Recruiter

Cherokee Federal is recruiting an experienced Medical / Healthcare Recruiter to support U.S. government medical operations in Iraq (Baghdad & Erbil). This role involves providing medical-surgical, general, emergency, and specialty nursing support at the Diplomatic Support Hospital or Consulate General Erbil Health Unit.

About the role

The Medical / Healthcare Recruiter is responsible for identifying, sourcing, screening, qualifying, and maintaining pipelines of healthcare professionals capable of supporting high-threat Department of State medical operations in Iraq. The Recruiter must possess a strong understanding of medical specialties, clinical licenses, certifications, credentialing, and OCONUS deployment requirements. This role requires immediate hiring following Notice to Proceed, maintaining qualified staffing, and developing pre-vetted replacement pipelines for key personnel. This role is contingent upon award and requires the ability to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Recruit qualified healthcare professionals to support Mission Iraq operations in Baghdad and Erbil.
• Develop proactive pipelines for key and mission-critical medical positions.
• Recruit across disciplines including:
  • Physicians/Medical Directors
  • Registered Nurses
  • Emergency/Trauma/OR/ICU personnel
  • Paramedics
  • Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
  • Surgeons and surgical personnel
  • CRNAs
  • Laboratory Technologists
  • Radiology/CT/Ultrasound personnel
  • Pharmacists
  • Dentists
  • Behavioral Health professionals
  • Public Health personnel
  • Other required healthcare support positions.
• Source candidates through ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, professional medical networks, veteran networks, previous OCONUS personnel, and other recruiting channels.
• Conduct detailed candidate screening against position-specific education, experience, licenses, and certification requirements.
• Verify candidate willingness and ability to deploy to Iraq and work in an austere/high-threat environment.
• Coordinate collection and validation of resumes, licenses, certifications, and credentialing documentation required for Nomination Packets.
• Partner with credentialing teams to ensure medical credentials remain current.
• Track candidates through sourcing, screening, interview, credentialing, security vetting, medical clearance, and deployment.
• Develop and maintain qualified backup candidates for mission-critical positions.
• Respond rapidly to unexpected vacancies, including notification within 24 hours, acting coverage for key positions within 72 hours, and qualified permanent replacements at the place of performance within 45 days.
• Maintain candidate pipelines with as much pre-vetting/pre-deployment activity completed as possible to shorten replacement timelines.
• Participate in weekly staffing-status discussions.
• Maintain accurate ATS/recruiting records and staffing reports.
• Coordinate closely with Project Management, Operations, HR, Credentialing, Security, and Mobilization teams.
• Ensure candidate information and healthcare documentation are handled in accordance with privacy/PII requirements.
• Provide market intelligence on availability, compensation, deployment willingness, and talent-pool challenges.
• Perform other recruiting and staffing responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, Health Sciences, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 3 years of recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting healthcare/medical professionals.
• Demonstrated understanding of medical licenses, certifications, and healthcare credentialing.
• Experience recruiting multiple clinical disciplines simultaneously.
• Strong candidate sourcing and Boolean-search capabilities.
• Experience working with an ATS and maintaining candidate/staffing pipelines.
• Ability to operate under aggressive staffing and deployment deadlines.
• Strong understanding of candidate-documentation and credential-verification processes.
• Strong Microsoft Office/ATS skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Working knowledge of healthcare credentials such as RN/licensure, board certifications, ACLS, BLS, PALS, ATLS, SANE/SAFE, ARRT/ARDMS, paramedic credentials, and other applicable medical certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR, Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, Nursing, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of healthcare recruiting.
• Experience recruiting healthcare professionals for federal government contracts.
• Previous DoS, DoW, OCONUS, Iraq or Middle East region, Embassy, or contingency-contract recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting security-cleared medical professionals.
• Experience with rapid response staffing and difficult-to-fill clinical specialties.
• Experience coordinating credentialing, MRPT/security processing, medical clearances, passports, mobilization, and OCONUS deployment.
• Experience maintaining ready-to-deploy candidate pipelines.

• Preferred Certifications:
• SHRM-CP / SHRM-SCP
• PHR / SPHR
• AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter or similar sourcing certification
• Healthcare recruiting/credentialing certification
• BLS or other basic healthcare certification (advantageous but not required).

Benefits

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K. Other possible benefits may be provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Company Information

Cherokee Nation Solutions Link (CNSL) is part of Cherokee Federal, the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies under Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for over 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal focuses on solving complex challenges and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. CNSL is a military-friendly employer, and veterans or active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.