# PracticeLink Physician Jobs Search Scraper (`jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape physician and healthcare job listings from PracticeLink.com. Extract detailed postings including employer info, specialty, location, recruitment type, and categories with advanced pagination handling.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jobs API](https://apify.com/jobsapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 55.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 job details

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## PracticeLink Physician Jobs Search Scraper

Scrape physician and healthcare job listings from PracticeLink.com. Extract detailed postings including employer info, specialty, location, recruitment type, and categories with advanced pagination handling.

### Features

- **Keyword search** — find content by keyword, search term, or topic
- **Direct URL mode** — scrape specific pages by providing target URLs
- **Location filtering** — narrow results to specific cities, regions, or countries
- **Category/industry filtering** — narrow results by category, topic, or vertical

### Use Cases

- **Healthcare recruitment market analysis** — search physician and healthcare job postings by specialty, location, and recruitment type
- **Physician job trend tracking** — monitor openings for specific physician roles across US states and facilities
- **Medical talent acquisition research** — analyze employer types, recruitment models (permanent, locum, employed), and facility sizes
- **Healthcare employer competitive intelligence** — track which healthcare systems and facilities are actively recruiting in target specialties

### Sample Input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": "family medicine",
  "location": "",
  "state": "",
  "recruitmentType": "",
  "category": "",
  "maxJobs": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

### Sample Output

```json
{
  "jobTitle": "Family Medicine Physician",
  "companyName": "Mayo Clinic",
  "location": "Rochester, MN",
  "postedDate": "2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "jobUrl": "https://www.practicelink.com/job/123456",
  "description": "Mayo Clinic is seeking a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician to join our established practice...",
  "searchQuery": "family medicine",
  "searchLocation": "",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-06-11T14:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|-------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `search` |  | Search by keyword/specialty or scrape specific job URLs. Options: `search`, `jobUrl` |
| `keywords` | string | `—` |  | Physician specialty or keywords (e.g. 'cardiologist', 'orthopedic surgeon', 'family medicine', 'radiology') |
| `location` | string | `—` |  | City, state, or region (e.g. 'Texas', 'New York', 'Chicago IL'). Leave empty for nationwide. |
| `state` | string | ``|  | US state abbreviation (e.g. TX, CA, NY, FL). Overrides location state filter if provided. |
| `recruitmentType` | string |`` |  | Filter by opportunity type. Options: ``, `permanent`, `locum`, `employed`, `partnership`, `academic` |
| `category` | string | `` |  | Broad specialty category |
| `startUrls` | array | `—` |  | Direct PracticeLink job listing URLs. Used when mode is 'jobUrl'. |
| `maxJobs` | integer | `50` |  | Maximum number of job listings to extract |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Residential |  | Proxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended |
| `experienceLevel` | string | — |  | Filter by minimum experience level: Entry Level, Mid Level, Senior Level, Executive, Director. |
| `salaryMin` | integer | — |  | Minimum salary filter (in USD). Only show jobs paying at least this amount. |
| `salaryMax` | integer | — |  | Maximum salary filter (in USD). Only show jobs paying at most this amount. |
| `remoteFilter` | string | — |  | Filter by work location type: Remote, Hybrid, On-site. |
| `educationLevel` | string | — |  | Filter by minimum education level: High School, Associate Degree, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate. |

### Output

Each scraped item includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `jobId` | Job id |
| `employerJobId` | Employer job id |
| `title` | Full product or listing title |
| `facilityName` | Facility name |
| `parentOrganization` | Parent organization |
| `location` | Job or listing location (city or remote flag) |
| `stateCode` | State code |
| `specialty` | Specialty |
| `providerType` | Provider type |
| `categories` | Full category breadcrumb path as an array |
| `recruitmentType` | Recruitment type |
| `description` | Full description text |
| `jobUrl` | Job url |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp when this item was scraped (ISO 8601) |

### Notes

- **Proxy**: Residential proxy is highly recommended — set `proxyConfiguration: { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }`
- **Rate limits**: Keep result limits reasonable per run to avoid IP bans
- **Scheduling**: Use Apify Scheduler to run this actor on a recurring basis for a consistently fresh dataset

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search by keyword/specialty or scrape specific job URLs

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Physician specialty or keywords (e.g. 'cardiologist', 'orthopedic surgeon', 'family medicine', 'radiology')

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, state, or region (e.g. 'Texas', 'New York', 'Chicago IL'). Leave empty for nationwide.

## `state` (type: `string`):

US state abbreviation (e.g. TX, CA, NY, FL). Overrides location state filter if provided.

## `recruitmentType` (type: `string`):

Filter by opportunity type

## `category` (type: `string`):

Broad specialty category

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct PracticeLink job listing URLs. Used when mode is 'jobUrl'.

## `maxJobs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to extract

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.

## `experienceLevel` (type: `string`):

Filter by minimum experience level required for the position.

## `salaryMin` (type: `integer`):

Minimum salary filter (in local currency). Only show jobs paying at least this amount.

## `salaryMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum salary filter (in local currency). Only show jobs paying at most this amount.

## `remoteFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter by work location type.

## `educationLevel` (type: `string`):

Filter by minimum education level required.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": "family medicine",
  "state": "",
  "recruitmentType": "",
  "category": "",
  "maxJobs": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  },
  "experienceLevel": "",
  "remoteFilter": "",
  "educationLevel": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": "family medicine",
    "location": "",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": "family medicine",
    "location": "",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IN",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": "family medicine",
  "location": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}' |
apify call jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jobsapi/practicelink-jobs-search-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/BflYqfZxVhuNfnyDH/builds/eyBvoa8wv2OW7yLzG/openapi.json