Job Description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare — Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don’t just offer jobs — we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named to Becker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare — three years running.
• Consistently ranked among SIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in America.
• Honored with Modern Healthcare’s Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
• Proud holder of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Job Summary

The Locums Physician Recruiter is a sales-driven recruiting professional responsible for sourcing, closing, and placing physicians into temporary locum tenens assignments nationwide. This role operates in a high-volume agency environment and is ideal for individuals who thrive in performance-based, KPI-driven roles with clear expectations tied to activity, placements, and revenue impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, qualify, and close locum tenens physicians across multiple specialties to meet urgent and ongoing client coverage needs
• Own full-cycle locums recruiting with a sales execution mindset, from outbound sourcing through placement
• Consistently meet or exceed individual KPIs and productivity metrics, including calls, submittals, interviews, and placements
• Proactively source physicians using Boolean search techniques, ATS/CRM tools, referrals, and outbound sales-style outreach
• Effectively sell locums opportunities to physicians by aligning assignment details with availability, pay expectations, and lifestyle preferences
• Build and maintain a strong physician pipeline to support repeat placements and long-term revenue generation
• Partner closely with account managers, credentialing, licensing, and travel teams to ensure fast, efficient placements
• Accurately track activity, pipeline health, and conversion metrics in ATS/CRM systems
• Navigate physician objections related to schedule, location, compensation, and competing opportunities
• Operate with urgency and discipline in a metrics-based, quota-driven environment

Sales and Performance Expectations:

• Driven by measurable KPIs including:
  • Daily and weekly activity such as calls, outreach, and submissions
  • Interview-to-placement conversion rates
  • Assignment fill rate and physician redeployments
• Ability to manage a full desk with multiple active physicians and assignments
• Strong time management and prioritization in a fast-paced production environment

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of agency recruiting or sales experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success in quota-based or performance-driven roles
• Strong closing skills with the ability to influence physician decision-making
• Experience managing high-volume requisitions and competing priorities
• Comfort with outbound calling and consultative selling
• Working knowledge of locum tenens workflows, credentialing timelines, and compliance requirements
• Strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively use technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, support decision-making, and enhance business outcomes while adhering to company policies and responsible AI practices.

Preferred Experience:

• Prior locums tenens agency experience
• Healthcare staffing, physician staffing, or adjacent B2B sales background
• Familiarity with physician licensure, credentialing processes, and time-sensitive coverage needs

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary plus commission or incentive structure
• Clear KPIs, transparent performance metrics, and uncapped earning potential
• High-energy, performance-oriented culture with strong operational support
• Growth opportunities for top performers within agency recruiting

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

$19.50 - $24.25

Our Core Values

● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.

This position may include additional compensation such as bonus or commission.  Please ask your recruiter for more information.