Healthcare Recruiter

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will possess strong recruitment and relationship management skills, have a strategic, innovative, and entrepreneur mindset, enjoy networking and collaboration, as well as have a high-level of professionalism.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Strong recruitment and relationship management skills
• A strategic, innovative, and entrepreneur mindset
• Enjoy networking and collaboration
• A high-level of professionalism

Responsibilities

• Conduct phone screens and informational interviews to develop professional rapport with candidates while assessing candidate’s skill set and how it might best match UK HealthCare’s needs.
• Effectively promote the university’s total compensation, the University itself, and the Bluegrass region.
• Solicit feedback from applicants who accept/reject job offers to assess overall candidate experience and better understanding key deciding factors.
• Conduct market research to understand where external talent pools exist and strategize on how best to maximize our outreach efforts.
• Develop networking relationships with local, state, and national source agencies such as Chamber of Commerce, professional organizations, colleges/universities, as well as social media groups.
• Research and attend career fair opportunities that strategically meet the identified recruiting needs.
• Participate in recruitment events and represent UK HealthCare within the community.
• Cultivate community partnerships to promote healthcare job opportunities and create outreach programing based on hiring needs.
• Track all recruitment and outreach efforts and metrics.

Qualifications

• BA
• 5+ years of related experience
• No license/registration/certification required

Physical Requirements

• Communicating effectively
• Building positive working relationships with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds
• Abiding by University guidelines
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Prioritizing and managing work effectively
• Providing exceptional customer service and positively representing the university
• Ensuring work is detailed, accurate, and completed in a timely manner
• Performing work in a sedentary position
• Interacting with individuals from various levels throughout the university
• Working successfully with a team, as well as independently

Shift

Primarily days, with core hours from 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Additional hours outside of core business hours may be required based on business needs.

Salary Range

$53,061-87,526/year

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

• Experience as a Talent Acquisition or Healthcare Recruiter
• Three or more years of experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (ATS), candidate relationship management (CRM) platforms, and recruitment analytics tools

Deadline to Apply

08/07/2026