Physician, Executive Search, and Higher Education Recruitment

Jordan Search Consultants is a St. Louis-based healthcare, executive, and higher education search firm serving clients nationwide. Our executive search specialists and healthcare recruitment experts have almost a century of combined experience in the industry. We partner with client organizations throughout the U.S. to fill the following positions:

Physicians
Organizational Leadership
Healthcare Executives
Physician Leaders
Nursing Leadership
Higher Education Faculty and University Leadership
Advanced Practitioners

Jordan Search Consultants provides the best recruitment services to both clients and candidates by building dynamic and effective teams in a variety of settings. We achieve this through:

Integrity, professionalism, and persistence
A streamlined, strategic approach to recruitment
Customized recruitment solutions
Services that range from candidate sourcing to complete turnkey solutions

About You

Is your organization seeking access to top talent?
Does your organization want to enhance retention rates?
Is maximizing recruitment effectiveness a priority?
Do you seek candidates who fit your organization’s unique corporate culture?

Is your organization a:

Integrated Health System/Hospital?
Medical Group?
Academic Institution?
IPA, ACO, HMO, Health Plan?
Nonprofit (Hospice, FQHC, Community Health Center)?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in the right place. When you partner with Jordan Search Consultants, our expert consultants become a part of your recruitment team. And, our ability to customize recruitment solutions to fit your evolving staffing needs provides you with a distinct competitive advantage.

A Few Recent Placement Successes

Healthcare Providers

SIU School of Medicine
Psychiatrist
Endocrinologist
Springfield, IL

Sentara Medical Group
Orthopedic Surgeon
Harrisonburg, VA

Texas Tech University Health System
Neurologist
El Paso, TX

Executive

Infinity Hospice
Executive Director
Reno, NV

Absolute Care
Medical Director
Greenbelt, MD

Absolute Care
National Director of Behavioral Health
Baltimore, MD

Are your recruitment strategies working to drive revenue?

If not, we can help. Fill out the form to connect with us and receive a free recruitment assessment for your organization.

Or call us at 866-750-7231.

Jordan Search Consultants’ 2018 Year in Review

We’ve seen a lot of change and growth in 2018 – both in the healthcare community and within Jordan Search Consultants. As the year draws to a close, we’re looking back to reflect on the things we’ve learned about the current state of the healthcare industry, how it has affected recruiting, and to highlight all that we’ve been fortunate to contribute to the industry in 2018.

2018 Takeaways

In a continually evolving industry, it’s imperative to pay attention to the implications of the changes. Here are some of the takeaways from 2018:

More women than men entered med school this year, continuing a trend that first started in 2017. This will affect recruiting efforts and trends in coming years.
Telehealth continues to impact recruitment, and its usage has become more widespread than predicted. While telemedicine can help provide service from afar to isolated populations, as well as assist in patient care collaboration, frustrating tech experiences can negatively affect provider and patient satisfaction. Organizations must be proactive and strategic in their telehealth implementation in order to recruit and retain candidates.
Candidates have become more educated about compensation, and this means there is often fewer back-and-forth negotiations during the recruitment process. Organizations have become savvier too, and know they must evaluate their payment structures frequently to recruit and retain top talent.
The importance of possessing emotional intelligence (EQ) and leadership qualities continues to rise – not only for healthcare executives but also for those fresh out of training. Administering personality and leadership testing during the screening process is becoming more and more common.
As healthcare payment models continue to shift from traditional fee-for-service models toward value-based payments, organizations and providers will be called on to continue to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.

2018 Accomplishments

Jordan Search Consultants’ positive work in the healthcare industry is evident in the quality and rate of our placement success, the sought-after thought leadership of Kathy Jordan, our founder and CEO, and the growth of our team.

Successful Placements

Here are just a few highlights from the healthcare provider positions we’ve helped fill in the last year:

Psychiatrist at SIU School of Medicine in Illinois
Endocrinologist at SIU School of Medicine in Illinois
Orthopedic Surgeon at Sentara Medical Group in Virginia
Neurologist at Texas Tech University Health System in Texas

We’ve also placed candidates in executive positions throughout the country. Here are just a few examples:

Executive Director at Infinity Hospice in Nevada
Medical Director at Absolute Care in Maryland
National Director of Behavioral Health at Absolute Care in Maryland
Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Program Directors at Baptist Health in Little Rock, Arkansas

Thought Leadership

Kathy Jordan, Jordan Search Consultants’ CEO and founder, shared her recruiting expertise through speaking engagements and articles in multiple publications over the past year.

Kathy presented her insights and recommendations on personality testing in physician recruitment as a speaker at conferences across the nation, including:

2018 Annual ASPR Conference in Chicago
MGMA Louis Conference in Missouri
2018 New England Regional MGMA Conference in Maine

Kathy also appeared in numerous publications in 2018, including the following:

Team Building

The high level of work we do at Jordan Search Consultants has everything to do with the quality of our people. Over the past year, we expanded our roster with four new team members:

Laura Perry, Search Consultant
Galen Roberts, Search Consultant
Brandon Shockley, Client Development Consultant
Katy Clark, Recruitment Assistant

2018 is evidence that the old adage that “the only constant is change” holds true. Jordan Search Consultants is dedicated to monitoring and understanding the implications of change in the healthcare industry – and how it affects recruitment. If you need assistance finding the best candidate for your organization, we’re here to help. Give us a call at 866-750-7231 or email us.

Work-Life Balance: A New Approach

We’re all familiar with the term “work-life balance.” The desire to achieve this ideal is a popular topic – and ongoing quest – for millions of professionals, especially those in the healthcare industry. Many believe it’s impossible to achieve success in one arena without sacrificing something in the other. But perhaps we need to rethink the way we view this state of being, starting with the term itself.

Redefining Balance

The words “work-life balance” bring to mind distinct analogies. Perhaps we envision it as a see-saw that requires dividing our energy between two opposing platforms? Or a bank of daily activities that should be split evenly into different containers? By looking at “work” as one category and “life” as another, we create a distinct separation between the two. And as a result, this viewpoint can limit our ability to achieve holistic fulfillment. Rather than framing our pursuit for balance in a linear fashion, we can redefine the concept by thinking of it as a sphere, with us at the center. But how do we do that?

Multiply Your Well Being

The idea that life satisfaction affects job satisfaction and vice versa is not a new one. Countless studies on this subject have concluded that the two intermingle to inform our sense of overall well being. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has noted, “The reality is, if I am happy at home, I come into the office with tremendous energy. And if I am happy at work, I come home with tremendous energy.” This phenomenon underscores the impossibility of trying to confine our endeavors to separate corners. Instead, we can focus on giving our best to both our career and our personal life. This requires a mindset of embracing our job with sincerity and conviction and loving our home life with just as much enthusiasm. The result? Better overall well being.

Focus on Being Present

Those in the healthcare industry have an advantage when it comes to embracing their jobs with sincerity and conviction. One study found that over 90% of physicians identify their work as rewarding and believe it makes the world a better place. This mindset offers numerous benefits—being able to give 100% to both our work and our personal life depends on being completely present wherever we are. Rather than feeling guilty about not being at home, or feeling guilty about enjoying time off, we can choose to engage with the people around us fully, wherever we are. This includes our colleagues, coworkers, and patients at work, and our loved ones at home.

Cultivate Relationships

Being fully present and engaged with those around us, and deepening those relationships, takes effort. But investment in others begets deep bonds and feelings of closeness. The results of relational commitment will also extend to the projects and work we share with others. This is especially true for leaders, whose mindset and emotions set the tone for their teams. The conclusion of one wide-ranging study determined that “to be fully engaged, people need vision, meaning, purpose, and resonant relationships.”

Shall We Strive for Holistic Wellness?

While we may need to curate our list of responsibilities or the time we choose to devote to specific tasks, our personal and professional life experiences shouldn’t be considered opposite and unrelated entities. Instead, we can strive to maximize them both by being fully present and engaged, no matter what the activity is or who we’re with. This outlook can be the key to achieving a state of holistic wellness that benefits us as individuals, as well as the people around us. There is no balance, and there is no “work” and “life”; we all have one life that encompasses personal and professional responsibilities. It is up to us to live it to the fullest.

If your organization needs help recruiting providers who are committed to cultivating superior patient care and resonant relationships, contact Jordan Search Consultants at 866-750-7231 or email us. We understand the importance of building teams that are supportive and engaged, so that everyone – from providers to patients – benefit.

Recognizing the Hardworking Healthcare Industry This Season

Many Thanks from Jordan Search

During this season of thanksgiving, the Jordan Search Consultants team would like to send a message of thanks and appreciation to all those in the healthcare industry who strive every day to help others and improve the world around us. And we encourage you to do the same.

While it can be easy to dwell on the challenges of the current U.S. healthcare system, it is essential that we don’t take it for granted. It is important to remember that both recipients and providers of healthcare have been affected by the substantive changes that are occurring in the industry. New technology, regulations, and evolving patient needs and expectations have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare. Transitions aren’t easy, and many of these changes, such as navigating processes and EHRs, have proven wearisome for both patients and providers.

It is our hope that we’ll continue to strive towards a healthcare system that meets the needs of providers in the same way we work on behalf of patients. Appreciated providers translate to providers who stay long-term in positions. This means continuity of care for the population of patients they serve…and when that happens, everyone wins.

In addition to our gratitude for the tireless healthcare providers, we are grateful to be able to share in the ongoing quest to care for those around us. It’s an honor and a privilege to help connect providers to the communities who need it the most. Those who practice medicine in under-served areas provide a desperately needed—and deeply appreciated—service to their neighbors. Recruiting and placing providers in these communities is a profoundly important part of our mission at Jordan Search Consultants—and one of the ways we show our deep gratitude for providers and the industry.

Meet Our Team

Kathy Jordan

Founder and CEO
Kristin Koppen

Vice President of Executive Search
DJ Larson

Director of Client Development
Matt Jordan

Senior Search Consultant

Jordan Search Consultants provides superior professionalism and diplomacy in tackling difficult executive and physician searches. Knowing that you have experts working on your behalf in such a dynamic industry is very reassuring.

Les Jebson, Administrator, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

We are able to attract good people who in turn do good work that gets recognized. Jordan Search Consultants has been essential to this, and I believe we have a relationship that is built on more than business. JSC knows who we are and, because of that, we trust their judgement.

Kevin Dorsey, MD, Dean and Provost (2001-2015), Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Our mission is to build quality teams that have an impact on the communities they serve for our client organizations. We do this by providing professional, responsive and collaborative service to ensure the best possible recruitment outcomes.

Kathy Jordan, President, Jordan Search Consultants

After talking with several leading recruitment firms about growing our medical group by 50%, Jordan Search Consultants was the only one to truly listen, understand our unique needs, and develop an effective solution. Together, we were able to not only recruit 24 providers within 6 months, but also to significantly reduce our recruiting costs. Their ability to adjust staffing, specialty focus, and monthly pricing allowed us the flexibility we needed to meet our ever-changing needs. Having a reliable recruiting partner has allowed our health system to reach strategic goals far ahead of schedule.

William Kohut, Former Provider Recruitment Director, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA

After trying unsuccessfully with three other recruiting firms for several years to fill a specific practice position, Jordan Search Consultants was recommended to us. From the outset, it was clear that we had found a recruiter who could perform. Almost immediately we had not one, but two highly-qualified, viable candidates. JSC’s ability to represent us professionally and clearly define our opportunity to prospective candidates was a critical factor in the successful recruitment. I recommend Jordan Search Consultants to any organization looking for a reliable recruitment partner to assist them in maintaining a competitive edge.

Bradley Houser, Administrator, St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute, Tarpon Springs, FL

Our experience with Jordan Search Consultants has been very positive with A+ results. We have very specific, specialized positions and we needed to partner with a firm that not only understood the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry but also our unique business model. JSC has surpassed our expectations and met the challenge to identify quality candidates that matched our specified criteria. Meeting our strategic goals is critical and they operated with a sense of urgency and persistence while at the same time consulting with us regarding industry trends and expectations. If you are looking for an executive search firm to assist with your critical searches and represent you in a professional manner, I highly recommend Jordan Search Consultants.

Vice President, Human Resources, Leading National Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Organization

The candidate sourcing concept was new to our group and generated great candidates. The search consultant from Jordan Search who managed our project was readily available and we received monthly updates on the status of the search. Candidate sourcing has been very helpful since none of our physicians or staff have the time to do this the way it should be done.

Irene Heinemeier, FACMPE, Chief Operating Officer, Urology Nevada, Reno, NV

Matt Jordan was honest and easy to work with; I would definitely consider a candidate from Jordan Search Consultants’ Career Placement Solutions in the future.

Tom Leeds, Director, Medical Staff Recruiting, Mercy, Toledo, Ohio

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