PracticeLink Job Scraper

Extract comprehensive physician and healthcare job listings from PracticeLink with complete data including specialties, locations, salaries, and full job descriptions. Collect thousands of medical career opportunities at scale with automated data extraction. Perfect for healthcare recruiters, market research, and job board aggregation.

Features

• Specialty-based search — Filter by 50+ medical specialties including Family Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, and more
• Geographic filtering — Search by U.S. state, city, or nationwide for location-based job opportunities
• Complete job details — Automatically extracts titles, companies, descriptions, salaries, employment types, posting dates, and visa sponsorship info
• Smart API extraction — Uses optimized JSON API endpoints for fast, reliable data collection with minimal resource usage
• Advanced scraping — Handles pagination seamlessly to collect all matching healthcare job opportunities
• Data richness — Returns 30+ fields per job including employer contact info, facility details, and benefits information

Use Cases

Healthcare Recruitment

Build comprehensive physician talent pipelines and candidate matching systems. Extract vacancy data across specialties, locations, and facility types to connect healthcare professionals with ideal opportunities.

Job Board Aggregation

Power multi-source healthcare career platforms by integrating fresh, high-quality job listings from PracticeLink into your platform. Ensure your users access the latest medical employment opportunities.

Market Intelligence & Analytics

Analyze healthcare employment trends, track specialty demand across regions, monitor salary ranges, and identify geographic hiring hotspots. Build data-driven insights about the physician job market.

Competitive Analysis

Monitor competitor hiring activities, benchmark compensation packages across healthcare organizations, and identify market expansion opportunities with competitive intelligence.

Academic Research

Study healthcare workforce distribution patterns, analyze specialty availability by region, and research employment trends in medical fields for academic publications and reports.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
specialty	String	No	Family Medicine	Medical specialty to search (e.g., "Cardiology", "Emergency Medicine", "Anesthesiology")
state	String	No	California	U.S. state filter (e.g., "Texas", "New York"). Leave empty for all states
city	String	No	—	Specific city to narrow results. Works with state filter
jobType	String	No	—	Employment type filter (e.g., "Full-Time", "Part-Time", "Locum Tenens")
startUrl	String	No	—	Direct PracticeLink search URL. Overrides specialty/state/city filters if provided
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of jobs to extract. Lower values complete faster
max_pages	Integer	No	5	Maximum search result pages to process. Controls pagination depth
collectDetails	Boolean	No	true	Extract full descriptions and requirements from individual job pages

Output Data

Each extracted job contains comprehensive fields:

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Job position title or role name
company	String	Healthcare organization or employer name
specialty	String	Medical specialty or practice area
location	String	Job location (City, State format)
salary	String	Compensation information (e.g., "$200,000 - $250,000")
job_type	String	Employment type (Full-Time, Part-Time, Locum Tenens, etc.)
date_posted	String	Job posting date (MM/DD/YYYY format)
description_html	String	Full job description in HTML format (up to 2500+ characters)
description_text	String	Plain text version of job description
url	String	Direct link to the job listing on PracticeLink
employer_id	Number	Unique PracticeLink employer identifier
facility_name	String	Healthcare facility name
visa_sponsorship	String	Visa sponsorship information (H1-B, J1 visa flags)
signing_bonus	String	Signing bonus amount if available
earning_potential	String	Earning potential information extracted from description

Usage Examples

Basic Specialty Search

Extract 20 Family Medicine positions in California:

{
  "specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "state": "California",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 5,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Advanced Multi-Filter Search

Target specific job type and location combination:

{
  "specialty": "Emergency Medicine",
  "state": "Texas",
  "city": "Houston",
  "jobType": "Full-Time",
  "results_wanted": 50,
  "max_pages": 10,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Custom URL Search

Use a specific PracticeLink search URL for advanced filtering:

{
  "startUrl": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobboard/jobsearchresults?specialty=Cardiology&state=Florida",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "max_pages": 20,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Sample Output

{
  "title": "Emergency Medicine Physician",
  "company": "Community Medical Center",
  "specialty": "Emergency Medicine",
  "location": "Alice, TX",
  "salary": "Earning potential up to $492,480.00",
  "job_type": "FULL_TIME",
  "date_posted": "02/16/2026",
  "description_html": "<p>Seeking board-certified Emergency Medicine physician for busy 700+ bed medical center...</p>",
  "description_text": "Seeking board-certified Emergency Medicine physician for busy 700+ bed medical center...",
  "url": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobs/1542998/emergency-medicine/physician/texas/alice",
  "employer_id": 234567,
  "facility_name": "South Texas Regional Medical Center",
  "visa_sponsorship": "H1-B, J1 Visa Support Available",
  "signing_bonus": "$120,000",
  "earning_potential": "$492,480.00",
  "search_specialty": "Family Medicine",
  "search_state": "California"
}

Tips for Best Results

Choose Exact Specialty Names

Use precise specialty names exactly as they appear on PracticeLink (e.g., "Cardiology" instead of "Heart Doctor"). This ensures accurate filtering and best match results.

Combine Filters Strategically

Use state + specialty combinations to narrow results to your target market. Add city filters for ultra-specific location targeting in high-demand areas.

Enable Detail Collection

Set collectDetails: true to extract comprehensive job descriptions, requirements, and salary information directly from job detail pages for complete data enrichment.

Optimize Collection Size

Start with results_wanted: 20-30 for testing. Increase to 50-100+ for production runs. Higher numbers take longer but capture more opportunities.

Monitor Costs

Use reasonable max_pages limits (5-10) in combination with lower results_wanted values to control Apify compute unit consumption while gathering sufficient data.

Use Default Proxy Settings

Residential proxies are enabled by default. This ensures reliable, uninterrupted extraction even if PracticeLink detects and blocks datacenter IPs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How fresh is the data?

PracticeLink updates listings continuously. Run the scraper regularly (daily or weekly) to capture new postings and job changes.

Can I search multiple specialties at once?

Currently, the scraper processes one specialty per run for optimal performance. For multiple specialties, run separate extractions or use custom search URLs combining parameters.

What if extraction fails on some jobs?

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

How accurate is the extracted data?

The scraper extracts data exactly as it appears on PracticeLink. Accuracy depends on the completeness and accuracy of source listings.

Can I export to CSV or Excel?

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

What's the estimated runtime?

With default settings (20 results, 5 pages, detail collection enabled), typical runs complete in 60-120 seconds depending on network speed and Apify system load.

Legal & Compliance

This scraper extracts publicly available job listing data from PracticeLink. Users must:

• Comply with PracticeLink's Terms of Service
• Follow applicable data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Use extracted data ethically for legitimate business purposes
• Respect employment and recruitment laws in your jurisdiction
• Review and comply with PracticeLink's robots.txt file

Support

For questions or issues:

• Review the Apify documentation
• Check the ./.actor/input_schema.json for parameter details
• Monitor actor run logs for debugging information
• Verify job URLs are accessible before running at scale

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