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1.  What happens if I become a member?
 
Once you become a member, you can enter in your job listings as well as enter demographic information concerning your health center.  FQHCmd then sources, screens and presents qualified candidates to you. 
 
 
2.  How do I become a member?
 
Download the Placement Agreement and sign it and return to FQHCmd.  We will then issue you a Username and Password to sign onto the Job Listing Board and for use with the Discussion Board.
 
 
3.  How do you find Candidates?
 
Actually candidates typically find us.  We have a network including websites, job boards, physicians and facilities.  Our websites get over 15,000 unique visitors per year, each representing a physician looking for a job.
 
 
4.  How much of my time will this take?
 
Very little.  Once you download the Agreement and return, we start working immediatly on filling your opportunity.  We do not call or contact you unless we have a candidate.  There are never any guarentees, but on average it takes 60 days depending on the type and location of opportunity to present you with a screened, interested candidate.
 
 
5.  Do I have to check daily or weekly on the website, or what happens next?
 
You do not have to check on the website.  Once you have entered your information, we have it.  The only time you would sign in is to add another job, or change the current listing.  We handle everything from then on.
  
6.  Once you have presented me with a prescreened candidate, what happens next?
 
Once we have presented you with a candidate, you should contact him/her to do your own screening and possibly set up a site visit.
 
 
7.  Who pays for the site visit?
 
If the facility decides to move forward with a candidate and arranges the site visit, the facility pays for the site visit.  That is why the pre screening, and only presenting candidates that are truley interested in your opportunity is key.
 
 
8.  Ok, I have talked with the candidate and had a site visit and I like the person and want to offer him/her a job.  What services do you offer in this case?
 
If you tell us that you want to offer a contract to the physician, we will do a background check, a National Practice Database check and a reference check (up to 3 references).  We will email you a report typically within 5 business days.  And there is no cost to you for this service.
 
 
9.  What if the candidate has a visa issue such as a J1 or H1?
 
Don't worry, we have partnered with Immigration attorneys that can handle these issue very smoothly.  And they have agreed to give our members a discount which is about 50% of what non-FQHC's pay.  Besides the Conrad State 30 program, they are experienced with the other Intersed Government Agencies such as the ARC, the Delta Region and the HHS.
 
10.  What if I want to use our own attorney?
 
You are free to do so.  We only offer a discounted rate for legal fees as a service to our members.
 
 
11.  Who pays the legal fees in this instance?
 
That is a negotiation between the facility and the physician, but remember we are offering a very reduced rate for FQHC's.
 
 
12.  How long does the approval process take for a visa issue?
 
You can figure that a visa issue will vary in time, depending on the state and program.  A J-1 will take on average 6 to 7 months once a contract is signed.  An H1 can take as little as 3 or 4 weeks.
 
 
13.  Ok, you have source and screened candidates, presented them, checked their references, their background, and the National Practice Database.  But I don't hire the candidate, then what?
 
We would want to find out why so we can incorporate into the seach parameters. 
 
 
14.  So what do I owe you?
 
Even though we have done all of that, if you do not hire a candidate that we provide, then you owe us nothing, zero, zilch. 
 
 
15.  Ok, let's say that I do hire a candidate that FQHCmd provides, how much do I owe you then?  Recruiting fees are expensive and I think they average about $25,000 per candidate.
 
You are right, but are fee structure is different.  You would owe us $5,000 when a candidate signs a contract with your facility and $5,000 when he/she actually starts to work for a total of $10,000
 
 
16.  Really, that is low.  Are there any other costs?
 
FQHCmd does not charge you anything more.  Nothing hidden. 
 
 
17.  What happens if the physician does not work out?
 
We have a guarentee in the Placement Agreement that states: " In the event the physician terminates or for reasons beyond Client’s control, does not begin work within 12 months after he/she signs an employment agreement with Client Recruiter agrees to initiate a new search at no additional cost to Client."
 
 
18.  What if I have more questions?
 
You can email us, fax us or call us toll free at 800.494.0096