Professional Recruiter – Remote (United States)

Job Title : Professional Recruiter -- Healthcare Talent Acquisition

Location : 100% Remote | United States

Employment Type : Full-Time | Temporary Contract

Department : Human Resources / Talent Acquisition / Healthcare Recruitment

Contract Duration : Approximately 3--6 Months

Schedule : Monday--Friday | Core Business Hours Generally 8:00 AM--5:00 PM | Some Scheduling Flexibility

Weekly Hours : 40 Hours

Pay Rate : $30 - $35/per hour | Higher Rates May Be Considered Based on Relevant Experience and Supporting Compensation History

Recruitment Focus : Clinical, Allied Health, Nonclinical, Corporate, and Healthcare Leadership Positions

Service Area: Supporting Healthcare Facilities in Charleston, SC

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Professional Recruiter to support full-cycle talent acquisition for a healthcare organization serving the Charleston, South Carolina market. This is a 100% remote, temporary contract opportunity expected to last approximately 3--6 months.

In this role, you will independently manage the entire recruitment lifecycle for clinical and nonclinical healthcare positions, from candidate sourcing and screening through interview coordination, offer negotiation, and pre-employment processing. Your recruitment portfolio will include a variety of positions, with an emphasis on hard-to-fill clinical, allied health, licensed professional, administrative, and leadership roles. You will partner closely with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to identify staffing needs, develop targeted recruitment strategies, and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

This opportunity is ideal for a Recruiter with at least three years of professional recruitment experience who thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment and enjoys managing multiple requisitions independently. The position offers the flexibility of fully remote work, a consistent 40-hour workweek, and the opportunity to support a broad range of healthcare recruitment initiatives while serving as a trusted talent acquisition partner to hiring managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for clinical, allied health, nonclinical, corporate, administrative, and healthcare leadership positions.
• Partner with hiring managers and department leaders to understand staffing needs, position requirements, hiring priorities, and workforce challenges.
• Develop and execute strategic recruitment plans to attract qualified candidates for both high-volume and hard-to-fill healthcare positions.
• Source candidates through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder, job boards, social media, professional networks, and employee referrals.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach and relationship-building strategies.
• Review applications and resumes to evaluate candidate qualifications, relevant experience, and alignment with position requirements.
• Conduct telephone screenings, virtual interviews, and candidate assessments to identify qualified applicants.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear recommendations based on skills, experience, and organizational needs.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates, hiring managers, and other internal stakeholders.
• Manage candidate communication throughout the recruitment process, ensuring timely updates and a positive hiring experience.
• Prepare, negotiate, and extend employment offers, including discussions regarding compensation, employment terms, and candidate expectations.
• Coordinate completion of pre-employment requirements and collaborate with appropriate teams to support successful onboarding.
• Serve as a consultative talent acquisition partner to hiring managers, providing guidance on sourcing strategies, labor market conditions, candidate availability, and recruitment best practices.
• Develop creative recruitment strategies to address difficult-to-fill positions and competitive healthcare labor markets.
• Monitor recruitment pipelines, candidate activity, requisition status, and hiring progress using applicant tracking systems.
• Track and evaluate recruitment performance metrics, including hiring volumes, vacancy rates, turnover, productivity, and other established talent acquisition goals.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of candidate interactions, recruitment activities, and hiring decisions.
• Partner with department leaders to anticipate future hiring needs and develop proactive recruitment strategies.
• Provide recommendations to improve recruitment efficiency, candidate engagement, and first-year employee retention.
• Support new-hire retention initiatives, including 30-, 60-, and 90-day follow-up activities when applicable.
• Build relationships with professional associations, educational institutions, community organizations, and other candidate sourcing networks.
• Participate in virtual recruitment events, networking initiatives, and talent pipeline development activities as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of healthcare workforce trends, recruitment market conditions, employment regulations, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with organizational policies, equal employment opportunity requirements, and applicable employment laws.
• Collaborate with other recruiters, HR professionals, and healthcare leadership to support staffing objectives across multiple departments.
• Independently manage multiple recruitment priorities while meeting established productivity goals and hiring deadlines.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field. A combination of post-secondary education and relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional recruitment or talent acquisition experience.

• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Demonstrated experience managing recruitment processes from sourcing and candidate screening through interview coordination, offer negotiation, and hiring.

• Candidate Sourcing: Advanced proficiency with recruitment platforms, applicant tracking systems, job boards, professional networking sites, and social media sourcing tools.

• Recruitment Strategy: Ability to develop and implement effective sourcing and recruitment strategies for difficult-to-fill positions.

• Hiring Manager Partnership: Strong consultative skills and experience working directly with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and recruitment priorities.

• Candidate Assessment: Ability to evaluate resumes, conduct professional interviews, assess qualifications, and recommend candidates based on position requirements.

• Offer Negotiation: Strong negotiation skills and experience preparing, presenting, and negotiating employment offers.

• Recruitment Metrics: Ability to track and analyze recruitment activity, hiring performance, candidate pipelines, and productivity measures.

• HR Knowledge: Strong understanding of human resources concepts, recruitment policies, equal employment opportunity requirements, and applicable employment regulations.

• Labor Market Knowledge: Understanding of general labor market conditions, candidate availability, and competitive recruitment strategies.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency with:

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

• LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder, and Other Recruitment Platforms

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Outlook

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence candidates and hiring managers.

• Time Management: Ability to independently manage multiple requisitions, competing priorities, and recruitment deadlines.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, and ability to resolve recruitment challenges effectively.

• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive candidate, employee, and organizational information professionally and confidentially.

• Remote Work: Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while maintaining productivity, responsiveness, and consistent communication.

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with changing priorities and staffing requirements.

• Additional Requirements: Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, flexibility, professionalism, and ability to build productive relationships across multiple departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of recruitment experience within a healthcare organization or healthcare staffing environment.

• Previous experience supporting hospital-based clinical and nonclinical recruitment.

• Experience recruiting for healthcare specialties such as:

• Registered Nurses and Licensed Nursing Professionals

• Allied Health Professionals

• Rehabilitation and Therapy Professionals

• Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Professionals

• Clinical Support and Patient Care Positions

• Administrative and Corporate Healthcare Positions

• Healthcare Management and Leadership Roles

• Previous experience supporting multiple hospital facilities, healthcare markets, or service lines.

• Familiarity with healthcare staffing challenges, clinical credentialing requirements, and specialized recruitment strategies.

• Experience recruiting for difficult-to-fill or highly specialized healthcare positions.

• Previous experience using Workday Applicant Tracking System.

• Background in internal or corporate healthcare talent acquisition.

• Experience developing passive candidate pipelines and long-term recruitment relationships.

• Familiarity with healthcare workforce planning, retention initiatives, and recruitment performance metrics.

• Experience partnering with healthcare department managers, HR business partners, and organizational leadership.

• Strong understanding of compensation discussions, competitive labor markets, and candidate offer negotiations.

• Previous success managing a high-volume requisition workload while maintaining strong hiring manager and candidate relationships.

• Experience supporting healthcare recruitment across multiple departments or locations.

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