Recruiter, Health Affairs

Posting Number

SRGV
9087

RECRUITER, HEALTH AFFAIRS

1

Edinburg, Texas

Ofc of Health Affairs

1.0

Exempt

The recruiter will contribute to the planning and execution of various departmental faculty and staff recruitment related initiatives and partner with the Recruitment Manager to create and execute strategic recruitment plans in accordance with the needs and goals of the UTRGV Division of Health Affairs and UT Health RGV.

• Performs recruitment services to deliver quality candidates for the institution, including initial strategy meetings with department managers to discuss recruitment needs and strategies to ensure a highly qualified and diverse applicant pool.
• Assists the Division of Health Affairs and UT Health RGV search committees to recruit internal and external candidates by sourcing positions in print media, websites, direct mailings, and implements other sourcing activities.
• Maintains strong relationships with division and departmental leadership to ensure a clear understanding of the division’s direction and remains informed on the cutting edge in matching applicants to institutional needs.
• Attends job fairs, meetings, seminars, workshops, and/or conferences as requested and beneficial.
• Develops tracking mechanisms and statistics to support short and mid-range plans and budget requirements.
• Identifies issues and possible solutions with current applicant tracking system (ATS) and assists with testing fixes or modifications when they are being implemented.
• Reviews and evaluates applications, resumes or other employment hiring documents; conducts interviews and requests references.
• Performs strategic job functions within the department such as serving on committees or working on special projects as requested.
• Presents, reviews and negotiates offer letters, letters of intent and reviews university benefits with candidate.
• Serves as the liaison between candidate and department.
• Alerts leadership to any challenges within the interview and/or recruitment process that may deter successful recruitment.
• Oversees the recruitment candidate experience, ensuring a seamless, high-touch process from first contact through onboarding.
• Participates in recruitment and departmental strategy meetings, providing updates on search progress, candidate engagement, and pending action items.
• Identifies and engages qualified candidates through various channels, including career fairs, referrals, online job boards, sourcing, and direct outreach to students and academic institutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

N/A

Preferred:
Physician/Provider Recruitment Professional Certification (CPRP)

Three (3) years of professional recruitment and/or sales experience/extensive outward facing experience, including basic knowledge of the full-cycle recruitment process.

Experience working in an academic medical center, health system, hospital or pharma with a proven record of accomplishment. Extensive knowledge of medical and surgical clinical specialty areas and strong time management and closing skills.

Use of standard office equipment. Working knowledge of social media (Linked In, Facebook) and its capabilities.

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; extensive travel and some weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.