For free help with your job search, call (800) 776-8383
Thank you for using PracticeLink, a career advancement resource for healthcare professionals and organizations. Among other services, PracticeLink provides an online job bank and informational resource related to the healthcare industry located at practicelink.com and operated by PracticeLink, Ltd. to assist physicians and other healthcare providers in finding a new position and furthering their careers and to help healthcare employers locate the right physicians to fill open positions and manage ongoing recruitment processes. PracticeLink’s mission is to help healthcare organizations build the physician teams that heal the communities they serve by connecting job-seeking healthcare professionals and providers with the organizations that need their expertise.
Before you dive in and begin your search, however, there’s important legal terms you need to know. These Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use”) set forth the legally binding conditions that govern i) your use of the Website and its Services, (ii) your subscription or membership with PracticeLink or its Services; (iii) your Account with PracticeLink, if any, and (iv) all web pages, features, functionality, applications, content, and other products and services made available by us on or through the Website. This Website applies to Members, Employers, Search Firms, RPO Providers and Non-Registered Users. Capitalized terms used in these Terms of Use shall have the meanings defined in the text of these Terms of Use or if not defined therein, as defined in Section II below.
Subject to the provisions of these Terms of Use:
Welcome to PracticeLink. Let your search for your dream practice begin!
“You” or “your” refer to you, as in the person who is being presented these Terms of Use for your, or on behalf of your organization, review and acceptance.
“We”, “us”, “our”, and “PracticeLink” refer to PracticeLink, Ltd., the owner and operator of the Website and Services provided by PracticeLink.
“Search Firm” or “Search Firms” refers to third-party companies or entities that recruit physicians and other healthcare providers on behalf of another healthcare facility, but that do not directly employ physicians and have entered into an Search Firm Agreement with PracticeLink. Depending on the service level subscribed to in your Search Firm Contract, Search Firms that register and create an Employer Profile with PracticeLink may post opportunities to the Job Bank and view, track and reply to Candidates who respond to their job postings, and utilize certain function of our Recruitment Management System. Search Firms cannot access the Member Database unless specifically authorized by PracticeLink in their Search Firm Contract.
“Search Firm Contract” refers to the signed contract that governs the relationship between an Search Firm and PracticeLink for fee based Services and incorporates these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
“Beta Services” means products, services, solutions and applications that may be made available to you to try at your option at no additional fees which are clearly designated as beta, test, limited release, evaluation software or a similar description.
“Candidate(s)” refer to any individual, whether registered as a Member or not, who may be considered for a job position.
“Cookies” refer to small files, containing text or a string of characters, which identify the user of a website and are sent by the website to the user’s device for recordkeeping purposes.
“Employer(s)” refers to any organization or other entity, including, without limitation, hospitals, private practices, educational institutions, and physician practice groups that will directly employ and/or engage a physician or other healthcare provider, and that has entered into an Employer Contract with PracticeLink. Employers may post opportunities to the Job Bank, be authorized to access the Member Database and utilize certain other Services, including the Recruitment Management System pursuant to the terms of its Employer Contract.
“Employer Contract(s)” refers to the signed contract that governs the relationship between an Employer and/or RPO Provider and PracticeLink for fee based Services and incorporates these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
“Employer Profile(s)” refers to the Personal Information and Organization Information Employers, RPO Providers and Search Firms provide to PracticeLink when registering an Account.
“Job Bank” refers to the online collection of job opportunities curated and maintained by PracticeLink on its Website.
“Member” or “Registered Member” refers to an individual who is a Registered User of the job searching, job placement, career advancement and general career consulting and advising Services provided by PracticeLink.
“Member Database” refers to the online collection of Member Profiles that is maintained on the PracticeLink Website and is searchable by authorized Employers, RPO Providers and Search Firms.
“Member Profile(s)” refers to the Personal Information and Professional Information that a Member provides to PracticeLink during the registration process. Depending on the status of your Account, your Member Profile may be viewed by Employers, RPO Providers and Search Firms, as further determined by each of their respective Contracts.
“Non-Registered User(s)” refers to anyone who visits, views, browses and/or otherwise uses the PracticeLink Website without registering as an Search Firm, RPO Provider, Member or Employer.
“Organization Information” refers to information about an Employer, including the type of Employer you are, or if an Search Firm or RPO Provider, you represent, the Employer’s company website, and number of openings and type of positions available.
“Personal Information” refers to the information collected from Members and Employers via the PracticeLink Website when registering Accounts. This information may include: your name, title, address, phone number, degree, Professional Information, Organization Information, citizenship, and email address. This information does not include nor will PracticeLink ask for: your Social Security Number; Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; driver’s license number or state-issued identification card number, or any financial or credit account numbers, including credit card or debit card numbers.
“PracticeLink Account” or “Account(s)” refers to accounts created and maintained for either Member Profiles or Employer Profiles, as applicable.
“PracticeLink Services” or “Services” refers to the products and services offered from time to time by PracticeLink, including without limitation, the Website, Job Bank, Member Database, PracticeLink Magazine, newsletters and guides, Recruitment Management System and other related job search services, recruitment consulting and marketing, candidate lead product offerings and career consulting and advising.
“Professional Information” refers to your area of professional practice and specialty, which may include educational background, employment history and state and/or board licensure and certifications.
“Recruitment Management System” refers to our integrated solution which provides job publishing and marketing features, active candidate database searching, candidate relationship management functions, and applicant tracking system.
“Registered User(s)” refers to someone who visits, views, browses or otherwise uses the PracticeLink Website after having registered a Member Profile or Employer Profile.
“RPO Provider” refers to a third party service provider engaged by an Employer to design, plan, implement and manage its recruitment processes and results. RPO Providers may create Employer Profiles, post job opportunities to the Job Bank and may be authorized to access the Member Database.
“Technology” refers to the Website, and its entire contents, features and functionality, including but not limited to, the Recruitment Management System, Member Database, Job Bank, and all other information, software, hardware, databases, data, digital newsletters, magazines, guides and articles, underlying information, text, displays, user interfaces, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof.
You are not required to create a Member Profile in order to use the PracticeLink Website, Job Bank, or Services. PracticeLink offers Non-Registered Users the ability to search the Job Bank without requiring registration via the Website.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, Members may limit access to or viewing of his or her Member Profile by Employers, Search Firms and RPO Providers in accordance with the functions of the Website and Services; however, unless and until you have deactivated your Account, PracticeLink may still contact you in accordance with these Terms of Use.
PracticeLink is a searchable online database of job postings and candidates, allowing registered users the ability to search and review the Job Bank, Employer Profiles, Member Profiles and Member Database and contact them personally regarding their posting and/or services. PracticeLink does not employ any Candidates. You, if you are an Employer, are the potential employer of the Candidate whom you engage, and you are responsible for compliance with all applicable employment and other laws in connection with any employment or contract relationship you establish with a Candidate (such as applicable payroll, tax and minimum wage laws).
You understand that PracticeLink does not verify the qualifications of Employers, RPO Providers, Search Firms or Members using or located on the Website, except as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use, nor do we evaluate or control in any ongoing manner exchanges between you and such users. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the conduct, whether online or offline, of users of the Website. It is possible that other users may post offensive or inappropriate content, and that you may view or be involuntarily exposed to such offensive or inappropriate content. We do not approve of such conduct. However, we are not responsible for the content or conduct of other users of the Website, and shall have no liability for any actions or inaction taken in connection therewith. We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the content submitted by users, and shall have no obligation to modify or remove inaccurate or inappropriate content.
WE DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THE QUALITY, TIMING, OR LEGALITY OF THE SERVICES ACTUALLY DELIVERED BY ANY CANDIDATES, NOR OF THE INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY OR ACTIONS OF EMPLOYERS OR CANDIDATES. WE DO NOT REFER, ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND EITHER EMPLOYERS OR CANDIDATES NOR DO WE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATES OR THE INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY OR ACTIONS OF EMPLOYERS OR CANDIDATES WHETHER IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR OFFLINE INTERACTIONS.
By registering an Employer Profile or Member Profile, you authorize PracticeLink, and acknowledge that for purposes of promoting the safety and integrity of PracticeLink and its Services, PracticeLink reserves the right, but not the obligation, to utilize third party service providers to verify on an ongoing basis that your registration data is accurate and that the representations and warranties made herein addressing legal matters such as complaints, arrests, etc., are also true ("Verification Checks"). These third parties may use data from a variety of sources, under a variety of circumstances, for these site safety purposes including, without limitation, information from state licensing, accreditation and certification programs, national criminal databases, sex offender registries, certain media streams, terrorist watch lists, criminal and fugitive watch lists, fraud watch lists, law enforcement reports, and other data.
You agree that PracticeLink may take such action in response to Verification Checks as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, including without limitation suspending and/or terminating your Account, should it determine that you have violated any representation or warranty or any other provision of these Terms of Use or are otherwise unsuitable for PracticeLink.
You also hereby represent, understand and expressly agree that PracticeLink does not have control over or assume any responsibility for the quality, accuracy, or reliability of the information included in a Verification Check. We do not typically communicate the results of a Verification Check to any third party, though we reserve the right to do so for law enforcement or other safety-related purposes.
BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU AGREE TO ALLOW PRACTICELINK TO PERFORM THE VERIFICATION CHECKS DESCRIBED ABOVE. NO FURTHER CONSENT FROM YOU IS REQUIRED FOR THESE VERIFICATION CHECKS TO BE PERFORMED.
You expressly acknowledge that PracticeLink has no obligation to perform Verification Checks, on any users. To the extent PracticeLink performs such checks on certain Employers and/or Members, the checks are limited and should not be taken as complete, accurate, up-to-date or conclusive evidence of the accuracy of any information those users have provided or of their eligibility to use the Website or provide and employment or job postings.
You are only entitled to use the PracticeLink Website and Services for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, and any other applicable contracts, laws, or regulations, including your Contract if you are an Employer, RPO Provider or Search Firm. In the event there is any inconsistency between these Terms of Use and the terms of another applicable contract, that contract will supersede the Terms of Use.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, you agree to not, and to not allow any third party to:
The Technology is owned by PracticeLink and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
PracticeLink hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access and use the Technology, and the software embodied in the Technology solely as provided to you by PracticeLink and solely in connection with and solely during the term of your use of the Website and Services; provided that certain portions of the Website are restricted to those persons who have been assigned passwords by PracticeLink or its designees. Such license and these Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
You must not:
If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by PracticeLink. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
The PracticeLink name, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of PracticeLink or its affiliates. In addition, the names of other companies and products mentioned on the Website and/or third party trade names and logos displayed on the Website may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Website or in these Terms of Use should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any PracticeLink trademark or third party trademarks displayed on the Website without the written permission of PracticeLink or such third party that may own or holds the right, title and interest in other trademarks displayed on the Website.
Although PracticeLink intends for its Registered and Non-Registered Users to be located within the United States of America, our Website and Job Bank can be accessed worldwide and may contain references to information that extend beyond the United States’ territorial boundaries. We make no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. While your Personal Information will be processed in conformance with our Privacy Policy and these Terms of Use, our processing and handling of your Personal Information may occur in countries with different laws regarding your privacy. By using PracticeLink and providing any Personal Information, you consent to the transfer of electronic data and personal information from your country to a country that may have different privacy laws.
Using our Website and Services in other locations other than the United States may not be appropriate given foreign laws and regulations. If you use our Website or Services outside of the United States, you are responsible for complying with those foreign laws and regulations. We reserve the rights to limit the availability of the Website and Services to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction it so desires at any time in our sole discretion and to limit the quantities of any such Service that we provide.
The Website may contain links to other websites and resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience only. These links include links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. The use of links to third party websites does not constitute or imply any affiliation with any of the third party websites or the owners thereof, and we do not endorse any such websites. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
We are constantly trying to improve the quality of the PracticeLink experience. To that end, we reserve the right to interrupt, modify, suspend, discontinue, or add to our Website and Services without notice. We hope, of course, that these interruptions are minimal, but, by consenting to these Terms of Use, you agree that PracticeLink won’t be liable to you or to any third party for the interruption, modification, suspension, discontinuance, or addition to our Website or Services.
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by PracticeLink, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of PracticeLink. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
PRACTICELINK AND OUR SUPPLIERS OR PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTATIONS, OR NEEDS, OR OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURELY, OR WITHOUT ERROR. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, SAFE, OR FREE OF MALWARE OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY US OR OUR EMPLOYEES, PROVIDERS, OR AGENTS WILL INCREASE THE SCOPE OF, OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES IN ADDITION TO, THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO CEASE USING THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE. IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE ACQUIRED ON OR THROUGH THE PRACTICELINK WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY, IF ANY, IS FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SUPPLIER OF SUCH SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH MANUFACTURER’S OR SUPPLIER’S WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW RESTRICTS THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY, YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE ONLY LIABLE TO YOU FOR THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT THE LAW RESTRICTS OUR LIABILITY TO (IF SUCH A MINIMUM EXISTS).
In all instances, we retain the right to participate, at our own expense, in the defense of any such matters. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any such indemnified matter upon becoming aware of it. We may elect to settle any indemnified matter and you will be liable for those damages as if we had proceeded to trial. These provisions survive the cancellation, expiration, suspension, or termination of your access to and use of our Website, Job Bank, or Services.
These Terms of Use were updated on May 5, 2018.