Elevating Physician Onboarding for Better Engagement, Impact and Long-Term Retention

Tara’s career in healthcare began over 15 years ago as a physician liaison and quickly expanded to include physician recruitment, strategic planning, and business development. Working for hospitals and health systems throughout the Midwest and Mid-South, her job focused on finding and hiring the best physicians, then working with them to develop and implement business strategies to expand the amount of exceptional care they provided for their patients.

Today, as Regional Vice President of Recruiting for Jackson Physician Search’s Midwest Division, she specializes in helping providers advance their professional careers. Utilizing her background as an in-house physician recruiter and healthcare administration experience, she is passionate about recruiting the best candidates that provide a long-term fit for each provider, hospital, and community Jackson Physician Search serves.

Tara is a sought-after thought leader who frequently speaks on topics from evolving industry trends to physician compensation to optimizing the recruitment cycle. Throughout her career, she has amassed a number of impressive professional accolades, including:

• Recruiting Vice President of the Year Award Recipient
• Industry Analysts “40 Under 40” Award Recipient (2023)
• Graduate of Jackson Healthcare’s corporate leadership university and St. Louis-based Leadership Chesterfield and Vision Leadership St. Charles County

Tara resides in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, Ryan, and their two children, Sophia and Bennett.

Jenny began her career at LocumTenens.com in 2017 after an extensive career in healthcare staffing, technology and management. With over 15 years of healthcare experience, Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge to her role as Associate Vice President of the Emergency Medicine division. As AVP, Jenny is focused on assuring clients the very best coverage for their need for Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, and Occupational Medicine settings.

Along with the work Jenny does leading the Emergency Medicine Division, Jenny works with LocumTenens.com's Charitable Giving committee and uses her vast healthcare background to lead and manage many of LocumTenens.com's company-wide projects and initiatives. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2006 and received her Master of Health Administration(MHA) and Master of Business Administration(MBA) from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in 2014.