Senior Recruiter

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, WA, is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 800 physicians and providers, a comprehensive laboratory system, and ten medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth.

Responsible for full lifecycle of IT, Supply Chain, and Finance recruitment and hiring activities: in-depth sourcing and workforce planning for critical hard to fill areas of talent, consulting with key stakeholders and partnering in long term sourcing initiatives, coordination of interviews, arranging travel, maintaining clear lines of communication, advising on “hire for fit” initiatives, leading offer discussions according to established guidelines, and facilitating the on-boarding process. Provides a high level of customer service by consulting with and guiding hiring leadership and building relationships with a variety of external sources such as community entities and educational facilities.

* Develops recruitment plan based on department needs that clearly defines and commits to service; develops and reviews diversity plan with focused recruitment strategies. Establishes, cultivates and maintains ongoing relationships with hiring managers in order to understand the department and its recruitment needs. Strong communication skills needed for challenge associated with key critical positions. * Executes recruitment plan by aggressively recruiting for well-qualified candidates from a variety of sources, managing selection process to include interviewing, assessing candidates, screening, and recommending finalists, and filling the staffing needs within the defined service and performance criteria. Ability to cold-call, network and design long term sourcing plans. * Advises hiring managers regarding orientation, benefits, compensation and payroll; provides basic benefits information to hiring managers and candidates; trains departmental hiring managers on recruitment processes and interviewing techniques. * Remains current on union contracts, federal, state and local employment laws and applies knowledge appropriately in day to day work. Employment law includes EEO, Affirmative Action, FLSA, ADA and Title VII. * Collaborates with the HR Partner Organization and other staff in the creation, development, and maintenance of retention strategies in specific job areas. * Promotes PeaceHealth at a variety of recruitment functions such as job fairs, university and college career days, and career events targeted for special populations. Collects and analyzes data on demographics and hiring activity for use in designing recruitment plans. * Performs other duties as assigned.

**Education** * Bachelor’s degree in related field; or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training and experience. **Experience/Training** * Four years recruiting experience, preferably in a healthcare field * Experience recruiting for critical hard to fill positions with a variety of operational support areas required. * Experience recruiting for critical hard to fill positions with a variety of clinical areas preferred. * Experience using various sourcing techniques using the Internet, advertising, networking and community resources. **License/Certification** * PHR, SPHR certification preferred. **Other Skills** * Knowledge of full lifecycle recruitment process including knowledge of “Hire for Fit” interview and selection process * Comprehensive knowledge of laws, acts and regulations associated with employment laws and their application to recruitment processes and transactions * Basic knowledge of labor unions, and human resource functional areas * Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) required. * In-depth level of understanding of service level agreements * Ability to deliver high levels of customer service when dealing with positions that require multiple months to fill. **Region/Location/Specific Notes** This position is located on-site at a PeaceHealth region location.