Healthcare Recruitment Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Mexico.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Human Resources, MMT, and Regional Directors to assess staffing requirements, role specifications, licensure or credential expectations, hiring priorities, and labor market dynamics.

• Create and execute recruiting strategies for therapy, community health workers, care coordination, family service coordination, developmental specialists, parent educators, maternal health, operational, clinical, and related support positions.

• Draft, revise, and publish job advertisements.

• Identify candidates through job boards, professional networks, educational institutions, community partnerships, referrals, social media, recruiting events, and various outreach efforts.

• Evaluate applications and resumes for qualifications, experience, licensure or certification status, geographic compatibility, bilingual abilities, and alignment with programs.

• Conduct preliminary phone or virtual interviews and offer recommendations to regional directors or program leadership.

• Organize interviews and maintain communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.

• Represent MECA Therapies at job fairs, community events, campus recruiting initiatives, and professional networking functions.

• Stay informed about trends in healthcare, therapy, early childhood, maternal health, community health workers, social services, and community-based recruitment.

• Coordinate with approved staffing agencies, temporary staffing partners, and contract recruitment vendors.

• Convey role requirements, program expectations, candidate qualifications, timelines, onboarding necessities, and compliance obligations to agency partners.

• Review candidates submitted by agencies and monitor submissions, candidate status, interview progress, placement results, response times, and follow-up requirements.

• Maintain precise candidate records in applicant tracking systems or designated recruitment tools.

• Document sourcing efforts, referrals, agency submissions, outreach contacts, job posting activities, and follow-ups from recruiting events.

• Track open positions, candidate pipelines, interview progress, pending decisions, offer statuses, onboarding transitions, and hiring milestones.

• Monitor recruiting metrics such as applicant flow, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, response times, candidate quality, and placement results.

• Identify and report hiring obstacles, trends, documentation gaps, and process delays, and suggest enhancements.

• Complete required training.

• Exemplify professionalism, responsiveness, integrity, collaboration, and respect.

• Operate under general supervision from the Human Resources Department and Executive team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems, job boards, email, and virtual meeting platforms.

• Preferred experience in coordinating with staffing agencies, recruitment vendors, or contract staffing partners.

• Strong organizational abilities.

• Possession of a valid driver's license.

• Access to reliable transportation.

• Willingness to travel for recruiting events or site visits.

• Capability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive candidate and employee information appropriately.

• Aptitude for handling multiple open positions, prioritizing competing deadlines, and keeping organized records.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Communications, or a related field preferred.

• Preferred experience of four or more years in recruiting, human resources, healthcare staffing, customer service, sales, outreach, or related fields.

• Ability to comply with mandatory training.

• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable employment laws, confidentiality standards, equal employment opportunity regulations, and company policies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexible scheduling.

• Mileage reimbursement.

• Supportive leadership and mentorship.

• Collaborative interdisciplinary teams.

• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.

• Career advancement prospects.

• Meaningful work that positively affects children and families throughout New Mexico.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the hiring process and during employment.