Talent Acquisition Specialist

Summary: Talent Acquisition Specialist will source, attract, and hire qualified employees to support the entities and HR Department. The ideal candidate will have experience sourcing in a recruiting capacity and recruiting full cycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of the recruiting process including, but not limited to, job description creation, job posting, sourcing, screening, conducting phone interviews, creating interview notes, administering appropriate assessments as needed, offer letter creation and coordinating the post-offer process.
• Provide full-cycle recruiting services to all entities as needed.
• Manage job posting presence at career fairs, local university events, social media sites, community network events, etc. and use traditional and nontraditional resources to identify and attract quality candidates.
• Acts as liaison with area employment agencies and advertising agencies.
• Works with hiring managers to ensure compliance with all federal/state laws and regulations, including affirmative action plan compliance.
• Maintain and update the staffing report; conduct weekly check-in meetings with Leadership and Hiring Managers.
• Develop creative recruiting strategies to bring valuable candidates to the pool.
• Master the intricacies of our applicant tracking system – we using ADP & Job Score.
• Experience recruiting clinical and non-clinical professionals is preferred, but not required.

Education and/or Experience:

• A bachelor's degree and/or equivalent and/or two (2) to five (5) years of direct Recruiting experience, or any similar combination of education and experience. Ability to work independently and search for solutions.
• Comfortable cold-calling candidates and applying creative means to source and hook qualified candidates.
• Blessed with the gift of gab and able to start and end their day pounding the phones, leaving no candidate stone unturned.
• Ability to multi-task and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sourcing skills.
• Excellent customer service & communications skills.
• Able to manage a large and variable workload, ensuring timely and accurate completion of assigned work.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to effectively navigate through Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Team player attributes required.

Competency: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Project Management - Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Embodies a team-based approach to patient care.

Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a harassment-free environment.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.

Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.

Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritize and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spread sheet software and Word Processing software. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.