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Thursday, March 24, 2016

4 Reasons To Hire A Professional Medical Recruiting Firm

Many hospitals hire in-house recruiters to help them find and recruit new talent for their facilities, but more and more people are beginning to realize that in-house recruiters face several limitations. In many cases, hiring a professional recruiting company to assist with your recruiting efforts is incredibly advantageous. Here are a few reasons why:

1. You Can Reach More Candidates
Where do you go to find the best candidates? As professional recruiters, we eat, breathe, and sleep recruiting, which means that we know the best places to find prospective candidates and how to reach them. We maximize alumni associations, job boards, print advertisements, cold calls, social media, and applicant databases to actively seek out the best candidates available. We also screen each candidate before presenting them to you, ensuring that you only spend your time interviewing those with the most potential.

2. You'll Save Money
Most people believe that hiring stand-alone recruiting firms are much more expensive than keeping in-house recruiters on staff, but this may not actually be true. In order to keep recruiters on staff, you have to pay their salaries and benefits in addition to the cost of advertising open positions and interviewing potential candidates. At The Hire Connection, LLC, we offer an all-inclusive recruitment package where, for a flat fee, you can enjoy access to our expertise, marketing materials, and everything else you need to fill your open opportunity.

3. You'll Get Help Putting An Offer Together
Hiring trends are always evolving, especially in the medical community, and what was considered a rare perk yesterday may be expected now. Signing bonuses are an excellent example; they used to be an unusual incentive served as icing on the cake, but physicians today have come to expect them and may look elsewhere for employment if your position does not offer one. As full-time physician recruiting experts, we stay up-to-date on all the new hiring trends and can help you construct an offer that will attract today's top candidates.

4. You'll Get An Honest, Unbiased Look At Your Hiring Situation
In order to hire excellent team members, you have to know what your strengths and weaknesses are. Because they are so closely involved, in-house recruiters sometimes have difficulty getting a realistic, unbiased look at their company's situation. As experienced medical recruiters, we know how to identify and accentuate each hospital's strengths. We can also help account for the weaknesses and identify how to work around them. Our clients agree that this outside perspective is often incredibly helpful.

Contact The Hire Connection To Begin The Recruitment Process
The list of advantages offered by a medical recruiting company does not stop there. Hiring an outside recruiter also helps you fill positions more quickly, gives you a buffer in the negotiation process, and countless other advantages.

If you would like more information about how a professional recruiting firm may be able to help your company, visit our website at www.TheHireConnection.net or give us a call at (866) 661-4473. We look forward to talking to you!

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Friday, March 18, 2016

Family Practice Opportunity: FULL Benefits & EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE Salary

Don't miss this outstanding family practice opportunity!

$200,000 Forgivable Loan - Paid UP FRONT.

Extremely Competitive Salary and Full Benefits.

Be a Part of Our Brand New State of The Art Island Cottage Hospital

Have you reached the point in your life where you wake up asking yourself, is this it? Are you ready to take on a unique role and be a part of a once in a life time opportunity? Practice medicine as you envisioned; customize your practice. Join a world class partner in a community hospital setting. This is a not-for-profit hospital affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), caring for 15,000 full time residents and 60,000 seasonal visitors.

Extremely Competitive Salary and Full Benefits
$200,000 Forgivable Loan, Paid Up Front
Manageable Volumes Provide Ample Time for Patient Centered Care
Physicians Help Build, Create, Design, and Launch the Brand New Hospital
Seasoned, Tenured, Office Manager on Site to Assist with Administrative Duties
2014 Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth for Its Environmental Stewardship

Come Explore this Island Gem!

Practice medicine on a culturally vibrant, diverse island; offering art, book, film, and dance festivals. Enjoy the natural beauty of the cobblestoned streets, sandy dune packed beaches, blinking lighthouses and a charming pace of life that awaits you on this 50-square mile island. Nantucket stands as the prime example of how preservation can build character. You will find no chain establishments—only unique independent quaint shops. The respect and pride spread throughout this community is unparalleled. Come be a part our destination playground for everyone!

Swim, Sail, Surf or Load up Your Tackle for the Island’s Excellent Striper, Bluefish and Bonito Fishing
Great Elementary and High School Education System with Multiple Private Schools Available
Thriving Economy Built on Tourism—Keeps Draw Area Stable
Recognized as a National Historic District
Endless Bike Trails, Seaside Cottages, Old Whaling Captains’ Mansions; and Historic Harbor
Districts Accommodate Quaint Inns and Boutique Shops

At The Hire Connection, we visit each and every opportunity we represent and, as always, work at no cost to you! Call anytime for more details about this position and many more.

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Shrink Recruitment Costs With This One Simple Strategy

The cost of recruiting and training new employees takes up a significant portion of the budget in every healthcare facility. In order to provide quality service that keeps your patients coming back, you have to have outstanding healthcare providers on staff. Since having great employees is essential, it is easy to see why so much time and resources are dedicated to these important tasks.

Though they understand that these tasks require a great deal of investment, most hospital CEOs are (understandably) always looking for ways to make the processes more affordable. As an all-inclusive medical recruiting company, The Hire Connection has devised many strategies to help you keep costs down. This week, we are here to shed some light on a particularly useful way of keeping recruiting costs down.

Cut Recruiting Costs By RETAINING The Employees You Already Have

It may sound counter-intuitive, but one of the best ways to reduce recruiting costs is to retain the employees you already have. Think about it: your current physicians, nurses, and medical staff already understand your company's culture and values. You don't have to continually invest time training them, because they are already comfortable in their roles and they know what is expected of them.

Here are a few strategies you can use to retain the great employees you already have:

1. Pay Them Well
What is the primary (and, in many cases, only) reason people have jobs? People work so they can earn money to support their families and their lifestyles. Offering a competitive benefits package to your employees will make them more likely to stay with your company. Opportunities for growth, advancement, and accompanying salary increases, and bonuses are also important.

2. Show How Much You Appreciate Them
Money is an powerful motivating factor, but there is another equally important motivator: praise. Employees who are praised for their efforts (especially in a public setting) are more likely to continue to push themselves to perform well. Many employers make the mistake of only commenting on their employees' performance when they need to offer criticism, but this can severely hurt retention rates.

3. Encourage Employee Feedback

One of the best ways to improve your hospital's overall performance is to listen to the input provided by your physicians, your nurses, and your medical staff. These individuals are the ones walking the floors every day, the ones who know the ins and outs of your company's operating procedures, the ones who have an up close and personal opportunity to identify room for improvement. Employees who feel like their insights and opinions are appreciated and validated are more likely to stay with their facility.

4. Offer Training
Good employees are always looking for opportunities to grow and better themselves as workers and as individuals. Providing continuing education classes, industry related training, and even personal development opportunities can be a great way to improve employee satisfaction and make them more likely to stay.

5. Make Requirements And Expectations Clear
It may sound surprising, but one of the biggest reasons employees leave is because they felt like they did not know what was expected of them and their roles within the company. One way to improve retention is to make sure your employees clearly understand their responsibilities and their opportunities for increased earning potential.

6. Be Flexible
While some employers like to think that their employees are solely focused on their jobs, the truth remains that every physician, every nurse, and every other staff member has a life outside of their position. Weddings, funerals, sick children, doctor visits... there is an endless list of events that can pull people away from work for a day. Offering a flexible work schedule that accommodates these types of needs can be a great way to motivate your employees to stay.

7. Hire The Right People
Last but certainly not least, one of the best ways to improve your retention rates is to hire the right people. Finding individuals who will embrace their new roles and your company's culture is absolutely essential. If you hire the right people initially, people who wills stay with your facility for years to come, the amount of money you will have to spend recruiting and training future employees may be drastically reduced.

The Hire Connection, LLC can help you find the right physicians and nurses. Our all-inclusive pricing approach allows you to keep costs down and avoid surprise expenses as we find the best possible candidates for your position. Our goal is to introduce you to new partnerships that will be beneficial and fulfilling to both parties for many years. To learn more about our healthcare recruiting services and how we can help you, give us a call at (866) 661-4473 or visit our website.

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Outstanding Microvascular Surgery Opportunity

Start your new career and begin saving lives at this microvascular surgery opportunity.

$450 million expansion under way.

Call: 866.661.4473

Begin And End Your Career Here

This academic based medical center’s focus on care is unmatched in the region. The current staff is extremely talented and prides themselves on providing extraordinary care to every patient, every visit. The camaraderie and respect this staff shares, promotes an extremely enjoyable and lively work environment.

Microvascular Surgery Practice

Brand New $450 Million Expansion Under Way
Phenomenal Campus—Forward Thinking Research and Care, Adorned with Inspiring Sculpture and Art
Flourish–Mentored by Highly Regarded Chief of Plastic Surgery; A 25 Year Veteran of this Esteemed Position
Excellent Pay with Very Aggressive RVU Bonus Structure—Earn in the 75-90th Percentile
Competitive Retirement Package
Additional Compensation for Non-Clinical Contributions
Family Members Granted 50% Tuition Discount to State’s Most Prestigious University
Employer Pays Malpractice and Other Required Clinical Business Costs
Generous Annual CME Development Funds Available
Additional incentive for Meeting Organizational Measures Such as Documentation Goals, HCAHPS, and Press Ganey Goals

The Community

#1 Ranked Zoo in the World
Home of the College World Series
Two Division I College Basketball Programs
Spectacular Four Season Climate
Variety of Hip and Elegant Eateries and Taverns
Vibrant Visual and Performing Arts Scene
Award-Winning Schools and Universities
Shop, Dine and Sip in the Charming and Trendy, Old Market District

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

5 Core Personality Traits Of A Great Physician Recruiter

Medical recruiting is an entirely unique field, with challenges and triumphs unlike any other. Working with a professional medical recruiter can be a great way to lighten the load of your in-house recruiters and access the world's most promising candidates, but how do you know which medical recruiter to hire? In addition to asking about their experience, you can identify the best physician recruiters by evaluating their personality characteristics. Here is a quick look at some of the primary personality traits all good recruiters should possess.

1. High Emotional Intelligence
Physician job placement is all about relationships. In order to connect the right physicians and nurses to the right opportunities, recruiters must get to know both the hospitals they represent and every candidate they interview. It takes a great deal of emotional intelligence to recognize which individuals will be a good fit for which healthcare facilities. Good recruiters should be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of both companies and individuals so they can help forge new relationships that will last for years to come.

2. A Relentless Work Ethic
Recruiting is not a 9-5 job. Many prospective candidates are still holding current positions, which means they may not be able to conduct their job searches and/or interviews until after standard business hours. Medical recruiters often work around the clock to attract the best physicians and nurses. In order to achieve the results you need, you should find a recruiter who is willing to put in long hours (especially in the evenings and on weekends).

3. Strong Verbal Communication Skills
Recruiting requires a great deal of direct contact with prospective candidates. At The Hire Connection, we screen all candidates ahead of time so we can present only the ones with the highest potential for each opportunity. This screening process requires direct communication with the candidates. We rely on our good communication skills to draw the candidates out and determine whether or not they will be a good fit for the opportunity.

4. Excellent Writing Skills
Whether in print or online, many of the advertising tools recruiters use to promote open opportunities require written descriptions of the opportunities, the hospitals, the local communities, and the lifestyles the candidates could lead if they took the positions. These descriptions must be well-written in order to draw the candidates in and help them envision the potential each opportunity presents. For this reason, excellent writing skills are a must.

5. A Highly Competitive Instinct
As the physician shortage draws ever nearer, medical recruiting is becoming more and more competitive. The effects of the shortage are already being felt in many parts of the country, and are expected to increase drastically over the next decade (without any relief in sight). There are a lot of open opportunities all across the country, and not enough available physicians to go around. In order to find and recruit the best candidates during this shortage, recruiters must be highly competitive.

The Hire Connection Is Here To Meet All Your Medical Recruiting Needs
At our healthcare recruiting company, we hire only the best. Our team is compromised of outstanding individuals with great emotional intelligence, unbeatable work ethics, strong speaking and writing skills, and fiercely competitive natures that drive them to provide the best possible service to each and every one of our clients. If you are considering hiring a medical recruiting company, we hope you'll consider The Hire Connection LLC. Visit our website to learn more about how we may be able to help you, or give us a call at (866) 661-4473.

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Family Practice Opportunity With 4-Day Work Week!

Be A Part Of A New $80 Million Island Cottage Hospital!

$200,000 Five-Year Forgivable Loan - Paid Up Front

Four Day Work Week - Enjoy The Island Life With Three Day Weekends

You're going to LOVE this family practice opportunity.

The Practice

Have you reached the point in your life where you wake up asking yourself, is this it? Are you ready to take on a unique role and be a part of a once in a life time opportunity? Practice medicine as you envisioned; customize your practice. Join a world class partner in a community hospital setting. This is a not-for-profit hospital affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), caring for 15,000 full time residents and 60,000 seasonal visitors.

Extremely Competitive Salary and Full Benefits
$200,000 Five-Year Forgivable Loan, Paid Up Front
Low Patient Volume of 18 Patients Per Day, Ensures Astounding Medicine and Time with Each Patient
Four Day Work Week—Make Use of the Island Life with Three Day Weekends
2014 Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth for Its Environmental Stewardship

The Community - Come Explore This Island Gem!

Are you ready to practice medicine on a culturally vibrant, diverse island; offering art, book, film, and dance festivals. Enjoy the natural beauty of the cobblestone streets, sandy dune packed beaches, blinking lighthouses and a charming pace of life that awaits you on this 50-square mile island. Nantucket stands as the prime example of how preservation can build character. You will find no chain establishments—only unique independent quaint shops. The respect and pride spread throughout this community is unparalleled. Come be a part our destination playground for everyone!

Swim, Sail, Surf or Load up Your Tackle for Nantucket's Excellent Striper, Bluefish and Bonito Fishing
Great Elementary and High School Education System with Multiple Private Schools Available
Thriving Economy Built on Tourism—Keeps Draw Area Stable
Recognized as a National Historic District
Endless Bike Trails, Seaside Cottages, Old Whaling Captains' Mansions; and Historic Harbor Districts Accommodate Quaint Inns and Boutique Shops.

At The Hire Connection, we visit each and every opportunity we represent and, as always, work at no cost to you! Call anytime for more details about this position and many more.

The Hire Connection, Director of Recruiting

573-693-4414

Kira@thehireconnection.net

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