PracticeLink Job Scraper

What does the PracticeLink Job Scraper do?

The PracticeLink Job Scraper collects physician and healthcare vacancies from PracticeLink and saves them as structured dataset records. Search by specialty, state, city, and job type, or provide a PracticeLink search URL. The data supports physician recruiting, healthcare job-board aggregation, and hiring-market research.

Each record can include the job title, employer, location, compensation, full description, source URL, employer and facility metadata, and visa or opportunity indicators when PracticeLink provides them.

Why use this Actor?

• Build healthcare job datasets - Collect multiple listings without copying each posting manually.
• Focus searches with filters - Narrow results by a supported specialty, state, city, or employment type.
• Use the data in other workflows - Export the dataset or connect it to Apify integrations for recruiting research, job-board updates, and market analysis.
• Keep repeat runs manageable - Set a maximum result count and page limit, then schedule runs in Apify when recurring collection is useful.

What data can you extract from PracticeLink?

The Actor returns the fields below when they are available in the listing or its structured job details. Empty source values are generally omitted. description_html and description_text remain in each record and are null when a description is unavailable.

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Job title.
company	String	Employer name, with facility name used when an employer name is unavailable.
specialty	String	Specialty inferred from the job listing or its job category.
location	String	City and state, or the state alone when the source does not provide a city.
salary	String	Formatted compensation from the structured job details, when available.
job_type	String	Employment-type filter supplied for the search. This is search context, not an independently verified job attribute.
date_posted	String	PracticeLink verification date when available.
description_html	String or null	Sanitized job description in HTML.
description_text	String or null	Job description converted to plain text.
url	String	Direct PracticeLink job listing URL.
search_specialty, search_state, search_city, search_job_type	String	Search filters used for a filter-based run. These are omitted for a direct URL search.
job_id, employer_id, facility_id, member_contact_id	Number	PracticeLink identifiers when supplied.
facility_name, employer_type, practice_type, job_category	String	Facility, employer, and job classification details.
verified_date	String	PracticeLink verification date from the structured job details.
job_location_city, job_location_state	String	City and state values from the structured job details.
immigration_assistance, accepts_j1_visas, accepts_h1b_visas	Boolean	Immigration and visa-related indicators when supplied.
academic_opportunity, telemedicine_opportunity, loan_assistance	Boolean	Opportunity and benefit indicators when supplied.
salary_negotiable	Boolean	Indicates whether the source marks the salary as negotiable.
min_salary, max_salary	Number or string	Salary bounds in the source's original format.
salary_period	String	Salary period, such as yearly.
member_contact_name	String	PracticeLink contact name when supplied.
is_featured, is_highlighted, is_featured_and_highlighted	String or Boolean	Source-provided listing promotion flags.
search_facet_groups	Number	Number of filter groups returned for the search.
_source	String	Source identifier, practicelink.com.

Some metadata values can be absent or retain the source's original type. Salary, dates, contact details, and flags depend on what PracticeLink provides for each job.

How to use the PracticeLink Job Scraper

1. Choose either search filters or a direct PracticeLink search URL.
2. If using filters, enter the specialty, state, city, and job type you want. Leave unused filters blank.
3. Set results_wanted and max_pages to control the collection size.
4. Run the Actor and review the dataset for the fields available on those listings.
5. Export the dataset or connect it to a supported Apify integration.

The Console opens with an example Cardiology startUrl. Clear that field before using specialty, state, city, or job-type filters. A supplied startUrl takes precedence over those filters, and the Actor does not add missing filters to it. With no URL or filters, the Actor searches the nationwide listings.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default or Console prefill	Description
startUrl	String	No	No runtime default. Console example is a Cardiology search URL.	Start from a specific PracticeLink search. When supplied, this URL takes precedence over the other search filters.
specialty	String	No	None	Medical specialty, such as Family Medicine, Cardiology, or Emergency Medicine. Use the specialty name shown on PracticeLink.
state	String	No	None	U.S. state name or two-letter abbreviation. Used as a state filter when no city is supplied.
city	String	No	None	City filter. The Actor combines the city and supplied state into the location search.
jobType	String	No	None	Employment type, such as Full-Time, Part-Time, or Locum Tenens.
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of jobs to save. Minimum: 1.
max_pages	Integer	No	5	Maximum number of search result pages to process. Minimum: 1.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Proxy disabled	Optional Apify Proxy or custom proxy settings. Proxy use does not guarantee access to PracticeLink or bypass its rate limits.

The Console prefill is an example, not a runtime default. Specialty and location filters have no default value. results_wanted and max_pages have runtime defaults of 20 and 5.

Usage Examples

Search by specialty, state, and employment type

Collect up to 20 Family Medicine jobs in California that match the Full-Time filter:

{
  "specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "state": "California",
  "jobType": "Full-Time",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Search a city and state

Narrow the search to Houston, Texas and apply the Full-Time filter without setting a specialty:

{
  "city": "Houston",
  "state": "Texas",
  "jobType": "Full-Time",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Run a direct specialty search URL

Use the supplied URL as-is for a Cardiology search. The other filter fields are not appended to this URL:

{
  "startUrl": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobboard/jobsearchresults?specialties=cardiology&specialty=Cardiology",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Sample Output

This example shows representative fields from a Family Medicine result. Optional fields without source values are omitted from a record.

{
  "title": "Primary Care Physician Opportunity in Walnut Creek!",
  "company": "John Muir Health",
  "specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "location": "Walnut Creek, CA",
  "job_type": "Full-Time",
  "date_posted": "9/17/2026",
  "description_html": "<p><strong>John Muir Health</strong><br><strong>Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Physicians</strong><br><br><strong>Why practice with us?</strong></p>",
  "description_text": "John Muir Health\nFamily Medicine and Internal Medicine Physicians\n\nWhy practice with us?",
  "url": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobs/980001/family-medicine/physician/california/john-muir-medical-group-walnut-creek/",
  "search_specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "search_state": "California",
  "search_job_type": "Full-Time",
  "job_id": 980001,
  "employer_id": 3962,
  "facility_id": 81058,
  "facility_name": "John Muir Medical Group - Walnut Creek",
  "employer_type": "Employer",
  "practice_type": "Not Specified",
  "job_category": "Physician - Family Medicine",
  "verified_date": "9/17/2026",
  "job_location_city": "Walnut Creek",
  "job_location_state": "California",
  "search_facet_groups": 7,
  "_source": "practicelink.com",
  "immigration_assistance": false,
  "accepts_j1_visas": false,
  "accepts_h1b_visas": false,
  "academic_opportunity": false,
  "telemedicine_opportunity": false,
  "loan_assistance": true,
  "salary_negotiable": false,
  "member_contact_id": 397734,
  "is_featured": "false",
  "is_highlighted": "false",
  "is_featured_and_highlighted": "false"
}

Tips for best results

• Enter specialty names as they appear on PracticeLink. For example, use Cardiology rather than an informal synonym.
• For a city search, provide both city and state when you need a specific location.
• Use startUrl when you need to preserve a search URL created on PracticeLink. Do not expect the other filter inputs to modify it.
• Begin with a modest results_wanted value, then increase it when the result fields and coverage meet your needs.
• Set max_pages to match the depth you want to search. A high page limit does not override results_wanted.
• The Actor starts with a conservative request pace, slows further when PracticeLink returns HTTP 429, and eases back only after sustained successful requests. This can increase run time.
• Some records do not include structured salary, contact, or location details. Missing source data can lead to omitted fields.
• If PracticeLink returns a blocked or invalid search response, the run reports a failure instead of presenting it as a valid empty search.
• Apify Proxy is off by default. Enable it only if appropriate for your run; the Actor does not rotate proxies in response to HTTP 429, and a proxy cannot guarantee access.

Integrations and exports

Apify datasets can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and other supported formats. You can also retrieve dataset items through the Apify API, connect results to webhooks or automation tools, and schedule recurring Actor runs from Apify Console.

Frequently asked questions

Can I search multiple specialties in one run?

The filter inputs accept one specialty per run. Run separate searches for multiple specialties, or provide a PracticeLink URL that already represents the search you need.

Does the Actor use my filter values with startUrl?

No. A supplied startUrl is authoritative and runs without adding specialty, state, city, or job type filters from the other inputs.

Why are some fields missing?

PracticeLink does not publish every field for every job. The Actor omits empty optional values; description fields remain present as null when a description cannot be retrieved.

What happens when a request fails?

Temporary network errors, HTTP 429 responses, and server errors receive a limited number of retries. A blocked or invalid search page fails the run. If a job description page is unavailable but the structured job details are usable, the job can still be saved without a description.

Can I export the results to Excel or CSV?

Yes. Apify lets you export the dataset in Excel, CSV, JSON, XML, and other supported formats.

Can I schedule the Actor?

Yes. Create a schedule in Apify Console to run it regularly. Choose a result limit that suits your collection and review the dataset for changes between runs.

Is scraping PracticeLink permitted?

You are responsible for reviewing and following PracticeLink's terms, applicable privacy and data-protection rules, and the laws that apply to your use of the collected information.

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Support

For help, check the ./.actor/input_schema.json and the run log. Report issues through the Actor's support or issues page, and include the search mode and a short description of the failure. Do not include credentials or private information in a report.

Legal notice

This Actor is intended for responsible collection of publicly available job information. Users are responsible for complying with PracticeLink's terms of service, privacy and data-protection requirements, and applicable employment and recruitment laws. Review PracticeLink's website and robots.txt before use.