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Greater Boston Area

• Managed diverse recruitment requisitions, hiring for Clinical, Administrative, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, and other departments.• Built strategic partnerships with management, enhancing talent acquisition efforts and strengthening community relationships.• Led interview workshops, provided resume guidance, extended employment offers, and ensured pre-employment compliance.• Oversaw onboarding, including OEM (Occupational and Environmental Medicine) appointments and New Employee Orientation (NEO).• Advised hiring managers on cost-effective recruitment strategies; ensured compliance with OFCCP standards.• Coached and mentored recruiting staff to enhance team performance and professional development.• Organized job fairs and created weekly Scrum reports to improve hiring practices

Cambridge

• Enhanced recruitment processes for multi-state hiring; collaborated with hiring managers to identify needs and strategies.• Conducted background checks, verified licensure, and facilitated onboarding for new hires.• Managed vendor and staffing agency contracts, achieving cost reductions through effective negotiation.• Processed employee benefits and payroll information, ensuring accurate ADP entry.• Developed competitive salary recommendations using internal and external market data.• Conducted interviews and determined compensation at the time of hiring.

• Actively recruit for assigned departments using sound sourcing • techniques.• Manage the implementation of recruitment programs, processes • and projects that support quality recruitment goals for assigned • departments.• Create and update position vacancy and status reports on a regular basis.• Communicates consistently and frequently with hiring managers and provides updated information as needed.• Screen and refer external candidates and internal applicant transfers consistent with established CHA Human Resources policies andguidelines and in a timely format.• Ensures that all HR forms are utilized and accurate in the hiring process.• Check references for prospective employees and communicate effectively with hiring manager throughout the offer and employment process.• Monitors open requisitions on a constant basis and ensure that postings are accurate. Establish and maintain effective and sound working relationships with other HR department personnel.• Implement and manage external relationships (i.e. community, educational institutions) to enhance recruitment strategies.• Establish sound working relationships with professional associations for assigned departments. • Effectively delegates, mentors and monitors the activity of assigned HR assistant.• Actively participate in department ongoing continuous improvement initiatives and achievement of goals.• Currently Carriers an open requisition load of 50-70 open positions.• Facilitates orientation.• Solely responsible on boarding the psychiatric and social work interns, residents, and fellows for the entire organization.• Responsible for maintaining integrity of 14 unions.• Establish recruiting strategy and plan based on deep understanding of needs, changes, anticipated turnover of departments.• Responsible for advising managers and employees in the interpretation and implementation of HR policies.

Under the general direction of theDirector for Recruitment Services, the HR Staffing Specialist is responsible for providing the highest level of staffing services to hospital managers and clients. This will be achieved through the development of local and national recruiting plans, employing various sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas. The HR Staffing Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring the hospital is hiring the best possible talent. The HR Staffing Specialist also works with the Director of Recruitment and Retention to identify areas for process improvement and ensures implementation and compliance throughout the recruitment team. Also, Consults with hiring managers to understand the department/units business to facilitate proper referrals from the application pool. Develops and maintains strong working relationships with managers to create. Follows internal processes, included but not limited to: maintaining ATS system to ensure OFCCP an internal process compliance including dispositioning of all applicants and minimum posting requirementse a partnership that yields success, results and credibility.