Remote Healthcare Recruiter

The Recruiter is responsible for full-cycle talent acquisition and regularly uses independent judgment and discretion, which critically impact’s GuideStar’s successful business operations, to recruit, screen and recommend placement of staff by leveraging creative sourcing methods.  This position collaborates daily with GuideStar’s hiring managers to proactively identify present and future hiring needs and serves as a subject-matter expert for recruiting (primarily clinical) candidates in a highly competitive medical landscape. Our ideal recruiter has a background in the healthcare industry combined with work experience in screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates. The ability to function autonomously, remotely, is essential to the success of this position. Ultimately, the Recruiter’s responsibilities are to use independent judgement as well as their knowledge, experience and discretion to ensure GuideStar attracts, hires and retains the best employees, while growing a strong talent pipeline through creative and proactive sourcing. 

• Post open positions to meet production goal off four (4) new hires per month.
• Monitor and apply recruiting best practices.
• Identify ideal candidate profiles, prospect for candidates, and build relationships with the goal of maintaining a full pipeline to support the timing of strategic staffing needs.
• Initiate and execute active recruiting, both remotely and on-site in our operating regions, including social media, trade shows, networking events, community events, and referrals.
• Identify and execute creative ways to access and recruit talent.
• Resume review and screening, using independent judgement.
• Conduct initial interviews with applicants/candidates and make hiring recommendations using independent judgement.
• Schedule interviews for all stages of the interview process
• Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process.
• Verify candidate licensing.
• Extend verbal offer, draft LOI/Written offers and extend contract to candidates.
• Coordinate post-offer handoff to HR for onboarding.
• Understand and promote the mission of GuideStar with applicants, candidates and general inquiries.
• Communicate with hiring managers regarding staffing plans for each region.
• Coordinate, execute and participate in recruiting efforts as directed by management team(referral bonuses, mass mailings, conference booths, etc.)
• Evaluate the success of job postings and make/recommend improvements.
• Understand the goal/ROI for each position and consider all candidate and job postings with an eye toward this success.
• Provide insight and solutions for recruiting process improvement.
• Evaluate recruiting process; execute process improvements to increase recruiting efficiency and shorten timeline from application to offer (letter of intent).

• Competitive salary and rewarding bonus plan
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K
• ‘Employee Only’ medical premiums are 100% company paid
• 3 weeks (15 days) paid time off per year.
• 7 paid holidays
• Voluntary short and long-term disability, accident insurance and hospital indemnity insurance plans are available.
• $50,000 in basic life and AD&D insurance coverage is provided and additional voluntary life insurance is available.
• 401(k) plan is available for employee contribution.

• Associate degree required; bachelor degree preferred.
• Prior experience as a full cycle recruiter required in the medical/healthcare industry required. Experience recruiting clinical staff such as Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Psychologists strongly preferred.
• With associate or bachelor’s degree: 3+ years of proven, successful work experience as a full cycle recruiter is required. Without a college degree: 10+ years of proven successful work experience as a full cycle recruiter.
• Experience in both corporate/in-house and with staffing agencies preferred.
• Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews(structured, competency based, situational, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with various selection processes (phone interviews, video conference, group interviews, testing, reference checks, etc.)
• Established professional social media presence. Proven experience using social media as a marketing recruitment tool, especially LinkedIn Professional, Indeed, and Facebook.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Able to successfully directly source passive candidates, not rely on applicants.
• Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and Customer Relationship Management tools. Experience with Lever CRM a plus.
• Able to pass background testing, including motor vehicle record review and drug screening.
• While this position is remote, we are ideally looking to hire someone in Indiana, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan or Tennessee.

• Likes to Hit Targets: motivated by hard work and meeting or exceeding set goals
• Autonomous: thrives on identifying priorities and independently managing workload to timely completion
• Confident: projects professional image regardless of the circumstances; self-assured, expert on hiring
• Personable: easily builds rapport with candidates and hiring managers; nurtures strong, mutually respectful relationships
• Organized: plans and prioritizes work, able to break large goals into manageable, smaller targets; analytical thinker
• Adaptable: flexible with a strong, positive first impression; able to smoothly change strategic direction with little notice, receives feedback and manages needed changes
• Empathetic: warm and caring; sensitive to the needs of others
• Optimistic: upbeat and tenacious in working toward goals; resilient and able to bounce back from difficulties

All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. GuideStar follows all applicable laws; contact humanresources@guidestareldercare.com for more information. 

WHAT MAKES US GREAT

GuideStar Eldercare is the national leader in neurobehavioral long-term care services, providing expert neuropsychiatric and dementia care services to nursing homes and memory care facilities. GuideStar Eldercare's mission is to enhance the quality of life for patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety, functionality, and dignity.

We believe in bringing the highest level of clinical care to the long-term care population. GuideStar is led by CEO and Founder Dr. Steven L. Posar, alongside our clinical team of expert physicians, psychiatrists, gerontologists, neurologists, and psychologists, who work with our clinical staff to find the best possible outcomes for our shared patients. Our neurologically based model ensures proper diagnosis and treatment, which improves care outcomes for patients with dementia, neurocognitive impairments, and/or psychiatric conditions.

GuideStar is dedicated to rigorous clinical care protocols and exceptional documentation and communication, based on the most up-to-date research and practice. Our dedication is underscored by our own research and desire to educate the greater long-term care industry. Most recently, our research on antipsychotic reduction through neurologic protocols was published in JAMDA in September of 2023. Associations and publications our research has been featured in include: PALTC, McKnight’s, AAGP, OHCA, and AAIC.

GuideStar Eldercare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

GuideStar is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, GuideStar will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need accommodation please contact us at careers@guidestareldercare.com