Mitzi brings enthusiasm and expertise in cultivating creative strategies in the hospital, ambulatory and post-acute settings that produce exceptional business growth and outstanding physician loyalty.
Mitzi offers more than 25 years of progressive healthcare experience working with Fortune 500 companies such as HCA, Gentiva and LifePoint Health, and has demonstrated business development success in both urban and rural markets.
She is an energetic and creative leader who has a proven record of accomplishment in building and motivating teams as well as cultivating profitable strategies for long-term success. She is noted for her ability to effectively work with hospital management teams and corporate leaders.
Mitzi’s keen focus on tactical growth and business alignment is a tremendous asset to aid in the advancement of organizational goals. Her extensive management experience in guiding fast-paced operations with exemplary leadership and problem solving skills has consistently resulted in profitable, long-term success.
Mitzi focuses on physician relations, recruitment, new provider onboarding and medical staff planning, applying her expertise in developing strategy, assessments and plans that achieve outstanding business growth, physician loyalty and an exceptional patient experience.
Mitzi, a resident of Nashville TN, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina.
Recent Posts and Articles
Customizing Your Onboarding Program to Meet your Providers Needs
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Have you ever listened to the person in line in front of you order their drink at Starbucks? Each order has a little extra this or a double shot of that. And, the barista then customizes the drink. What if we paused...
Is Your Recruitment Team Ready for Prime Time?
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Like many of you, I was glued to my TV watching the US women’s gymnastics team compete on the largest stage in sports. I was amazed with their strength, resilience, and dedication to the sport. With every decision,...
Keeping Recruiting Moving During the Summer Months
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com In physician recruiting, there’s really no such thing as downtime. As the seasons change, so do hiring needs, and just coming out of a pandemic, more than ever, we need to stay focused. For many organizations, summer...
Physician Recruitment: Making a Solid First Impression with Candidates
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com I have always been a big believer in the power of first impressions. Within a matter of minutes, someone can form an entire opinion about you and your organization. If you believe in this too, consider how this...
Physicians Want to Know More than their Recruiters Are Telling Them
Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Physicians work hard to develop an in-depth and intimate knowledge of their chosen fields of practice. They are trained specialists and, those of us in the administrative ranks naturally assume they want to stay that way....
4 Simple Ways Recruitment Leaders Can Energize their Team
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com A new year means a fresh start. But familiar problems can give way to old habits for many well-intentioned leaders. Ongoing pandemic challenges, virtual workplaces, productivity traps – all of these can distract...
Physician Recruitment: How to Capture Attention with Job Postings
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com If you have worked in recruitment long you know that many stages of provider recruitment follow a consistent timeline. Typically, this is the time of year when organizations refresh their medical staff development...
Physician Recruitment: Effective Recruiting Through the Holidays
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com The Holidays Might Look Different This Year, but Physician Recruitment Should Stay the Course As we prepare for the Christmas holiday and the most recent COVID-19 surge continues, many of us are making the difficult...
Collaborative Recruitment: 5 Ways to Improve Your Relationships
Recruitment sourcing discount for 2021! As we enter the new year our team of recruitment sourcing specialists are ready to help you source leads! To start the year on the right foot we are offering a 20% discount on services for the first 3 months of 2021. Reach out...
Creating the Irresistible Job Posting
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Candidates process information differently. And, with social media outlets like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, candidates can gather information quickly and move on just as quickly if given a chance. The moment is...