PracticeLink Jobs Scraper

Extract comprehensive physician and healthcare job listings from PracticeLink with complete details including specialties, locations, salaries, and full job descriptions.

What does PracticeLink Jobs Scraper do?

This actor enables you to efficiently extract physician and healthcare job opportunities from PracticeLink, one of the leading healthcare career platforms. Search by medical specialty, location, employment type, or provide custom search URLs to gather detailed job information at scale.

Key capabilities

• Specialty-based search - Filter jobs by medical specialties like Family Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, and 50+ other specializations
• Geographic filtering - Search by state, city, or nationwide for optimal location-based results
• Smart data extraction - Automatically extracts structured job data including titles, organizations, compensation, employment types, and complete descriptions
• Pagination handling - Seamlessly navigates through multiple result pages to collect all matching opportunities
• Flexible output - Exports clean, structured data ready for analysis, integration, or job board applications

Why scrape PracticeLink?

PracticeLink connects healthcare professionals with employers across the United States, featuring thousands of physician and advanced practice opportunities. Automated data extraction from PracticeLink enables:

• Healthcare recruiters - Build comprehensive candidate pipelines and track market opportunities
• Market researchers - Analyze healthcare employment trends, salary ranges, and specialty demand
• Career platforms - Aggregate job listings to provide value-added services to medical professionals
• Healthcare organizations - Monitor competitor hiring activities and benchmark compensation packages

Input configuration

Configure the scraper with the following parameters to target your desired job listings:

Search filters

Field	Type	Description	Default
specialty	String	Medical specialty to search for (e.g., "Family Medicine", "Cardiology", "Emergency Medicine")	-
state	String	U.S. state to filter results (e.g., "California", "Texas", "New York")	-
city	String	Specific city within the selected state	-
jobType	String	Employment type (e.g., "Full-Time", "Part-Time", "Locum Tenens")	-
startUrl	String	Custom PracticeLink search URL (overrides other filters if provided)	-

Scraping controls

Field	Type	Description	Default
results_wanted	Integer	Maximum number of job listings to extract	100
max_pages	Integer	Maximum number of search result pages to process	20
collectDetails	Boolean	Visit individual job pages to extract complete descriptions and requirements	true
proxyConfiguration	Object	Apify proxy settings for reliable data extraction	Residential proxy

Input example

{
  "specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "state": "California",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "jobType": "Full-Time",
  "results_wanted": 50,
  "max_pages": 5,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Output format

Each extracted job listing contains comprehensive information in a structured format:

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Job title or position name
company	String	Healthcare organization or employer name
specialty	String	Medical specialty or practice area
location	String	Job location (city, state)
salary	String	Compensation information if available
job_type	String	Employment type (Full-Time, Part-Time, etc.)
date_posted	String	Job posting date
description_html	String	Complete job description in HTML format
description_text	String	Plain text version of job description
url	String	Direct link to the job listing

Output example

{
  "title": "Family Medicine Physician",
  "company": "Community Health Partners",
  "specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "salary": "$200,000 - $250,000",
  "job_type": "Full-Time",
  "date_posted": "2025-11-28",
  "description_html": "<p>Seeking board-certified Family Medicine physician...</p>",
  "description_text": "Seeking board-certified Family Medicine physician...",
  "url": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobs/1234567/family-medicine/physician/california/..."
}

Cost and performance

The scraper is optimized for cost-effective operation:

• Average cost per 100 jobs: $0.10 - $0.30 (depending on detail extraction)
• Speed: Processes 50-100 jobs per minute
• Compute units: Approximately 0.01-0.03 CU per run for typical use cases

Performance may vary based on:

• Number of results requested
• Whether detail page extraction is enabled
• Network conditions and proxy performance
• Complexity of search filters

Use cases

Healthcare recruitment

Aggregate physician opportunities across specialties and locations to build comprehensive talent pipelines and match candidates with ideal positions.

Market intelligence

Track healthcare job market trends, analyze specialty demand patterns, monitor compensation ranges, and identify geographic hiring hotspots.

Career aggregation

Power healthcare job boards and career platforms by integrating fresh, structured job data from a trusted industry source.

Competitive analysis

Monitor competitor hiring activities, benchmark salary offerings, and identify market expansion opportunities for healthcare organizations.

Academic research

Study healthcare workforce distribution, analyze specialty availability across regions, and research employment patterns in medical fields.

Tips for optimal results

• Use specific specialties - Target exact specialty names (e.g., "Cardiology" rather than "Heart Doctor") for best results
• Combine filters strategically - Use state + specialty combinations to narrow results to your target market
• Enable detail extraction - Set collectDetails: true to get comprehensive job descriptions and requirements
• Set reasonable limits - Use results_wanted and max_pages to control costs while gathering sufficient data
• Use residential proxies - Configured by default for reliable, uninterrupted data extraction

Frequently asked questions

How often is PracticeLink data updated?

PracticeLink continuously updates job listings. Run the scraper regularly to capture new postings and changes.

Can I scrape multiple specialties in one run?

Currently, the scraper processes one specialty per run. For multiple specialties, run separate extractions or provide custom search URLs.

What happens if a job page fails to load?

The scraper includes automatic retry logic and error handling. Failed pages are logged but don't stop the overall extraction.

Is the extracted data accurate?

The scraper extracts data exactly as it appears on PracticeLink. Data accuracy depends on the source listings.

Can I export results to CSV or Excel?

Yes, Apify platform allows exporting results to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, and other formats.

Legal and compliance

This scraper extracts publicly available data from PracticeLink. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with PracticeLink's terms of service
• Respecting applicable data protection regulations
• Using extracted data ethically and legally
• Ensuring compliance with employment and recruitment laws

Always review and comply with the target website's terms of service and robots.txt file.

Support and feedback

Need help or have suggestions?

• Review the Apify documentation
• Check the ./.actor/input_schema.json for detailed configuration options
• Monitor the actor run logs for debugging information

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