About ACHCR

ACHCR was formed in June 2008.  It is the sister site of NCHCR which was formed for physician recruiting in March 2005.    Independent Healthcare recruiters need an exclusive Coalition effort to provide them with the resources larger corporations utilize.  By banding together ACHCR and NCHCR members represent a significant recruiting presence in the industry.  As a group, we share common strengths and long term relationships with both our clients and candidates.  This is daily evidenced through participation on our nationally advertised job boards, split rich networking environment, Contract/Locum placement service, co-op programs, and adherence to a high ethical business standard. 

ACHCR is promoting the fact that independent healthcare recruiters play a critical role in the candidate placement market (Full Time & Contract.)    In addition to historical activities of recruiters, the independent healthcare recruiter meets a need the In-House recruiter cannot. 

Experienced candidates elect to seek out new opportunities at predictable points in their careers.  They are busy in their careers and need someone who will confidentially find opportunities, discuss them with the candidate, and submit their resume on a facility-by-facility basis.  Newly trained candidates often align with our service once they realize we know how to find the opportunity they are looking for.   Both groups of candidates place themselves in a position one person removed from the In-house recruiter.  That person is the Independent Healthcare Recruiter.  We offer a service larger firms often fail to provide.

ACHCR and NCHCR maintain exclusive job boards.  Healthcare facilities are not allowed to post their jobs, but are allowed to see candidate/physician profiles (not CVs or resumes.)  If they see the profile of a candidate they are interested in, they must contact the independent recruiter who is representing the candidate.  A contingency contract will be initiated with the recruiter who profiled the candidate (not ACHCR) at the time an In-house recruiter finds a candidate they desire to review for the opportunity. 

Highlights of NCHCR which ACHCR members will similarly enjoy as this new coalition develops:

NCHCR currently has 3,500+ recruiter-profiled physicians/candidates.  This is not a down loaded database.  These are physicians a NCHCR member has profiled and is holding their CV. 

NCHCR currently has 6,500+ physician (permanent/locum) opportunities throughout the U.S.

NCHCR currently enjoys a national membership of about 72 recruiter firms, which represents over 200 recruiters in their employment. 

Recruiter profiled physician/candidate data base access for In-House recruiters who work with contingency or retained recruiters.

NCHCR adheres to an excellent standard of business practices.

NCHCR membership is revoked if there is an infraction in our ethics by a member (to date this has only occurred once.)

Nationally advertised job board, with recruiter login.  Match function for all jobs or physicians profiled. 

Co-op program with HealtheCareers.com

Co-op program with Hospitaljobsonline.com

Locum/contract placement program for all NCHCR members (Administration/Insurance)

Universal Co-Operative Placement Agreement for all NCHCR members. 

NCHCR boasts of highly skilled veteran recruiters who are actively involved in its decision-making processes for the good of all independent physician recruiters.

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