Talent Acquisition Manager – Nurse Recruitment

About Sentara

Sentara Health is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system with more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission:
we improve health every day. Sentara exists to be the trusted partner to individuals and the community in their journey to improved health and well-being, and is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with 12 hospitals across Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

As one of two Talent Acquisition Managers over Nurse Recruitment, you'll help shape the operational foundation of our nursing talent strategy, ensuring we attract, engage, and hire exceptional RNs and nursing professionals across our system. We hire over 2,100 nurses each year, and you'll co-lead a team of 20 to 25 nurse recruiters driving that volume. In a healthcare landscape where nursing talent is one of the most competitive and mission-critical hires an organization makes, this role is central to our ability to deliver quality, safe patient care in the communities we serve.

The Talent Acquisition Manager, Nurse Recruitment is responsible for planning, developing, managing, and overseeing operational Talent Acquisition staff and system-wide recruitment initiatives dedicated to nursing roles. This position co-leads a team of 20 to 25 nurse recruiters and owns all full-time, part-time, flexipool, and temporary nurse hiring across the system, supporting more than 2,100 nurse hires annually.

This Manager leads the operational framework for the nurse recruitment strategy, establishing programs and policies that drive contemporary, data-informed practices tailored to the realities of clinical hiring, including licensure requirements, specialty pipelines, and competitive nursing labor markets. This position serves as an influential advisor who understands evolving clinical staffing needs and stakeholder expectations, translating them into innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies.

The Manager builds and maintains the organization's employer brand within the nursing community, owns workforce planning for nursing hiring needs, and tracks key metrics such as time to fill, cost per hire, and quality of hire for nursing roles, using that data to continuously strengthen team performance.

This role influences outcomes and communicates closely with Talent Acquisition Advisors, Consultants, and Specialists focused on nurse recruitment, sharing best practices and modeling a customer-focused approach to understanding the needs of nursing leaders and hiring managers. The Manager oversees the effective attraction, screening, selection, and development of a high-performing, diverse, and sustainable nursing talent pipeline that supports safe staffing levels and quality patient outcomes at scale.

This role requires maintaining confidentiality and operating with efficiency and integrity in a fast-changing clinical staffing environment, while driving accountability and operational excellence.

• Co-lead and develop a team of 20 to 25 nurse recruiters, supporting 2,100+ nurse hires annually
• Develop and execute nurse recruitment strategy, programs, and policies across the system
• Own full-cycle hiring oversight for full-time, part-time, flexipool, and temporary nursing roles
• Lead nursing workforce planning and hiring forecasts in partnership with Chief Nursing Officers, nursing leaders, and HR Business Partners
• Build and strengthen employer brand presence within the nursing community (schools of nursing, professional associations, nursing conferences)
• Monitor and report on nurse recruitment metrics (time to fill, cost per hire, quality of hire, specialty pipeline health) to drive continuous improvement
• Coach, mentor, and develop Talent Acquisition Advisors, Consultants, and Specialists focused on clinical/nursing recruitment
• Partner with nursing leadership using a consultative, customer-focused approach to fill high-acuity and hard-to-fill specialty roles
• Ensure compliance with licensure, credentialing, and clinical hiring requirements throughout the recruitment process
• Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and operational efficiency in a fast-changing environment

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Nursing, or a related field required
• 5 years of recruitment experience and 3 years of leadership experience required; recruitment leadership experience preferred
• Experience managing a team of recruiters at scale (high-volume hiring environment) preferred
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics platforms preferred
• SHRM CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred
• Candidates with a clinical nursing background (RN or nursing degree/licensure) are strongly preferred, given the specialized understanding of clinical workflows, credentialing requirements, and nursing career pathways this brings to the role