Job Description

Join a dynamic organization driven by our passion for healthcare. UHS is seeking talented individuals who are eager to contribute their expertise and pursue rewarding careers. As a leader in acute care and behavioral health, UHS provides high-quality care to over 3 million patients annually, across our national network of facilities.

The UHS Acute Physician Recruitment Department is seeking a dedicated and proactive Physician Recruiter to support our facilities in identifying and recruiting top physician talent. In this role, you will manage the full-cycle physician recruitment process, from sourcing qualified candidates to coordinating communications with hospitals and candidates through to successful placement.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Identify candidates using UHS-provided internal and external resources
• Maintain regular communication with facility CEOs or designated recruitment staff to obtain relevant information and receive guidance on assignments
• Initiate and manage the full-cycle physician recruitment process for assigned hospitals
• Manage job postings promptly on physician-specific internet job sites used by the department
• Accurately and timely record all recruitment activities in the departmental database and shared drive documents
• Develop and execute sourcing projects such as direct mail, internet campaigns, and calling initiatives as needed
• Support miscellaneous recruitment-related tasks including industry research on physician recruitment trends, compensation data, physician demographics, and visa sponsorship eligibility
• Coordinate interactions with external vendors and service representatives, including staffing firms, advertising agents, and professional organizations
• Represent UHS at physician job fairs, specialty education conferences, and residency program presentations as assigned

Bachelor's degree with 3 - 5 years' experience with health system or company level Physician recruitment experience.

• Skilled in managing candidate and client contact databases efficiently

• Proficient with internet job boards including posting, updating, and revising job listings

• Experienced in using Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced mail merge capabilities

• Extensive experience sourcing qualified candidates via multiple channels: internet job boards, cold and warm lead calls, targeted direct mail campaigns, and email blasts

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, emphasizing accuracy and clarity in all correspondence

• Willingness to travel occasionally to events such as job fairs and physician conferences

This opportunity provides a rewarding career, challenging and rewarding work environment as well as growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries, including competitive compensation, excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan, and 401k with company match.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or 1-800-852-3449.

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