ASSOCIATE RECRUITER

Overview

Associate Recruiter

Full-Time, 80 Hours per pay period, Day Shift

Covenant Health Overview:

Covenant Health is the region’s top-performing healthcare network with 10 hospitals, outpatient and specialty services, and Covenant Medical Group, our area’s fastest-growing physician practice division. Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer. Our more than 11,000 employees, volunteers, and 1,500 affiliated physicians are dedicated to improving the quality of life for the more than two million patients and families we serve every year. Covenant Health is the only healthcare system in East Tennessee to be named a Forbes “Best Employer” seven times. 

Position Summary: 

The Associate Recruiter will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment for assigned positions within the healthcare system. The Associate Recruiter will achieve talent acquisition through the development of recruiting and selection strategies for sourcing that address the current and future workforce needs at the hospital and regional level. The Associate Recruiter sources and screens candidates for assigned job openings, ensuring minimum qualifications are met, and coordinates and tracks interviews with hiring managers. The Associate Recruiter will work closely with hiring managers, other facility human resource staff, senior leadership, and external vendors to ensure that recruiting practice meet the organization’s needs.

Recruiter: Suzie McGuinn || apply@covhlth.com

Responsibilities

• Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organizations plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
• Assists in the development of a recruitment strategy and identifies appropriate methods to source candidates in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Develops a thorough understanding of the job families for which recruitment is done.
• Posts positions on applicant tracking system and on additional sourcing websites as needed, in a timely manner.
• Determines applicant requirements by job description and job qualifications.
• Builds Applicant Sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, social media as well as candidates who apply via the applicant tracking system.
• Participates in community recruitment/employment activities.
• Maintains a pipeline of active job seekers
• Reviews applications ensuring only those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications per the job description are screened and referred on to the hiring manager for consideration.
• Conducts phone screens, interviews, evaluates, and refers qualified internal and external candidates to hiring managers to fill vacancies utilizing excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Provides verbal and written candidate evaluations to hiring managers.
• Improves organization’s attractiveness by emphasizing benefits and strengths of the organization. Promotes Company as “Employer of Choice.”
• Arranges manager interviews by coordinating schedules utilizing the managers’ calendar.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with hiring managers, HR specialists and facility leaders. Meets routinely with hiring managers to discuss vacancies.
• Responds to hiring manager questions, provides advice regarding recruiting sources, candidate qualifications, and interviewing techniques. Interprets and administers Covenant Health policies and procedures.
• Creates “hot lists” of hard-to-fill positions and immediately interviews candidates who are qualified for these positions.
• Maintains complete and accurate records relating to specific openings within legal guidelines. Properly dispositions candidates in the applicant tracking system.
• Consults with hiring managers and compensation representatives to prepare appropriate offers. Extends offers to selected candidates and uses appropriate closing techniques to achieve a high acceptance rate.
• Communicates with Human Resources departments on position openings and updates. After job offers are accepted, ensures timely and thorough hand off to appropriate human resources staff for onboarding.
• Develops an understanding of Covenant lines of business, positions, and competitors and identifies “selling points” to present to candidates.
• Obtains and sustains required fill rates, as outlined by the recruitment leadership team.
• Tracks hiring activity, including job posting, hiring decisions and closing position vacancies.
• May participate in new hire orientation and answers new hire questions.
• Develops knowledge of Talent Acquisition, employment practices, local and federal employment regulations and general HR practices.
• Conducts 30-60-90 day follow-up with new hires.
• Local travel required.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:          

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a Bachelor’s degree in a directly-related field from an accredited college or university.

Minimum Experience:

Minimum of 2 years’ recruiting or Human Resources experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven ability to interact effectively with a variety of people. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Excellent customer service skills and negotiation skills. Flexibility to meet varying customer needs and to juggle multiple priorities daily. Exceptional organizational skills. Basic personal computer and word processing skills. Knowledge of employment law and Human Resources.

Licensure Requirement:      

Employee must have a valid Tennessee driver’s license Class D and state mandated minimum insurance coverage. Driving record must meet Covenant Health minimum standards at the date of hire and throughout employment tenure.