Links Healthcare

Core Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment for Director of Nursing (DON), Administrator, and other leadership roles including Corporate positions (Consultant and Director roles)
• Oversee high-risk, high-turnover, and high-registry-spend facilities within the region.
• Run weekly regional recruitment huddles and pipeline reviews.
• Provide coaching and performance oversight for Recruiter I and Recruiter II team members.
• Escalate hiring risks and staffing gaps to Recruitment Director and Regional Directors.

Hiring Manager & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as primary recruitment partner to Regional Directors and facility Administrators.
• Set clear hiring expectations, service-level agreements (SLAs), and realistic time-to-fill benchmarks.
• Conduct weekly hiring manager touchpoints to review open requisitions, aging positions, and interview feedback.
• Provide data-driven updates including submission volume, interview ratios, and offer acceptance trends.
• Coach hiring managers on interview best practices, decision-making speed, and candidate experience.
• Address and resolve conflicts related to compensation, urgency, or candidate quality concerns.

Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Develop and maintain leadership talent pipelines for DON, Administrator, and Department Head roles.
• Engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, and industry associations.
• Build regional evergreen pipelines for high-volume clinical roles (RN, LVN, CNA, Therapy).
• Partner with Recruitment Assistants and Sourcers to drive targeted outreach campaigns.
• Maintain a proactive bench of pre-qualified candidates for crisis or acquisition facilities.

Campus & Community Engagement

• Represent the organization at campus career fairs, industry conferences, and regional hiring events.
• Develop partnerships with nursing schools, therapy programs, and healthcare training institutions.
• Host or participate in informational sessions to build early-career pipelines.
• Collaborate with Marketing and HR to enhance employer branding in the region

Qualifications

• 5+years healthcare recruitment experience, preferably within skilled nursing or post-acute care.
• Demonstrated experience filling leadership-level healthcare roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple facilities within a region.
• Data-driven mindset with experience reporting on KPIs and workforce metrics.