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Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2016, Ascension provided more than $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 150,000 associates and 36,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates 2,500 sites of care – including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities – in 24 states and the District of Columbia, while its Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.

St. Vincent’s Birmingham was founded in 1898 by the Daughters of Charity as a ministry dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care designed to sustain and improve the health of the community as well as its citizens. The all-private room facility is a 409-bed, acute care hospital offering a spectrum of care ranging from a state-of-the-art robotics surgery program to the first Heart Valve Clinic in the state. The hospital specializes in medical services including oncology, cardiology, women’s and children’s services, orthopedics/sports medicine, neurology, community/corporate wellness services, and surgical services. St. Vincent's Birmingham has a long history of recognition, including being named the “Best Hospital to Have a Baby,” “Best Birthing Suites,” “Favorite Hospital,” and the Most Wired list for Hospitals and Health Networks.

• Recruitment and retention of Travel and Registry Nurses / Therapists / Management positions / lab and respiratory specialists• Coordinated all travel arrangements and accommodations for travel Nurses and Therapists• Managed all new hire paperwork in strict compliance with JACHO standards• Maintained positive employee and facility relations• Responsible for building new relationships with potential clients via phone and in person visits• Processed payroll, managed collections, and upkeep of personnel files• Collaborated with hospital management and HR staff to obtain job orders and placement match• Responsible for all online marketing and social media recruitment• Maintained 20% of all active recruitment to Direct Placement

Recruitment SpecialistTherapyTravel physical therapist (PT jobs) Physical therapist assistant (PTA jobs) Travel occupational therapist (OT jobs) Occupational therapy assistant (COTA jobs) Travel speech language pathologist (SLP jobs) Therapy managers

Responsible for recruiting and managing employees for specialized healthcare positions.Sucessfully managed contracts and contractor results through the entire life cycle of employment, includingrecruiting, hiring, counseling and terminating contracts based upon contract life and contractor performance. Consistently shanred best practices and techniques with peers and superiors to assist in meeting personal and organizational recruiting goals.

Provided specialized recruiting to fill unique healthcare vacancies on interim assignments; temp-to-hire or direct placement with partner facilities nationwide. Specialized fields include: Nursing Home Administrators, Directors and Ass't Directors of Nursing, RNAC / MDS Coordinators, RN's and RN Unit ManagersSuccessfully filled any available vacancies using multiple recruiting sources including internet leads, direct recruiting, with emphasis on employee referrals through qualified and satisfactory contracted employees.Improved existing employee qualification process to increase overall close rate, including multi-level phone screens, meticulous background and credentials check, as well as follow-up with professional references consistently.Directly responsible for temporary and temp-to-hire employees throughout the life cycle of the contract, to include hiring, counseling, and termination.

Successfully negotiated superior margins to increase profitibilityConsistently maintain the company's highest retention rate of 94% by negotiating human and company demands successfully.Developed and facilitated a training program to increase staffing by 78% over nearest competitor