Clinical Recruiter

Job Summary

The Allied Health Clinical Recruiter serves as a strategic talent partner to leaders across rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and inpatient nursing support services. This role is responsible for full lifecycle recruiting for positions including physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, athletic trainers, imaging professionals, nurse technicians, and other clinical support roles. This recruiter will build strong relationships with hiring leaders, develop a thorough understanding of each department’s workforce needs, and create sourcing strategies that address both immediate openings and future hiring demand. The position requires someone who enjoys proactively identifying clinical talent, building long-term candidate pipelines, and developing creative solutions in markets where local educational programs or experienced candidates may be limited. The portfolio includes both specialized and higher-volume recruitment. The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging passive rehabilitation and imaging professionals while also generating and managing applicant flow for nurse technician and other nursing support opportunities. This individual will use recruiting data, labor-market information, community partnerships, educational relationships, and targeted outreach to deliver strong candidate pipelines and advise leaders on effective hiring strategies. This is a market facing position supporting Southwest Michigan. The recruiter will regularly participate in career fairs, educational events, onsite hiring activities, and community outreach throughout Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana, with occasional travel to Illinois. Candidates who live in or near Southwest Michigan are strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

• Develops a thorough knowledge of assigned clinical business areas, including strategic goals, department culture, workforce needs, future staffing demand, and leader expectations.
• Consults and partners with hiring leaders across rehabilitation, imaging, and inpatient nursing support services to understand position-specific requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Conducts in-depth intake sessions to align expectations, understand the talent market, identify potential hiring barriers, and establish a clear sourcing and selection plan.
• Provides counsel and talent-market insight to hiring leaders regarding candidate availability, competitive challenges, workforce trends, interviewing practices, selection decisions, and recruitment best practices.
• Develops proactive sourcing strategies for specialized and difficult-to-fill clinical positions, including physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, athletic trainers, and imaging professionals.
• Builds short- and long-term talent pipelines in clinical disciplines where candidate availability or the number of local educational programs may be limited.
• Develops applicant-generation strategies for higher-volume positions, including nurse technicians and other inpatient nursing support roles.
• Builds relationships with colleges, universities, clinical education programs, professional associations, community organizations, and other external partners to support current and future workforce needs.
• Uses innovative sourcing techniques, recruitment technology, professional networks, events, referrals, and direct outreach to identify and engage qualified, diverse active and passive candidates.
• Ensures the timely and accurate posting of positions, review of applicants, and submission of qualified candidates for hiring leader consideration within the applicant tracking system.
• Provides complete, accurate, and engaging information to candidates regarding Corewell Health, the hiring department, the position, and the communities served.
• Interviews candidates to assess qualifications, behavioral competencies, career interests, and availability in accordance with affirmative action and other compliance requirements.
• Facilitates offers of employment and initiates the onboarding process, ensuring information is processed accurately, promptly, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
• Uses objective metrics and recruiting data to evaluate pipeline health, sourcing effectiveness, candidate activity, and hiring outcomes, and recommends adjustments when needed.
• Maintains strong communication with candidates and hiring leaders throughout the recruitment process and provides an exceptional, responsive experience.
• Participates in career fairs, school and professional-program events, onsite hiring activities, and community recruitment events across Southwest Michigan, Northern Indiana, and occasionally Illinois.
• Collaborates with recruiters, sourcers, workforce-planning partners, HR business partners, and operational leaders to address immediate vacancies and longer-term workforce priorities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Three years of relevant experience in recruiting, staffing, Talent Acquisition, or another related HR area.
• Ability to attend onsite hiring activities and travel throughout Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana, with occasional travel to Illinois.

Preferred

• Experience recruiting clinical, allied health, rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, nursing support, or other healthcare talent.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies for specialized or difficult-to-fill positions.
• Experience building relationships with colleges, universities, clinical programs, professional associations, or community partners.
• Experience with Workday, Phenom, or similar applicant tracking and candidate relationship management systems.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Lakeland Hospital St Joseph- 1234 Napier Ave- St Joseph

Department Name

HR Talent Attraction- Corporate

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

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