Kaweah Delta
Company Profile:
Kaweah Delta was founded in 1963 as a district hospital. Now we are the largest hospital in Tulare and Kings Counties and a certified level III Trauma Center. We work with more than 4,400 medical professionals. Our eight-campuses contains over 581 beds. As the only local hospital in Visalia, we offer comprehensive health services including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery, cancer treatment, mental health services, orthopedic surgery, a renowned NICU and pediatric center, and more. We have six ACGME accredited residency programs; Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Anesthesia, Psychiatry and Transitional Year.
Challenges:
- Finding physicians who have a desire and passion to work in underserved communities
- Recruiting to a variety of practice settings, including independent contractor
- Recruiting a variety of specialties (including dermatology, ENT, GI, rheumatology, palliative medicine, OB, as well as for PCP's, hospitalists, and more)
- Tracking candidates and remembering all of the details so the process runs smoothly, and nothing falls through the cracks
Solutions
- Lea and her team utilize PracticeMatch to the fullest extent; they rely on our physician databases for sourcing, utilize our ATS (applicant tracking system), custom milestones, and customized reporting for leadership
- Utilizing opportunity match and featured practicing physician emails
- Running searches in our Pinpoint database for candidates that enjoy golfing and skiing to hone in on interests in her communication strategy
Results
- We successfully placed 2 hospitalists who started in 2018.
- We have had 2 specialists visit this summer and several others in the pipeline now.
Feedback
While we have many tools in our recruitment toolbox, PracticeMatch is our number one sourcing tool and tracking system for physicians. Plus, the customer support and partnership that we continue to receive from our CAM, Nicole Stefanik, and her team is unlike most other services that we receive!
Sarah Bohde Physician Recruiter Visalia, CA
Brittany Taylor Sr. Physician Recruiter Visalia, CA
