Talent Acquisition Manager – Physician and APP Recruitment

Virginia Beach, VA – First shift (Days)

About the role

As the Talent Acquisition Manager over Physician/APP Recruitment, you will shape the operational foundation of Sentara Health’s talent strategy across acute and post-acute care settings. This role is central to attracting, engaging, and hiring exceptional clinical and operational talent, ensuring the delivery of quality, safe patient care in a highly competitive healthcare landscape.

The Talent Acquisition Manager leads the recruitment framework for Sentara Medical Group, establishing data-informed programs and policies tailored to clinical hiring realities, including licensure requirements, specialty pipelines, and labor market challenges. You will serve as an influential advisor, translating evolving staffing needs into innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies while building and maintaining the organization’s employer brand.

This position oversees workforce planning, hiring forecasts, and key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire) to drive continuous improvement. You will coach and develop a team of recruiters, partner with hiring leaders to fill high-acuity and hard-to-fill roles, and ensure compliance with credentialing and hiring requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruitment strategy, programs, and policies across the system
• Oversee full-cycle hiring for Physician and APP recruitment roles
• Lead workforce planning and hiring forecasts in partnership with clinical, operational leaders, and HR Business Partners
• Build and strengthen employer brand presence within the acute and post-acute care community
• Monitor and report on recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, specialty pipeline health) to drive continuous improvement
• Coach, mentor, and develop Talent Acquisition Advisors, Consultants, and Specialists focused on Physician and APP recruitment
• Partner with hiring leadership using a consultative, customer-focused approach to fill high-acuity and hard-to-fill specialty roles
• Ensure compliance with licensure, credentialing, and hiring requirements throughout the recruitment process
• Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and operational efficiency in a fast-changing clinical staffing environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (required)
• 5 years of recruitment experience and 3 years of leadership experience (required)
• Recruitment leadership experience in a high-volume hiring environment (preferred)
• Experience managing a team of recruiters at scale (preferred)
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics platforms (preferred)
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification (preferred)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Paid parental and family caregiver leave
• Emergency backup care
• Long-term, short-term disability, and critical illness plans
• Life insurance
• 401k/403B with employer match
• Tuition assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student debt pay down – $10,000
• Pet insurance
• Legal resources plan
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if system and employee eligibility criteria are met