Healthcare Recruiter
Job Description
Vital HealthCare Solutions is seeking a Healthcare Recruiter to lead full cycle recruitment for a growing, mission-driven healthcare organization. This role partners closely with leadership to deliver hiring outcomes across clinical and non-clinical positions and manages the process from strategy through placement.
Role Overview
The Healthcare Recruiter owns end-to-end recruiting strategy and execution, including sourcing, screening, offer negotiation, and placement. The position focuses on recruiting healthcare talent for both clinical roles and non-clinical needs, while collaborating with hiring managers and organizational leadership to align staffing priorities with recruiting strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the recruitment process end to end, from strategy development and sourcing through screening, offer negotiation, and placement.
- Recruit qualified healthcare professionals for clinical roles, including advanced practice providers and physicians, as well as non-clinical positions when required.
- Partner with hiring managers and organizational leadership to understand staffing priorities, advise on recruitment strategies, and improve hiring outcomes.
- Source and engage candidates through job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and proactive outreach.
- Maintain strong candidate relationships by providing timely communication and delivering a professional recruitment experience.
- Manage compensation discussions and competing priorities while communicating decisions effectively, including in situations involving resistance.
- Ensure accurate ATS records, monitor recruiting performance, and maintain compliance with applicable employment regulations.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3+ years of full-cycle healthcare recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs) and/or physicians is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to manage multiple searches, prioritize competing needs, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong negotiation, communication, relationship-building, and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain accountability for recruiting outcomes.
- Comfort advising hiring managers, handling challenging conversations, and making confident decisions.
- Willingness to work outside traditional business hours when needed to support candidate availability.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
Tools & Systems
- ATS
Work Location
Wilkes-Barre, PA (onsite)
Why Join Vital HealthCare Solutions
- Join a team that emphasizes integrity, tenacity, accountability, and a commitment to high-quality healthcare.
- Opportunity to take ownership of work, influence recruiting strategy, build provider relationships, and contribute to measurable growth supporting underserved communities.