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Recruited physicians seek hospitalist support as a benefit

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, June 7, 2010

Medical groups cite hospitalist support as an important recruitment strategy, after financial incentives, according to the 2009 Physician Retention Survey, Supplement Edition, co-sponsored by physician search firm Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association.

The survey data indicated that no matter what stage of their careers they are in, physicians prefer to work at institutions that have hospitalist programs, particularly because hospitalist programs reduce emergency call.

The survey data included 73 responses from medical groups that represented nearly 12,500 employed physicians. Respondents cited using hospitalist support as a recruitment strategy for attracting the following types of physicians:

• Early career: 41%
• Mid-career: 43%
• Late career: 38%

Medical groups also leverage other recruitment strategies. Physicians early in their careers tend to look for security through guaranteed compensation, loan repayment, and availability of advanced technology, according to the survey.

By mid-career, physicians tend to seek opportunities for expanding their compensation, partnerships, and even leadership. Mid-career physicians prefer compensation opportunities associated with leadership roles.

Physicians in the later stages of their careers seek flexibility as they tend to wind down their hours and take less call, J. Gregory Stovall, MD, senior vice president of medical affairs and director of organization development Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, said in an interview with HealthLeadersMedia.

“Early career physicians are looking for a place where there is a hospitalist program that allows them flexibility, the hours, and the workload. That was a consistent theme in all stages of career,” Stovall said.

You can read more about recruiting physicians on HealthLeaders Media.

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