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SIANAPR2019USPhysicianRecruitmentIndustryTrendsSurveyExecutiveSummary
February20,2019|AmyChang,HealthcareAnalyst|[email protected]
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KeyFindings
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• Inaggregate,thephysicianrecruitmentfirmsreported17%revenuegrowthin2018.Retainedfirmsreported12%revenuegrowthandcontingencyfirmsreported32%revenuegrowthduring2018.
• Acrossrespondents,themixof2018physicianplacementswashighestinprimarycare,followedbyinternalmedicinesub-specialtiesandhospitalists.
• Thetopthreefactorscitedthatdrovesuccessinsecuringplacementswererelatedtopositiveclienttrends,candidatemarketingandprocessimprovements.
• Surveyrespondentsreportedthat51%ofphysicianplacementsweremadeintohospitalsettings,followedby27%placedintoprivatepractice.Theremainingphysicianplacementsweremadeintofederalqualifiedhealthcenters,contractmanagementgroups,academicandothersettings.
• Acrossallrecruitmentorganizations,jobboardsandemailcampaignswerecitedasthemostfrequentlyusedleadsources,followedbycompanywebsite,referrals,coldcallsandtextmessaging.
Staffing Industry Analysts designed a benchmarking survey in conjunction with the National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR). NAPR members and other NAPR contacts were invited to participate.
Results are based on the information collected for the 2018 calendar year specific to the US physician search businesses. The 24 survey respondents represented 29% facility (in-house) recruiters, 33% retained firms (or hybrid model) and 38% contingency firms. The 17 responding recruitment firms represented $60 million in search revenue in 2018.
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PhysicianPlacementTrends
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• Inaggregate,retainedfirmsreported12%revenuegrowthandcontingencyfirmsreported32%revenuegrowthduring2018.
• Asindicatedbytherangebetweenthe25th and75th percentile,growthvariedgreatlywithsomerespondentsexperiencingdouble-digitgrowthandothersexperiencingsingle-digitcontraction.
Physicianrecruitmentrevenuegrowth
12%
-8%
19%
38%32%
-2%
3%
36%
2018RevenueGrowth
Retained Contingency
Aggregate Median 75th
25th
Inaggregate,physicianrecruitmentfirmsreported17%revenuegrowthin2018.
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• Themostfrequentlycitedclientsuccessfactormentionedwasclientretention&loyalty, followedbydemandgrowthinbothnewandexistingclients.Otherclientsuccessfactorsincludedimprovedclientresponsivenessandcommunications.
• Withinthecandidatemarketingsuccessfactors,candidatesourcingtoolsandefficiency,includingjobboardsandsocialmedia,werecitedmostfrequently,followedbycandidatereferrals fromphysiciansandemployees.
• Theprocessimprovementareasmentionedvariedwidelyandincludedmentionsofbetterrecruitmentandcandidatematchingprocesses, customerservice andcustomerrelationshipmanagementtechnology.
Topfactorsdrivingsuccessinsecuringplacements
In2018,whattop3factorsdroveyoursuccessinsecuringplacements?
Thetopthreesuccessfactorswererelatedtoclienttrends,candidatemarketingandprocessimprovements.
TopSuccessFactors
Clientretention,demand&responsiveness
Candidatemarketing
Processimprovements
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• Respondentswereaskedtolistthetopthreefactorsthatimpededsuccessinsecuringplacements.Thetopfourchallengeswererelatedtoclients,lowcandidatesalaries,shortageofcandidatesandundesirablejoblocations.
• Uncompetitivecandidatesalariesandpayrates werechallengingtosecuringplacements,especiallygiventhecandidateshortage experiencedinthemarket.
• Placementsweremorechallenginginjoblocations thatwerelessdesirableorrural.
Topchallengespreventingsuccessinsecuringplacements
In2018,whattop3factorspreventedyoursuccessinsecuringplacements?
Thetopfactorsthatimpededsuccesswerechallengesassociatedwithclients,candidatesandgeography.
TopChallenges
Challengeswithclients/facilities
Candidatesalaries-notcompetitive
Candidateshortage
Geography-joblocationnotdesirable
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Physicianplacementsbyspecialty
Acrossallrespondents,themixofphysicianplacementswasreportedtobehighestinprimarycare(35%),followedbyinternalmedicinesub-specialties(22%)andhospitalists(12%).
Pleaseprovide2018physicianplacementdatabyspecialty:
Specialty Facilities Retained Contingent All
%Primarycare 47% 34% 23% 35%
%Emergencymedicine 0% 1% 0% 0%
%Internalmedicinesub-specialties 11% 22% 33% 22%
%Hospitalists 24% 3% 7% 12%
%Surgery 3% 8% 6% 5%
%Anesthesiology 2% 1% 0% 1%
%Psychiatry 5% 1% 3% 3%
%Other 8% 31% 28% 22%
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Recruitmentactivities
Facilitiesreportedthehighestplacements-to-activemonthlysearchesratio(99%),followedbyretainedfirms(65%)andcontingencyfirms(7%).
Pleaseprovidephysicianrecruitmentoperationaldata:
Metric Facilities Retained Contingency All
Newclients 13 63 142 75
Newactivesearches 11 66 1550 486
Activemonthlysearches 12 125 1099 448
Candidatessubmitted 93 985 3780 1439
Onsiteinterviews 27 296 776 337
Placements 12 82 80 61
Placements-to-monthlysearchesratio 99% 65% 7% 14%
Placements-to-candidatesratio 13% 8% 2% 4%
Placements-to-interviewsratio 45% 28% 10% 18%
Interviews-to-candidatesratio 29% 30% 21% 23%
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• Lessthanaquarterofplacementsweremadeintofederalqualifiedhealthcenters,contractmanagementgroups,academicandothersettings.
Physicianplacementsbyemploymentsetting
Fedqualifiedhealthcenter
8%
Hospitalemployed
51%
Privatepractice27%
Intowhichemploymentstructureswerephysiciansplacedin2018?
Other8%
Contractmanagementgroup5%Academic2%
Acrossallrespondents,51%ofphysicianplacementsweremadeintohospitalsettings,followedby27%placedintoprivatepractice.
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• In2014,alowerpercentageofphysiciansplacedwereUScitizens(78%byfacilities,74%bycontingencyfirms,71%byretainedfirms).
• Thepercentageofphysicianplacementswithnon-UScitizenimmigrationstatushasdeclinedto11%acrossallrespondentsin2018.
Physicianplacementsbyimmigrationstatus
USCitizen89%
J-15%
Whatwastheimmigrationstatusofthephysicianplacementsin2018?
H-1B2%Greencard4%
89%ofphysiciansplacedin2018wereUScitizens.
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• Nearlyhalfofphysiciansrecruitedbycontingencyfirmswererecruitedfromin-trainingresidencyorfellowship.
• Facilitiesandretainedfirmsweremorelikelytorecruitphysicianswhowerealreadyinpractice.
Physicianplacementsbysettingrecruited
Ofthephysiciansplacedin2018,fromwhichsettingsweretheyrecruited?
Facilitiesandretainedfirmsreportedthatabouttwo-thirdsofphysiciansplacedwerealreadyinpractice,comparedwithcontingencyfirmsreportingabouthalfofphysiciansplacedalreadyinpractice.
Organization InTraining InPractice
Facilities 33% 67%
Retained 37% 63%
Contingency 49% 52%
Total 39% 61%
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Physicianplacementspercentageofrelocations
Samemetroarea
43%Relocation57%
Relocation85%
Samemetroarea
15%
Relocation76%
Samemetroarea
24%
Facilities Retained Contingency
Retainedandcontingencyfirmsreportedhandlingahigherpercentageofphysicianplacementsinvolvingrelocationcomparedwithfacilities.Searchfirmsoftenhandlesearchesfordifficulttorecruitspecialtiesand/orremotegeographies.
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PhysicianCandidateMarketing
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Physiciancandidateleadsourceusage:allorganizations
Companywebsite
Referrals
Jobboards
Coldcalls
Socialmedia
Conferences
42%
21%
46%
17%
17%
21%
42%
33%
21%
28%
50%
38%
8%
29%
46%
42%
38%
Nousage Someuse Regularuse Heavyuse/keystrategy
Emailcampaign
Textmessaging
Directmail
Journaladvertising
Outsourcedcallcenter
33% 30%
33%
46%
12% 29%38%
12%
29%42%
100%
21%
33%
29%
17%
12%
8%
4%
8%
4%
17%
4%
Acrossallrecruitmentorganizations,jobboards,emailcampaigns,companywebsite,referralsandcoldcallswerereportedasusedmostfrequently.
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Physiciancandidatesjournaladvertisingfeatureusage:allorganizations
Career&eventssection
Preferredadplacement
Jobboards
Websitebanners
Emailcampaignstojournalaudience
100%
64%
57%
30%50%
17%
Nousage Someuse Regularuse Heavyuse/keystrategy
Specialtye-newsletters
Journale-newsletters
E-tableofcontents
17%
33%70%
30% 30%
66%
74% 22%
30%
30% 9%
23% 17%
74%
4%
4%
4%13% 9%
4%
Withinjournaladvertisingfeatures,jobboards,career&eventssections,specialtyandjournale-newslettersandpreferredadplacementswerereportedasusedmostoftenbyallorganizations.
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Jobpostingplacementinconnectionwithprofessionalcontent
Over70%oforganizationsrespondedthatitisextremelyimportantorimportantforjobpostingsofhighlyspecializedpositionstobeplacedinconnectionwithreputableprofessional-societyorpeer-reviewedcontent.
Whenrecruitingforhighlyspecializedpositions,howimportantisitforyourjobpostingstobeplacedinconnectionwithreputableprofessional-societyorpeer-reviewedcontent?
Rating Facilities Retained Contingency All
Extremelyimportant 29% 50% 25% 35%
Important 57% 25% 25% 35%
Somewhatimportant 14% 25% 25% 22%
Notimportant 0% 0% 25% 8%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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RecruitmentOrganizationTrends
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Whichoccupationsareyourorganizationresponsibleforrecruiting?
Occupationscoveredacrossallrecruitmentorganizations
21%
46%
21%
25%
88%
100%
Executives/leaders- non-clinical
Executives/leaders- clinical
Alliedhealth
Nurses
Advancedpractice
Physicians
Physicianrecruitmentorganizationsrecruitacrossabroaderspectrumofoccupationsthanjustphysicians.
Manyalsorecruitadvancepracticeclinicians(i.e.,nursepractitioners,physicianassistants,etc.)andnearlyhalfalsorecruitclinicalleaders.
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Recruitmentorganizationsmaychoosetoalignbyclient,specialtyorgeographyinordertoserveclientsandcliniciansina focusedmanner,ortoleverageinternalknowledgeacrossspecialtiesandgeographies.
Surveyresponsesshowedretainedfirmswerealignedmostoftenbyclient(38%),followedbygeography(25%)andspecialty(13%).Contingencyfirmswerealignedmostfrequentlybyspecialty(45%),followedbyclient(22%).29%offacilitieswerealignedbyspecialty.
Accordingtosurveyresponses,therewasnoparticularalignmentreportedin71%ofin-housefacilities,25%ofretainedfirmsand33%ofcontingencyfirms.
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Recruitmentorganizationalignment
Howphysicianrecruitmentorganizationschoosetoalignvarieswidely.
Howisyourrecruitmentdepartmentorganized?
Alignment Facilities Retained Contingency All
Notniched 71% 25% 33% 42%
Byspecialty 29% 12% 45% 29%
Byclient 0% 38% 22% 21%
Bygeography 0% 25% 0% 8%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Nearlytwothirdsofretainedfirmsreportedhavingsplitresponsibilitiesbetweenclientmarketingandrecruitment.Incontrast,overthreequartersofcontingencyfirmsreportedthetwofunctionsbeingcombined.
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Recruitmentandclientmarketingresponsibilities
Retained Contingency
SplitResponsibilities
63%
Combined37%
Combined78%
SplitResponsibilities
22%
Areyourrecruitment&clientmarketingresponsibilitiessplit?
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RecruiterTrends
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Averagerecruiterheadcountandturnover
Acrossallrespondentorganizations,averageheadcountremainedsteadywhiletheaverageturnoverrateincreasedto32%,upfrom26%theprioryear.
2018 2017
Recruiterheadcount-yearend 6.5 6.6
Terminations(voluntary&involuntary) 2.1 1.7
Turnoverrate 32% 26%
DescriptionAll
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Recruitercompensationstructures
Basepluscommission/
bonus57%
Baseonly43%
Basepluscommission/bonus
74%
Baseonly13%
Other13%
Commissiononly44%
Basepluscommission/
bonus44%
Baseonly12%
Facilities Retained Contingency
Themostpopularrecruitercompensationstructuresreportedwerebasepluscommission/bonusplans.44%ofcontingencyfirmsreportedhavingcommission-onlyrecruiters.The‘Other’categoryrepresentedownersearningprofitdistributions.
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Desiredexperienceinrecruiters:allorganizations
Towhatdegreearethefollowingimportantwhenhiringrecruiters?
Notrequiredoressential
Helpful,butnotrequired
65%
Essentialrequirement
26%Essential
requirement35%
Essentialrequirement
22%
Helpful,butnotrequired
78%
Previousexperienceinhealthcare Previousexperienceinrecruitment Previousexperienceinsales
Helpful,butnotrequired
57%
Acrossallorganizations,previousexperienceinhealthcare,recruitmentand/orsaleswasreportedasbeingconsideredhelpful,butnotnecessarilyanessentialrequirement.
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Desiredexperienceinrecruiters:allorganizations(continued)
Towhatdegreearethefollowingimportantwhenhiringrecruiters?
Notrequiredoressential
26%
Helpful,butnotrequired
65%Essential
requirement96%
Essentialrequirement
35%
Essentialrequirement
22%
Helpful,butnotrequired
39%
Fitwithorganization’sculture Willingtoworkinphysicalofficelocation
Helpful,butnotrequired4%
Acrossallorganizations,culturalfitwasreportedtobeanessentialrequirementwhenhiringrecruiters.Onlyone-thirdreportedthatwillingnesstoworkinaphysicalofficelocationwasanessentialrequirement.
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Leadsourcesusedtohirephysicianrecruiters:allorganizations
Companywebsite
Employeereferrals
Jobboards
Othersocialmedia
Searchfirms 46% 25%
38%
29%
25%
21%
34% 50%
33%
8%
20% 13%
21%
20%
17%
42%
33%
Nousage Someuse Regularuse Heavyuse/keystrategy
8%
29%
17%
4%
38% 4%
25%
Acrossallrecruitmentorganizations,employeereferrals,LinkedIn,jobboards,andcompanywebsitewerereportedasmostfrequentlyusedinhiringphysicianrecruiters
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