Locum Tenens Provider Recruiter

About the role

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

The Locum Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end management of Ochsner Health's centralized Locum Tenens program. This role leads to the administration of the Vendor Management System (VMS), serving as the primary point of contact for locum vendors, and ensures that hiring leaders across all departments are properly trained and supported.

The coordinator provides strategic oversight of the locum program by managing vendor relationships, workforce planning support, financial stewardship, VMS optimization, and executive reporting to ensure efficient and cost-effective provider staffing across the health system.

• In addition, this position will serve as a Project Manager for PSS Recruitment, supporting recruitment projects, process improvements, system implementations, reporting, and other strategic initiatives for the Professional Staff Services Recruitment team.
• This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
• Education
• Required - High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred - Bachelor's degree.

• Work Experience
• Required - 8 years of experience in full life cycle recruitment
• OR

4 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree.

Certifications

Preferred - Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to be self-directed and exercise good judgment in handling difficult situations.
• Ability to travel frequently by car, air, etc., attend local, regional, and national meetings and conferences, and travel throughout and between facilities.
• Ability to work variable hours, such as nights, evenings, weekends, holidays, extended shifts, etc.

Job Duties

• Develops and implements successful system-wide physician recruitment strategies for designated medical and surgical specialties/subspecialties in urban, suburban, and rural practices (including all company facilities and any practices that admit to company facilities).
• Pre-screens, qualifies, and compiles background information on physician candidates, sourced nationally and internationally.
• Makes hiring recommendations to regional medical directors and owners/partners of private practices.
• Maintains verbal/direct contact with candidates or leads.
• Communicates regularly across the system with hiring managers.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Additional information

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.

Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as a part of their employments, incumbents are not called up to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

There is no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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