Physician Recruitment Agreement

Summary

This non-jurisdictional template is a basic Physician Recruitment Agreement that can be used as a template for a contract between a physician and a hospital. This template has not been tailored for any jurisdiction. Use this template alone or customize it for one or more jurisdictions. This Physician Recruitment Agreement is intended for private employers and contains practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. This Physician Recruitment Agreement outlines the terms and conditions necessary for a hospital to recruit a physician to a health services area. Such recruitment agreements can generally be used to recruit either a physician who has practiced medicine for less than one year or a physician relocating his or her practice to a geographic area that has a demonstrable community need for physician’s specialty, assuming a number of other requirements are met.