Healthcare Recruiter – Nursing/Allied Health

Aptive Resources

Healthcare Recruiter to recruit healthcare professionals for VA Veterans Health Administration clients. Implementing strategies and maintaining candidate relationships in a remote setting.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement independent recruiting strategies to recruit, screen (interview), and evaluate healthcare workers based on clients’ specific needs.
Responsible for cultivating a network of potential healthcare workers to meet company goals.
Sell assignments to candidates by probing for unspoken needs and using a consultative sales approach.
Select candidates and present to hiring managers based on skill level and background knowledge of client.
Negotiate compensation package with the candidates and maintain acceptable margin.
Ensure candidate files adhere to both the business and facility credentialing requirements.
Develop strategies to pursue new avenues for recruiting candidates; utilize a variety of tools (i.e., email campaigns, social media) to establish relationships and expand candidates.
Convert candidates to employees by working closely with internal onboarding departments.
Support resolution of candidate concerns in a timely manner.
Maintain a database (e.g., iCIMS) with accurate candidate contact information, qualifications and selling points; ensure all communication with candidate is documented.
Complete weekly recruitment reports and special recruiting projects as needed.
Meet weekly productivity metrics/goals.
All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree, or four years of additional relevant experience in lieu of degree
Experience supporting recruiting for a large healthcare or hospital system
Experience developing recruitment process and strategies
Minimum 5 years’ experience in healthcare recruiting
Comprehensive knowledge of Recruiting and Employment regulations, policies, and practice (i.e., pay, interview, onboarding, etc.)
Must be proficient in MS Office, comfortable with utilizing company database
Keen knowledge of Indeed, LinkedIn, and social media recruitment sources.

Benefits

Comp & perks

EEO Statement: Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class. Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruiting strategiesscreeninginterviewingevaluating candidatesnegotiating compensationmaintaining candidate filesdeveloping recruitment processescompleting recruitment reportsmeeting productivity metrics

Soft Skills

consultative sales approachcultivating networksrelationship buildingproblem resolutioncommunication