RHA Health Services, LLC is seeking a Temporary Healthcare Recruiter (Western NC) to serve as an independent contractor support partner for full-cycle recruiting. This onsite role in Asheville, NC focuses on proactive candidate sourcing, collaboration with hiring leaders, compliance, and maintaining a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
Role Overview
The Temporary Healthcare Recruiter provides recruiting services across the full life cycle, beginning with search strategy and extending through contract negotiations. The position supports workforce recruiting plans at the unit or department level, builds candidate networks through outreach, and partners with hiring managers and HR business partners to align recruiting efforts with talent needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to assess talent requirements and recommend an effective hiring strategy
- Source candidates using networking, social media platforms, and connections with professional associations across specialized and technical areas
- Create job postings for online and offline resources to attract high-quality candidates
- Use multiple approaches to identify and attract passive talent
- Conduct behavioral-based interviews and phone screens to assess technical baseline and readiness to succeed in the RHA environment
- Serve as the point of contact for recommending hiring rates, making job offers, developing offer letters, and finalizing hiring details
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment regulatory guidelines
- Maintain a strong candidate experience at every stage of the process
- Develop, implement, and support workforce recruiting plans at the unit or department level
- Support early planning for team member engagement during recruiting
- Continuously improve recruiting and hiring processes
- Reduce and maintain turnover by improving quality of hire
- Incorporate management feedback into future recruitment programs
Required Qualifications
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver high-level customer service
- Ability to establish credibility and influence key stakeholders
- Strong, innovative problem-solving and analytical skills to navigate barriers to progress thoughtfully and tactfully
- Project management capability to manage multiple efforts concurrently and meet deadlines under pressure
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to deliver results with limited supervision in a dynamic and often ambiguous environment
- Proven consulting skills with an ability to drive impact
- 5 years of progressive relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in corporate or agency recruiting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Master’s degree
- PHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or an equivalent professional qualification
- Experience with Workday ATS, MS Office, and Monday.com
Technology Tools
- Workday ATS
- MS Office
- Monday.com
Contract and Work Details
- Job Type: Contract
- Engagement: Independent Contractor (Support Services)
- Location: Asheville, NC (onsite)
Functional Area Outcomes
- Develop, implement, and support workforce recruiting plans at the unit/department level
- Lay the groundwork for team member engagement during the recruiting process
- Improve the recruiting and hiring process through ongoing focus and refinements
- Reduce and maintain turnover by improving quality of hire
- Incorporate management feedback into future recruitment programs
RHA Hiring Requirements (#RHAIDD)
- Completion of a criminal background check
- Name checks in relevant registries (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements
- Proof of employment history or references when required
- For positions requiring transportation support: proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle
EEO and Accommodations
RHA is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with protected disabilities, as required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact the solutions center.
Benefits Information
Payactiv provides early access to the money earned from hours already worked before payday. Employees may also receive an employee perks and discount program. Paid Time Off and Health/Insurance are available for full-time employees only, along with a 401(k) retirement savings program. Wellbeing Programs include Physical, Emotional, and Financial support. Qualifying employees may participate in chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes. Training includes free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.
Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for the above benefits.
EEO Statement Summary
- RHA is an equal opportunity employer
- Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified employees with protected disabilities, as required by law
