UW Medicine provides outstanding care to patients from around the globe, educates the next generation of physicians and scientists, and supports one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive medical research programs. UW Medicine’s four hospitals – Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center -Northwest, UW Medical Center - Montlake and Valley Medical Center – admit more than 63,000 patients each year. UW Medicine provides outpatient care for more than 1.3 million patients each year at its 12 UW Neighborhood Clinics and its many other primary and specialty care clinics.

The Human Resources department's mission is to support UW faculty and staff in successfully meeting the goals of UW Medicine by providing high quality and responsive human resources support. The department's vision is to create a premier Human Resources organization whose staff members are dedicated to the goal of working together to provide the highest possible quality of services in carrying out its mission.

UW Medicine Human Resources has an outstanding full time TEMPORARY (approximately 9 months) opportunity for a Healthcare Recruiter. This position will require eventual on site work based at UW Tower in Seattle.

The Healthcare Recruiter will plan, develop and implement full-cycle recruitment and staffing strategies for assigned job classes and department areas with special emphasis on a well-qualified and diverse pool of candidates, timeliness, and cost effectiveness.  The primary role of recruiters is to partner with hiring managers to attract and acquire the best possible talent, and to provide full-service recruitment expertise for all levels of positions.  Position is also responsible for creating recruiting strategies in the community, creating community contacts and acting as liaison with community organizations and UW Medicine for purposes of sourcing candidates, generating talent pipelines, and maximizing talent pools.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support UW Medicine by providing a high-level of customer service in consulting with and guiding hiring managers and departments in comprehensive recruitment and staffing issues, policies, and processes.

Execute recruitment plan by aggressively recruiting for well-qualified candidates from a variety of sources including passive sourcing, cold calling and various internet search engines, managing selection process to include interviewing, assessing candidates, screening, and recommending finalists, and filling the staffing needs within the defined service and performance criteria.

Develop recruitment plan based on department needs that clearly define and commit to service and performance criteria; influence strategic staffing decisions such as workforce planning, succession planning, staff professional development/training, and career development.

Execute recruitment plan by aggressively recruiting for well-qualified candidates from a variety of sources including passive sourcing, cold calling and various internet search engines, managing selection process to include interviewing, assessing candidates, screening, and recommending finalists, and filling the staffing needs within the defined service and performance criteria.

Establish, cultivate, and maintain ongoing relationships with hiring managers in order to understand the business unit and its recruitment needs within the context of their mission; develop and maintain a strong rapport with key leaders in the department; attend departmental staff and other meetings as requested to acquire substantial knowledge about the department's business objectives, goals, operations and work culture.

Set expectations (develop roles and responsibilities). Provide counsel and expertise in all areas of recruitment and staffing (e.g., search firms, and advertising.)

Provide consultation on a variety of human resource issues and work closely with all areas of Human Resource Department to facilitate effective Human Resource relationships; provide basic benefits information to hiring managers and candidates; train departmental hiring managers on recruitment processes, interviewing techniques.

Promote the medical centers and/or the university at a variety of recruitment functions such as job fairs, university and college career days, and career events targeted for special populations. Collect and analyze data on demographics and hiring activity for use in designing recruitment plans.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES:

Position is expected to provide guidance and recruiting leadership within the employment team.  Will be responsible for working directly with recruitment coordinators and other colleagues on the team to help grow, develop, and optimize recruitment processes.  Will also lead special projects as needs arise.

REQUIREMENTS:

Skills, knowledge, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.

Ideal candidate will possess three plus years of recruiting experience in the healthcare field. 

Three years experience working closely with hiring managers on recruiting and other HR issues in a dynamic and diverse environment.

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to include proven presentation and negotiation skills.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

DESIRED:

Experience in one or more of the following is a significant plus: healthcare, academia, and/or highly unionized environments. 

A SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR is desirable. 

A proven track record in proactively and creatively sourcing and recruiting candidates in a high-volume environment utilizing multiple sourcing channels.

Strong team player, able to highly function in a team-organized environment and support colleagues in the department’s goals and strategic priorities.

Experience working with applicant tracking systems, payroll systems, and HRIS systems.

COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge and experience related to the specific health care positions being recruited for including relevant medical terminology and licensure/certification/educational standards.

Fluent in interviewing techniques.

Ability to analyze and interpret information, and consult with customers regarding federal/state rules and regulations governing employment.

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Working knowledge of technology, applicant tracking, statistics, workforce projections and analysis, and industry trends.

Facilitates collaboration with applicants, peers, managers, physicians and all other stakeholders, internally and externally.

Shares recruitment and retention knowledge and skills with colleagues, managers and administrators.

Consistently communicates recruitment and retention efforts to all stakeholders verbally, in writing and/or via presentation.

Assumes responsibility for driving recruitments for high quality results. Accepts full accountability for the entire hiring process.

Strong cold calling skills.

Ability to find passive candidates using various tools such as spider tools, social media recruiting, and referral and search engines.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.  These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others.  Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.