Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Specialist – Hillcrest Health & Living

Location: Bellevue, NE

Service Line: Talent Acquisition

Schedule: Full-Time

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a driven, detail-oriented, and high-execution Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team.

This is a fast-paced recruiting role for someone who knows how to manage high-volume hiring, move quickly, stay organized, and follow through. We are looking for someone who is competitive, proactive, and motivated by results — a recruiter who takes ownership, keeps candidates moving, and understands that strong execution matters.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple:
Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist
, you will play a direct role in supporting that mission by helping us hire compassionate, dependable team members who serve aging adults across our communities.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist
, you will manage full-cycle recruiting for a variety of roles across Hillcrest Health & Living. You will partner with hiring leaders, move candidates through the process, and help ensure we are filling critical openings quickly and thoughtfully.

You will:

• Manage a high-volume requisition load with urgency, accuracy, and follow-through.
• Source, screen, interview, and move qualified candidates through the hiring process.
• Partner with hiring leaders to understand staffing needs, priorities, and candidate expectations.
• Maintain strong candidate communication and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Keep requisitions, candidate statuses, interview notes, and hiring activity accurate and updated in the applicant tracking system.
• Use multiple sourcing channels, including job boards, resume databases, referrals, outreach, and direct sourcing.
• Support hiring for clinical, non-clinical, operational, and support roles across Hillcrest communities.
• Track recruiting activity, identify barriers, and adjust strategies to improve results.
• Help create and refresh job postings to attract strong candidate flow.
• Follow up consistently with candidates and hiring leaders to keep the process moving.
• Support hiring events, community outreach, and recruitment campaigns as needed.
• Work with urgency while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and professionalism.

We are looking for a recruiter who is competitive, organized, and execution-focused. The right person will be comfortable with volume, quick priorities, and a team environment where accountability matters.

This is a strong fit for someone who likes to stay busy, takes pride in producing results, and has the mindset to jump in, solve problems, and get things done.

• 3–5 years of high-volume recruiting experience.
• Healthcare, senior living, long-term care, home care, hospice, or clinical recruiting experience preferred.
• Strong sourcing, screening, interviewing, and candidate-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions, priorities, and hiring leader relationships at the same time.
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through.
• A competitive, results-driven mindset with a sense of urgency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build trust with candidates, hiring leaders, and team members.
• Comfort working in an applicant tracking system and keeping data accurate.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and removing roadblocks.
• Professional confidence, resilience, and the ability to stay focused in a fast-paced environment.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent recruiting experience will be considered in place of a degree.
• Previous experience with Dayforce or similar applicant tracking systems preferred.

At Hillcrest Health & Living, recruiting is not just about filling jobs. It is about helping build strong teams that provide meaningful care and service to aging adults.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist
, your work will directly impact staffing, operations, resident care, and the overall team member experience. You…