Sonya Samayoa
Port St. Lucie,FL
Summary
A seasoned Healthcare Recruiting expert, I excel in full-cycle recruitment and relationship management, demonstrated during my impactful tenure at Riverside County Medical Association. With a proven track record in enhancing candidate pipelines and strategic sourcing, my approach blends innovative recruiting software expertise with a positive attitude, significantly boosting recruitment efficiency and fostering C-suite executive relations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician recruiter
Acuity Eye Group
04.2024 - Current
- Responsible for developing and executing end-to-end recruitment plans
- Cultivate and maintain diverse candidate pipeline utilizing databases, networking, internet, social media, media advertisements, job fairs, conferences, local and national outreach
- Conduct weekly and /monthly recruitment update meetings reporting on prospects, candidates, declines, obstacles and suggest strategies for success
- Develop strong working relationships with Legal, Credentialing and Operations in the choreography of visits
- Extend and negotiate offers to candidates including the development and processing of the employment agreements
- Partners with Operations to ensure that an Impact Census Analysis (ICA) has been completed
- Manages all activities with physician candidates to include scheduling and coordinating interviews, meetings, and location tours
- Develops and maintains strong rapport with key leaders and physicians in the organization to ensure the effective management of the recruitment process
- Play a key role with coordination activities related to early-stage physician onboarding
- Manages the tracking and communication of the physician referral program
- Responsible for management of recruitment expenses and analysis of cost per hire metrics
- Build trust and credibility with candidates throughout the recruiting process and regularly communicate updates to them
- Oversee the Physician Fellowship Programs, Student Rotation Programs, and Student Shadowing Programs
- Coordinate travel and accommodation needs, as necessary, for interviews and meetings
- Manage and ensure accurate well-organized documentation on all candidate activity in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Develop and post position announcements and job advertising
- Stay current on the Company’s organization structure, personnel policy, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
- Maintain strict employee privacy and confidentiality when dealing with employee records
- Maintain strict compliance with State, Federal and other regulations (e.g., OSHA, WC, HIPAA, ADA, FEHA, DOL, HR policies and practices)
Recruiter II – Senior Provider Recruiter
Optum
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Identify and recruit qualified candidates who are quality focused
- Candidate sourcing by way of job boards, career fairs, data bases, and referrals
- Build, nurture, and maintain positive relationships with candidates and providers post-placement
- Access and screen candidates to determine if proper fit for opportunity and company culture
- Communicate details of employment opportunity, negotiate compensation, and present contract
- Interview candidates in person and/or virtually
- Schedule candidate interview with Medical Director and Hiring Manager
- Accompany candidate on clinic tour and introduce to Medical Director, Hiring Manager, and Practice Manager
- Partner with Leadership to understand needs and update on recruitment strategies/outcomes
- Build and maintain key relationships both externally and internally
- Source and vet recruitment firms and locum agencies to support urgent business needs
- Maintain a close working relationship with Residency and Fellowship Training programs
- Generate referrals from current providers and candidates
- Attend Physician Socials and events to establish and build a network of candidates/referrals to support business demands
- Effectively promote the Optum brand and opportunities through various channels
- Assist in the onboarding process for new physicians/mid-levels
- Serve as a leader and expert in physician recruitment for Medical Directors and Managers
- Actively follow candidates through hiring process to provide excellent candidate experience
- Oversee and collaborate with hiring team on onboarding processes as appropriate
- Partners with Talent Business Partners and Human Capital Partners to drive Provider talent
- Participate in the development of business strategy as it relates to clinical talent
- Advise on compensation, and market variables for clinical talent acquisition
- Influence leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches
Senior Provider Recruiter
West Dermatology
11.2020 - 11.2022
- Establish and implement recruitment processes and changes to processes as needed to fit business needs/demands
- Identified, implemented, and manage new recruitment tracking system for the department to streamline and automate repetitive recruitment functions
- Established yearly budget needs for recruitment efforts
- Identify and recruit qualified candidates who are quality focused
- Candidate sourcing by way of job boards, career fairs, data bases, and referrals
- Develop marketing/recruitment strategies included but not limited to a provider career page on the company website highlighting the benefits of working for the organization
- Build, nurture, and maintain positive relationships with candidates and providers post-placement
- Access and screen candidates to determine if proper fit for opportunity and company culture
- Communicate details of employment opportunity, compensation, and contract
- Interview candidates in person and/or virtually
- Accompany candidate on clinic tour and introduce to area practice manager
- Partner with Leadership and stakeholders to understand needs and update on recruitment strategies/outcomes
- Build and maintain key relationships both externally and internally
- Source and vet recruitment firms and locum agencies to support urgent business needs
- Maintain a close working relationship with Residency and Fellowship Training programs
- Generate referrals from current providers and candidates
- Establish and Attend Physician Socials and events to establish and build a network of candidates/referrals to support business demands
- Effectively promote the West Dermatology brand and opportunities through various channels
- Assist in the onboarding process for new physicians/mid-levels
- Serve as the leader and expert in physician recruitment for C suite and investors
Physician Workforce Development Director
Riverside County Medical Association
09.2016 - 11.2020
- Support Inland Southern California Physicians and Physician Groups in their recruitment and retention efforts
- Build and nurture positive relationships between physicians, training programs, recruitment firms and other organizations supporting physician recruitment and retention
- Lead and oversee various medical companies recruiting teams in the region to ensure desired outcomes
- Build relationships with city government agencies in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
- Identify and develop avenues of financial support and incentives for physician recruitment including educating practices hiring on the various salary models
- Identify and develop avenues of financial support and incentives for physician wellness program and events
- Developed a physician recruitment toolkit
- Developed a resident physician toolkit
- Facilitate educational programs for physician practices and Residency Programs to aid in successful recruitment
- Coordinate with all organizations that may benefit from physician recruitment in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
- Collaborate with State, County and City agencies to address the physician shortage and physician wellness
- Connect job seeker with opportunities
- Work closely with Residency Training Programs in Inland Southern California
- Represent Inland Southern California and its medical practices at Job Fairs
- Attend Association Board Meetings and Executive Meetings
- Arrange and attend Physician Socials and events
- Track physicians, NP’s and PA’s who are seeking employment opportunities
- Sat on the Southwest Riverside County Cancer Task Force
- Sat on The City of Murrieta’s Healthcare Leadership Committee
- Provide insight to The City of Riverside’s Economic Development Departments healthcare initiative
- Assist the City of Murrieta’s Economic Development Department with securing new healthcare businesses to the region
- Responsible for ensuring the physician recruitment website meets the needs of recruitment and retention efforts, including appropriate search engines and social media
- Served as the lead on the companywide implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program
- Network within the community to establish and develop relationships to assist with growth and development
Account Manager
Medical Professionals
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Responsible for recruiting potential applicants through job postings, referrals, online resumes, social media, and other local community resources
- Interviewed candidates for current openings
- Assisting candidates through the interview process with our clients
- Managing each step in the assignment process between clients and candidates
- Proactively building relationships with new and existing clients
- Working as a team to build my career, the team, the branch, and the company
- Assist in completing all new hire paperwork as required by company, state, and federal law
- Process payroll
- Supervise and manage new hires
- Counsel all employees both verbally and written
- Hire, train, supervise, and terminate employees
- Request and authorize pre-employment screenings as required
- Assist in other projects as needed
Provider Network Developer
QTC
05.2011 - 07.2015
- Responsible for contracting providers of all specialties within established pricing parameters, to support expansion and network maintenance for SSI, EDD, and VA lines of business (establishing, analyze and build provider networks)
- Identify gaps in network and assist network contracting and development teams
- Monitor providers from the initial contact through the execution of the provider contract
- Establish fee schedules and negotiate with providers
- Identify and create a database of ‘potential’ providers within the assigned QTC market from all available resources
- Assist operations managers and the billing department with contract negotiations
- Provide accurate ‘first line’ orientations to prospective providers of the QTC Business Model and the Value Proposition
- Implement training and development of external providers through education programs
- Responsible for the documentation of all activities into the company systems
- Design and implementation of programs to build/nurture positive relationships between the plan, providers, and practice managers
- Go to person for manager requesting how to increase production and success of recruiters
- Oversee and run department when manager was out of the office
- Interview employee candidates with management and train new employees
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with all contracted providers within the assigned network to ensure provider retention
- Assist in other projects as needed
- Handle escalated calls from providers as needed to ensure timely response and resolution
- Travel to my territories to recruit doctors to come to our clinics or to find clinics or doctors’ offices to send our individuals to for our various lines of federal and state programs
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Southern New Hampshire University
08.2022
BS - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
07.2021
High School Diploma -
Manchester Central High School
06.1992
Skills
- Full-cycle recruitment
- Relationship Management
- Applicant sourcing
- Talent management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Candidate sourcing/screening
- Candidate pipeline development
- C-suite executive relations
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Networking Events
- Assessing qualifications
- Contract Negotiation
- Compensation Negotiation
- Candidate interviews
- Interviewing techniques
- Process Improvement
- Applicant assessment
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- Candidate vetting
- Recruitment strategy development
- Candidate tracking
Militaryexperience
United States Navy, 1993 - 1995
Timeline
Physician recruiter
Acuity Eye Group
04.2024 - Current
Recruiter II – Senior Provider Recruiter
Optum
01.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Provider Recruiter
West Dermatology
11.2020 - 11.2022
Physician Workforce Development Director
Riverside County Medical Association
09.2016 - 11.2020
Account Manager
Medical Professionals
07.2015 - 02.2016
Provider Network Developer
QTC
05.2011 - 07.2015
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Southern New Hampshire University
BS - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
High School Diploma -
Manchester Central High School
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