How to Bring a Physician to Your Hospital

     A hospital recruiter’s toughest job is to bring physicians into the community. I have found the oldest rule in the book applies: People work with people they like. Doctors are no different. Yes they are enticed by the latest technology, good schools, and attractive locations but what ultimately seals the deal is the recruiter working with them. Just think about when you are trying to choose between competitors. Would you...

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NEWSFLASH FOR HOSPITALS: Physicians are Interviewing YOU-Not the Other Way Around (Part 2)

     In our last post, we discussed how it is a buyer’s market for physicians, and it is in the hospital’s best interest to respond accordingly by making recruitment an easier process. This starts with Fidelis Partners, where we take great pride in representing our clients in the most professional and most polite way possible. Our behavior reflects our clients’ recruitment goals, and we take that role very seriously. Once a...

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NEWSFLASH FOR HOSPITALS: Physicians are Interviewing YOU-Not the Other Way Around (Part 1)

     This may come as a surprise to many healthcare organizations, but in the land of physician recruitment, most often it is the physician candidate in the driver’s seat, NOT the hospital. This is a very subtle shift in physician attitudes towards hospitals, but it is a mind shift nonetheless. It has slowly crept up over the past decade, and now it is being exercised in full force, and I see it happen on a daily basis. Everyone knows there is a physician shortage, but how are hospitals responding to the shortage?     ...

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