Professional Recruiter – Remote (United States)

Job Title: Professional Recruiter – Healthcare Talent Acquisition
Location: 100% Remote | United States
Employment Type: Full-Time | Temporary Contract
Department: Human Resources / Talent Acquisition / Healthcare Recruitment
Contract Duration: Approximately 3–6 Months
Schedule: Monday–Friday | Core Business Hours Generally 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Some Scheduling Flexibility
Weekly Hours: 40 Hours
Pay Rate: $30 - $35/per hour | Higher Rates May Be Considered Based on Relevant Experience and Supporting Compensation History
Recruitment Focus: Clinical, Allied Health, Nonclinical, Corporate, and Healthcare Leadership Positions
Service Area: Supporting Healthcare Facilities in Charleston, SC

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Professional Recruiter to support full-cycle talent acquisition for a healthcare organization serving the Charleston, South Carolina market. This is a 100% remote, temporary contract opportunity expected to last approximately 3–6 months.

In this role, you will independently manage the entire recruitment lifecycle for clinical and nonclinical healthcare positions, from candidate sourcing and screening through interview coordination, offer negotiation, and pre-employment processing. Your recruitment portfolio will include a variety of positions, with an emphasis on hard-to-fill clinical, allied health, licensed professional, administrative, and leadership roles. You will partner closely with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to identify staffing needs, develop targeted recruitment strategies, and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

This opportunity is ideal for a Recruiter with at least three years of professional recruitment experience who thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment and enjoys managing multiple requisitions independently. The position offers the flexibility of fully remote work, a consistent 40-hour workweek, and the opportunity to support a broad range of healthcare recruitment initiatives while serving as a trusted talent acquisition partner to hiring managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for clinical, allied health, nonclinical, corporate, administrative, and healthcare leadership positions.
• Partner with hiring managers and department leaders to understand staffing needs, position requirements, hiring priorities, and workforce challenges.
• Develop and execute strategic recruitment plans to attract qualified candidates for both high-volume and hard-to-fill healthcare positions.
• Source candidates through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder, job boards, social media, professional networks, and employee referrals.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach and relationship-building strategies.
• Review applications and resumes to evaluate candidate qualifications, relevant experience, and alignment with position requirements.
• Conduct telephone screenings, virtual interviews, and candidate assessments to identify qualified applicants.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear recommendations based on skills, experience, and organizational needs.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates, hiring managers, and other internal stakeholders.
• Manage candidate communication throughout the recruitment process, ensuring timely updates and a positive hiring experience.
• Prepare, negotiate, and extend employment offers, including discussions regarding compensation, employment terms, and candidate expectations.
• Coordinate completion of pre-employment requirements and collaborate with appropriate teams to support successful onboarding.
• Serve as a consultative talent acquisition partner to hiring managers, providing guidance on sourcing strategies, labor market conditions, candidate availability, and recruitment best practices.
• Develop creative recruitment strategies to address difficult-to-fill positions and competitive healthcare labor markets.
• Monitor recruitment pipelines, candidate activity, requisition status, and hiring progress using applicant tracking systems.
• Track and evaluate recruitment performance metrics, including hiring volumes, vacancy rates, turnover, productivity, and other established talent acquisition goals.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of candidate interactions, recruitment activities, and hiring decisions.
• Partner with department leaders to anticipate future hiring needs and develop proactive recruitment strategies.
• Provide recommendations to improve recruitment efficiency, candidate engagement, and first-year employee retention.
• Support new-hire retention initiatives, including 30-, 60-, and 90-day follow-up activities when applicable.
• Build relationships with professional associations, educational institutions, community organizations, and other candidate sourcing networks.
• Participate in virtual recruitment events, networking initiatives, and talent pipeline development activities as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of healthcare workforce trends, recruitment market conditions, employment regulations, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with organizational policies, equal employment opportunity requirements, and applicable employment laws.
• Collaborate with other recruiters, HR professionals, and healthcare leadership to support staffing objectives across multiple departments.
• Independently manage multiple recruitment priorities while meeting established productivity goals and hiring deadlines.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field. A combination of post-secondary education and relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional recruitment or talent acquisition experience.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Demonstrated experience managing recruitment processes from sourcing and candidate screening through interview coordination, offer negotiation, and hiring.
• Candidate Sourcing: Advanced proficiency with recruitment platforms, applicant tracking systems, job boards, professional networking sites, and social media sourcing tools.
• Recruitment Strategy: Ability to develop and implement effective sourcing and recruitment strategies for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Hiring Manager Partnership: Strong consultative skills and experience working directly with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and recruitment priorities.
• Candidate Assessment: Ability to evaluate resumes, conduct professional interviews, assess qualifications, and recommend candidates based on position requirements.
• Offer Negotiation: Strong negotiation skills and experience preparing, presenting, and negotiating employment offers.
• Recruitment Metrics: Ability to track and analyze recruitment activity, hiring performance, candidate pipelines, and productivity measures.
• HR Knowledge: Strong understanding of human resources concepts, recruitment policies, equal employment opportunity requirements, and applicable employment regulations.
• Labor Market Knowledge: Understanding of general labor market conditions, candidate availability, and competitive recruitment strategies.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with:
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder, and Other Recruitment Platforms
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence candidates and hiring managers.
• Time Management: Ability to independently manage multiple requisitions, competing priorities, and recruitment deadlines.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, and ability to resolve recruitment challenges effectively.
• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive candidate, employee, and organizational information professionally and confidentially.
• Remote Work: Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while maintaining productivity, responsiveness, and consistent communication.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with changing priorities and staffing requirements.
• Additional Requirements: Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, flexibility, professionalism, and ability to build productive relationships across multiple departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of recruitment experience within a healthcare organization or healthcare staffing environment.
• Previous experience supporting hospital-based clinical and nonclinical recruitment.
• Experience recruiting for healthcare specialties such as:
• Registered Nurses and Licensed Nursing Professionals
• Allied Health Professionals
• Rehabilitation and Therapy Professionals
• Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Professionals
• Clinical Support and Patient Care Positions
• Administrative and Corporate Healthcare Positions
• Healthcare Management and Leadership Roles
• Previous experience supporting multiple hospital facilities, healthcare markets, or service lines.
• Familiarity with healthcare staffing challenges, clinical credentialing requirements, and specialized recruitment strategies.
• Experience recruiting for difficult-to-fill or highly specialized healthcare positions.
• Previous experience using Workday Applicant Tracking System.
• Background in internal or corporate healthcare talent acquisition.
• Experience developing passive candidate pipelines and long-term recruitment relationships.
• Familiarity with healthcare workforce planning, retention initiatives, and recruitment performance metrics.
• Experience partnering with healthcare department managers, HR business partners, and organizational leadership.
• Strong understanding of compensation discussions, competitive labor markets, and candidate offer negotiations.
• Previous success managing a high-volume requisition workload while maintaining strong hiring manager and candidate relationships.
• Experience supporting healthcare recruitment across multiple departments or locations.