In Helen’s role as a Regional Vice President of Recruiting at Jackson Physician Search, she connects clients with top physician candidates nationwide. The new reality of the healthcare evolution makes finding the right candidate even more important. She makes a significant contribution by matching exceptional physicians and their families to communities and organizations with needs.
Assuming the position of Regional Vice President of Recruiting for JPS’s Western Division in October 2020, Helen enjoys the opportunity to nurture talent and simultaneously spearhead recruitment efforts while providing guidance to a growing team of 16 physician recruiters.
Helen is a recognized thought leader and speaker at regional and national healthcare events. She speaks on physician recruitment, including strategic sourcing and candidate acquisition, interviewing, and incentives and contracts, as well as retention, retirement and succession planning, rural recruitment challenges, and overcoming the physician shortage.
Helen is proud to have been recognized as two-time Recruiter of the Year (2013 and 2020) and multiple-time Recruiter of the Quarter. In 2019, she was humbled to be nominated by her colleagues as the employee who most embodies our company’s core values of Others First, Wisdom, and Growth. Additionally, her recent career achievement award in 2023 underscores her ongoing commitment to excellence.
Helen and her husband, Dustin, reside in Denver, CO. Together, they share a dog, Roxy, and enjoy all that Colorado has to offer from hiking in the summer to skiing in the winter.