Manager, Talent Acquisition - Nursing & Nursing Support

The Manager of Talent Acquisition – Nursing & Nursing Support leads recruiters and recruitment supervisors responsible for attracting, selecting, and hiring nursing and nursing support talent across multiple sites and service lines.

This position partners closely with nursing executives, operational leaders, Human Resources, Workforce Planning, Nursing Education and other key stakeholders to translate current and projected workforce needs into measurable recruitment strategies. The Manager is accountable for team performance, recruitment service delivery, workforce pipeline development and the achievement of nursing hiring goals.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach, and develop the nurse recruitment team.
• Set clear expectations for performance, service, quality, and accountability.
• Align recruiter capacity, assignments, and goals with hiring demand, workforce priorities, and team capabilities.

Nursing Workforce Strategy & Partnerships

• Partner with nursing leadership to develop system wide recruitment strategies for nursing, nursing support, high-volume, specialty, and critical positions.
• Partner with nursing, HR, Workforce Planning, and operational leaders to anticipate workforce needs, address hiring challenges, and execute measurable recruitment plans.

Recruitment Operations & Performance

• Oversee full-cycle recruitment, service expectations, requisition prioritization, and escalation processes across sites and service lines.
• Use KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards to evaluate productivity, requisition aging, time-to-fill, hiring results, and progress against workforce goals.

Nursing Pipeline Development & Market Engagement

• Build sustainable pipelines for experienced nurses, new graduates, nursing support professionals, and critical specialties through schools, associations, and workforce partners.
• Partner with University and Campus Programs and Nursing Education to strengthen career pathways and convert emerging talent into hires.

Recruitment Marketing & Candidate Experience

• Partner with  Marketing to develop targeted campaigns that strengthen Atlantic Health’s visibility within priority nursing talent markets.
• Ensure consistent employer brand and candidate experience across outreach, recruitment events, communications, and the hiring process.

Continuous Improvement & Strategic Initiatives

• Use workforce data, market intelligence, and stakeholder feedback to improve recruitment strategies, processes, and return on investment.
• Lead strategic initiatives involving nursing recruitment, technology, workforce pipelines, and enterprise Talent Acquisition priorities.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business administration, healthcare administration or a related field required.

• Master's degree preferred.

Relevant Experience

• Leadership experience in healthcare recruitment, including leading recruiters or recruitment teams across multiple sites or service lines.

• Demonstrated success developing and executing recruitment strategies for nursing/clinical, high-volume and difficult-to-fill positions.

• Experience working as a Registered Nurse (RN) strongly preferred, with demonstrated understanding of nursing practice, workforce challenges, clinical specialties and healthcare operations.

• Proven ability to lead and influence within a complex, matrixed organization; build and develop diverse teams; manage performance; and consult effectively with senior leaders.

• Experience establishing performance goals and using recruitment analytics to drive measurable outcomes, workforce planning, strategic sourcing, pipeline development, and process improvement.

• Strong knowledge of candidate assessment and selection practices, employment regulations, and applicable EEO requirements.

• Experience with applicant tracking systems, CRM platforms, recruitment analytics, and related technology; Oracle Cloud Recruiting experience preferred.

• SHRM or other relevant professional certification preferred.