Specifications include, but are not limited to: Manage a recruitment and retention program to increase the availability of Primary Health Care Professionals for Rural Primary Heath Care Act (RPHCA) facilities, compile vacancy lists and make referrals. Contractor will: a. Recruit and facilitate placement of health care professionals in health care underserved areas of the state. b. Provide a narrative and spreadsheet table which compares current reporting period recruitment and retention activities with the same period last year. The table must include number of: General Leads, Applications, Referrals, and Placements by Health Care Professionals. Also, provide number of current health care vacancies identified for the current reporting period. c. Document efforts to recruit Primary Care Health Professionals by: i. Accounting for contacts made with individuals, groups, and training programs ii. Include an enumeration of individual contacts, applications made as defined by receipt of resumes, referrals made to eligible practice sites, and a tally of hires made by the practice sites. 2. Conduct a comprehensive Primary Care recruitment program at local, state, regional, national, and international levels. Activities will include: a. Participation in the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNET) that is a provider driven web-based sourcing methodology, b. Engaging with the 3RNET for collaborative purchasing of advertising in primary care written and electronic job announcements. c. Participation in combined presentations, such as the annual American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meetings and similar national venues to highlight New Mexico practice opportunities. d. Participation in health professional electronic job boards for sourcing, routine, identifying potential eligible health care providers. e. By invitation, participate in monthly/quarterly training programs at New Mexico colleges and universities to include presentations at Primary Care educational programs.
