A chief medical officer in a white coat shows a newly hired emergency physician around a bright hospital atrium

Shortlist your next attending.

Sorting CVs and paying a physician recruiter's typical $18K–$30K per placement is broken. Describe your ideal hire once; physicians who fit push forward, anonymously until there's mutual interest.

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  • Physicians opt in
  • Anonymous until there's mutual interest
  • No recruiter fees

Review these example physicians.

Every brief is anonymous and shows stage, boards, skills and fit score. Push one forward and, if they push your role forward too, there's mutual interest and their name unlocks.

Graduating EM resident

MD · ABEM board-eligible

Name after mutual interest

“Optimizes for acuity & case mix”
Licensed in
GA, FL
Availability
Starts Jul 2027

Perfect Pairing

This acuity is her sweet spot

Transparency isn't offered here. It's enforced.

Applicants who already know your pay, schedule and noncompete terms are applicants who want them. Enforced transparency filters out mismatches before they cost you an interview.

The VitalPair Six, stated on every listing before it goes live

  • 1. Pay, in numbers
  • 2. Schedule
  • 3. Nights
  • 4. Noncompete
  • 5. Malpractice and tail
  • 6. Benefits eligibility

Rank what matters and we'll sort the stack.

We've spent too many evenings sorting CVs that were never going to fit. Put your priorities in order and the example shortlist re-scores with every move, using the same weighted math behind every real shortlist.

Your priorities, most important first

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  • Compensation fit

    29%

  • Schedule & nights

    24%

  • Acuity experience

    19%

  • Location & relocation

    14%

  • Partnership mindset

    10%

  • Board status

    5%

Example shortlist

Anonymized example, not real candidates

  1. Physician CTop fit

    • Comfortable with your productivity model
    • Level I trauma plus critical care fellowship
    82Solid Vibes

  2. Physician A

    • Comp ask sits inside your posted range
    • Three years at a Level I trauma center
    80Solid Vibes

  3. Physician B

    • Happy to take your 12-hour night block
    • Asking near the top of your range
    79Worth a Shot

  4. Physician D

    • Wants 12–14 shifts a month, your target
    • Floor sits above your posted midpoint
    78Worth a Shot

  5. Physician E

    • Ask sits under your posted midpoint
    • Nights OK, prefers 10-hour shifts
    77Worth a Shot

Interview the ones who actually fit.

One intake replaces the recruiter retainer, the cold outreach and the stack of mismatched CVs. Physicians opt in and both sides say yes first, so every conversation starts with someone who's serious.

  1. Describe your dream team member

    One intake covers acuity, schedule, comp model and culture: what great actually looks like for your group.

  2. Get a ranked shortlist, with the why

    Opted-in EM physicians scored against your posting, with the reasons behind every rank attached.

  3. Message and schedule in-app

    Reach out directly and book interviews here. No recruiter fees. Free for founding employers during the beta.

An emergency medical director and a newly hired attending going over her first schedule on a laptop in a bright workroom

Hire for fit and keep the recruiter fee.

Physician recruiters typically charge $18K–$30K per placement or 20–25% of first-year base pay, even for a candidate who was never the right fit.

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We've paid the recruiter, and there is a better way.

The recruiter way

$18K–$30K

per placement or 20–25% of first-year base pay: typical physician-recruiter fees

  • Physician recruiters typically charge $18K–$30K per placement or 20–25% of first-year base pay, even for a mediocre match
  • A stack of CVs to sort, most of them the wrong fit
  • Interviews with candidates who were never serious about your group
  • Paid to close fast, not to close right

Hiring direct on VitalPair

$0

to recruiters, ever

  • Free during the founding beta; fair, published per-hire pricing after it
  • A ranked shortlist with the reasons behind every score
  • Mutual opt-in, so you only meet physicians who said yes to your role
  • The fee stays in your budget or goes into their offer
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Only serious candidates who actually fit.

Real pay ranges.

No “competitive salary.” Physicians see actual hourly ranges, ownership and nights, which is why they answer.

Opt-in physicians only.

Every profile on your shortlist asked to be discovered. No cold lists, no one annoyed to hear from you.

NPI-verified badge.

A verified NPI badge comes standard, so your shortlist is real physicians and not recycled recruiter inventory.

In-app messaging & scheduling.

Message physicians directly and book interviews right here. No middleman forwarding emails.

What we'd want to know, too.

Board-certified and board-eligible emergency medicine physicians, from new grads to seasoned attendings, who have opted in and described exactly what they want next. No scraped CVs, no stale databases.

We've sat in your chair. Let's find your attending.

Five minutes to describe your dream team member. Ranked for fit, mutual opt-in, no recruiter fees.

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