Source EQ recruits healthcare executives, physicians, and clinical leaders for organizations in San Diego, California. We place the A players — the people who don't respond to job boards — through direct outreach grounded in 20+ years of healthcare network relationships.
San Diego's healthcare market is anchored by major health systems including UC San Diego Health, Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health, and Rady Children's Hospital, alongside a thriving life sciences and biotech sector that employs tens of thousands of research, clinical, and operations professionals. The city's military and veterans' healthcare infrastructure — driven by proximity to Camp Pendleton and Naval Medical Center San Diego — creates additional demand for behavioral health, primary care, and specialty providers experienced with military and veteran populations. San Diego's FQHC and community health network serves a large immigrant and low-income population, with organizations like San Ysidro Health, a federally qualified health center, among the largest FQHCs in the country. The region's emerging care landscape includes a growing number of concierge, integrative medicine, and alternative medicine practices serving the city's health-conscious, often affluent coastal communities.
Source EQ serves San Diego-area organizations as part of our national healthcare recruiting practice. We are not a local staffing agency — we are a boutique executive search firm with national reach and deep specialty expertise that operates effectively in the San Diego market because we maintain relationships with the clinical and executive talent active there.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
Source EQ actively recruits this role in the San Diego market through direct outreach to passive candidates in our network.
The most impactful healthcare leaders in any market — including San Diego — are already employed, performing well, and not on any job board. They move when the right opportunity finds them: personally, thoughtfully, and with a clear picture of what they would be joining.
Source EQ reaches these professionals through direct outreach grounded in long-term network relationships. We don't blast your job description to a generic candidate pool. We identify the specific individuals who are the best fit for your organization and reach them personally — explaining your mission, your opportunity, and why we believe it's right for them.
Every candidate we present has been deeply interviewed by Christine Rossell, MBA personally. You receive a curated shortlist of 3 to 5 exceptional candidates who have been assessed for clinical competency, cultural fit, leadership capacity, and genuine interest in your organization — before you ever spend time meeting them.
THE SOURCE EQ PROCESS
01 Deep Intake — We learn your organization, culture, and exactly what success looks like in this role.
02 Targeted Sourcing — Direct outreach to the right professionals in San Diego and nationally.
03 EQ Evaluation — We assess beyond credentials — cultural fit, leadership capacity, and long-term potential.
04 Curated Shortlist — 3 to 5 vetted candidates who are genuinely excited about your organization.
05 Offer and Onboarding — We stay engaged through the offer, close, and first 90 days.
Tell us about the role and your organization. We'll tell you how we'd approach the San Diego market and what a realistic timeline looks like.
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