Lead Recruiter

Kent Campus Hospital

STATUS: Full Time 80 Hours

SHIFT: Days

General Summary:

Guides and leads Department Directors, Managers, and Supervisors with recruitment and staffing needs. Plans, organizes, and coordinates sourcing activities for assigned departments. Uses a variety of sourcing channels to recruit new employees to Bayhealth Medical Center. Facilitates and manages the candidate screening process through use of automated screening tools and personal interviews. Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Requires a wide degree of creativity and latitude. Acts as a mentor for Talent Acquisition team.

Responsibilities:

1. Interacts and consults with hiring managers in the planning, approval, and implementation of staffing projections, recruitment strategies, posting/advertising, screening, and applicant pool development; assists with and facilitates the design of recruitment plans. Researches the market and propose timelines for the recruitment process.
2. Coaches and mentors junior level recruiters.
3. Acts as a specialist on complex technical and business matters regarding recruitment and talent acquisition workstream.
4. Designs and places advertisements in local newspapers, professional publications, online recruitment platforms, online professional associations, and other relevant medium to assure a large and diverse applicant pool.
5. Manages the interview, assessment, and shortlisting processes. Leads process by engaging with candidates for select clinical and non-clinical positions. Thoroughly reviews candidate application and verifies minimum qualifications, set forth by job description, are met. Conducts screening interview, both telephonic and in-person. Administers job relevant testing as required and analyzes results. Holds expertise in interviewing, assessment, and selection processes.
6. Makes formal offers of hire after receiving affirmative response from hiring authority. Works with compensation team to establish initial salary placement for employees. Advises prospective employees about available benefits; facilitates completion of all administrative processing post-offer.
7. Provides direction, offers recruitment best practice advice, and trains recruiting team members (applicant tracking/HRIS, recruitment processes, hiring guidelines, state requirements, etc.). May provide input and feedback on Talent Acquisition team performance for performance reviews.
8. Leads organizational recruiting efforts by following established organizational recruiting and on-boarding processes. Aligns recruitment efforts with Bayhealth’s mission, vision and Standards of Behavior.
9. Partners with contract agencies to provide temporary staffing to departments. May initiate in search and evaluation of new vendors.
10. Recruitment of complex positions, to include mid-levels and management positions.
11. Compiles, monitors, and tracks recruitment statistics providing yield ratios for each form of sourcing; e.g., internet, print, and broadcast. Determines sourcing market trends and recommends sourcing strategies for hard to fill positions. Tracks monthly individual metrics (hires, interviews, current openings, aging, turnover by department, etc.)
12. Leads small group presentations, including policy overview at general orientation, peer interviewing, applicant tracking system training, and resume writing.
13. Conducts follow-up interviews with new employees, in order to determine effectiveness of orientation, mentoring needs, and organizational acclimation.
14. Partners with department managers on staffing needs and strategies. Rounds with clinical and non-clinical managers prescriptively. Assist managers in the development of job descriptions.
15. Plans, organizes, and coordinates recruitment activities to include open houses, visits to local college and high school campuses, conducting targeted mailings, and participation in select job fairs.
16. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings, and workshops. Pursues and/or maintains professional credentials.
17. Acts as an alternate source of recruitment direction to the recruiting teams & hiring managers in the absence of the Recruitment Director and/or CHRO.
18. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor DegreeHuman Resources;Five (5) years of related Human Resources or Talent Acquisition experience in lieu of degree.
  
• Credential(s): None Required
• Experience: Seven (7) years high volume recruiting/talent acquisition experience, of which three (3) years must be in healthcare. Must be knowledgeable of the various talent pools available in this region.

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Master DegreeRelated field
  
• Credential(s): Professional in Human Resources; Senior Professional in Human Resources
• Experience: Ten (10) years recruitment experience in a healthcare institution. Two (2) years’ experience in a recruiting lead role in healthcare.