Job Description
Welcome to AMN Healthcare - Where Talent Meets Purpose
Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.
At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers that make a difference.
Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:
Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.
Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.
Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.
Job Summary
The Program Manager serves as a strategic advisor to healthcare clients, partnering with executive leaders to drive workforce optimization, improve recruiting performance, and support enterprise talent strategies. This highly visible, client-facing role combines healthcare workforce consulting, analytics, project management, and operational leadership.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable leading executive meetings, analyzing workforce KPIs, developing strategic recommendations, and driving cross-functional initiatives. They bring expertise in healthcare staffing, RPO, MSP/VMS environments, workforce planning, and business analytics to help clients make informed talent decisions and achieve measurable outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
Workforce Consulting & Client Leadership
Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients, providing workforce strategy and talent acquisition consultation.
Lead recurring business reviews, workforce planning sessions, and executive stakeholder meetings.
Facilitate discussions with client leadership to align workforce initiatives with organizational priorities.
Build strong relationships with executives, operational leaders, and key stakeholders across client organizations.
Analytics & Performance Management
Analyze workforce and recruiting KPIs
Translate complex workforce data into actionable business recommendations.
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities that drive improved workforce outcomes.
Program & Project Leadership
Lead strategic workforce initiatives from discovery through implementation and adoption.
Drive accountability across stakeholders to ensure successful execution and measurable results.
Build scalable processes, governance structures, and operating models that support program growth.
Manage project timelines, deliverables, risks, and communication plans.
Executive Reporting & Communication
Develop and deliver executive-level presentations using PowerPoint and Excel.
Communicate workforce insights, program performance, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Facilitate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder sessions that drive alignment and decision-making.
Influence leaders through data-driven storytelling and consultative recommendations.
Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to enhance recruiting operations, workforce planning, and program efficiency.
Lead process improvement initiatives that improve service delivery and client satisfaction.
Collaborate with recruiting, operations, and leadership teams to standardize best practices and optimize performance.
Key Skills
Decisive, committed, and able to manage deliverables effectively
Ability to bring clarity, structure, and actions to ambiguous plans and challenges
Ability to influence decision-making, facilitate groups with diverse perspectives across geographies, and bring teams to an agreement
Strong interpersonal skills build positive relationships and influence others across the company at all leadership levels
Empower innovative and effective solution development, risk mitigation, and execution
Qualifications
Education & Years of Experience
Bachelor's Degree plus 5-7 years of work experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 9-11 years of work experience of proven ability to analyze workforce metrics and drive business recommendations.
Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-organizational, sophisticated enterprise programs or projects applying internal and vendor resources
Strong executive presence with experience presenting to senior leaders and clients.
Experience leading client-facing meetings, strategic discussions, and workforce planning sessions.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Certifications
Additional Experience
Healthcare workforce consulting experience.
Experience supporting large enterprise health systems or healthcare organizations.
Knowledge of workforce management
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
Our Core Values
Respect Passion Continuous Improvement Trust Customer Focus Innovation
At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.
Pay Rate
$100,000 - $119,000 Salary
Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.