Sentara Healthcare

Physician and APP Recruiter Specialist

Sentara Healthcare$80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; preferred in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related fields.
  • Minimum of four years' experience in recruitment, particularly in healthcare or physician roles.
  • Proven ability to manage full-cycle recruitment processes.
  • Experience sourcing high-volume or difficult-to-fill positions is preferred.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with healthcare professionals and recruitment partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the full-cycle recruitment for physicians and APPs in high-volume specialties.
  • Develop strategic recruitment plans in collaboration with operational and physician leaders.
  • Establish and maintain candidate pipelines and relationships with educational programs.
  • Represent Sentara at recruitment events, showcasing the organization to potential candidates.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory recruitment policies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement.
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave, plus paid parental and caregiver leave.
  • Emergency backup care services available.
  • 401k/403B retirement plan with employer match.
  • Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and student debt pay-down options.
  • Life insurance and long-term/short-term disability plans.
  • Pet insurance and legal resource plans provided.
Full Job Description

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 if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

About Sentara Healthcare

Sentara Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare system that operates hospitals, outpatient care centers, imaging centers, and other healthcare facilities in Virginia and North Carolina. The system provides a range of medical services, including cancer care, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health. Sentara Healthcare also offers health plans and wellness programs. The system is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
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