and hiring committees to support selection decisions
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience with consistent communication and engagement
• Manage offer negotiations and candidate decision-making processes
• Coordinate pre-employment requirements, including licensure, credentialing, and background checks
• Represent the organization at physician recruiting events, medical conferences, and industry forums
• Build relationships with prospective physicians and healthcare talent communities
• Evaluate recruitment event ROI and sourcing effectiveness
• Contribute to physician workforce planning and healthcare talent strategy initiatives
• Leverage recruitment analytics and labor market data to optimize hiring strategies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3 years of physician recruitment experience required
• Experience in a healthcare system, academic medical center, or physician organization preferred

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.


Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.