Healthcare Recruitment Specialist

MECA Therapies LLC•Las Cruces, NM

8d•Remote

About The Position

The Healthcare Recruitment Specialist attracts, sources, screens, and supports the selection of qualified candidates for MECA Therapies’ maternal health, early intervention, home visiting, Community Health Worker (CHW), and children’s outpatient clinic programs. The role partners with MMT, program directors, Human Resources, and regional leadership to develop candidate pipelines for clinical, therapy, care coordination, CHW, operational, and related support roles serving New Mexico families in home, community, and clinic settings. The specialist coordinates approved staffing agencies, temporary staffing partners, and contract recruitment vendors when external support is needed. The role also maintains recruitment documentation and candidate records, tracks hiring activity and metrics, identifies recruiting barriers, and helps ensure recruitment practices follow company procedures, confidentiality expectations, equal employment opportunity standards, and applicable employment requirements. The position receives general supervision from the Human Resources Department and the Executive team.

Requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional communication with candidates, hiring managers, and community partners.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems, job boards, email, and virtual meeting tools.
Excellent organizational skills.
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel for recruiting events or site visits.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive candidate and employee information appropriately.
Ability to manage multiple open positions, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain organized records.
High school diploma or equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating with staffing agencies, recruitment vendors, or contract staffing partners.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Communications, or a related field.
Four or more years of recruiting, human resources, healthcare staffing, customer service, sales, outreach, or related experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with Human Resources, MMT, and Regional Directors to understand staffing needs, role requirements, credential expectations, hiring priorities, and labor market conditions.
Develop recruiting strategies for therapy, CHW, care coordination, family service coordination, developmental specialist, parent educator, maternal health, operational, clinical, and related support roles.
Write, update, and post accurate job advertisements that describe MECA Therapies’ mission, service models, qualifications, role expectations, and candidate value proposition.
Source candidates through job boards, professional networks, schools and universities, community partners, referrals, social media, recruiting events, and other outreach channels, including rural and underserved New Mexico communities.
Screen applications and resumes for qualifications, experience, licensure or certification, geographic fit, bilingual skills, and alignment with program needs and the company’s mission.
Conduct initial phone or virtual interviews and provide timely recommendations to regional directors or program leadership.
Coordinate interviews, communicate with candidates throughout the hiring process, and support a positive candidate experience.
Represent MECA Therapies at job fairs, community events, campus recruiting activities, and professional networking opportunities.
Maintain knowledge of recruitment trends and workforce challenges in healthcare, therapy, early childhood, maternal health, CHW, social services, and community-based settings.
Handle candidate information with professional judgment, discretion, confidentiality, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws, confidentiality expectations, equal employment opportunity standards, and company policies.
Build and maintain relationships with approved staffing agencies, temporary staffing partners, and contract recruitment vendors.
Communicate role requirements, program expectations, candidate qualifications, assignment timelines, onboarding needs, and compliance requirements to agency partners.
Review agency-submitted candidates for qualifications, credential status, geographic fit, availability, and alignment with program needs.
Track agency submissions, candidate status, interview progress, placement outcomes, response times, and follow-up needs.
Coordinate with Human Resources, MMT, regional directors, and program leadership about agency use, urgent staffing needs, vendor responsiveness, candidate quality, and placement barriers.
Maintain accurate candidate records in the applicant tracking system or designated tools, including application status, screening notes, interview activity, communication history, and next steps.
Document sourcing, referrals, agency submissions, outreach contacts, job postings, and recruiting-event follow-up.
Track open positions, candidate pipelines, interview progress, pending decisions, offer status, onboarding handoffs, and hiring milestones.
Monitor recruiting metrics, including applicant flow, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, candidate and agency response times, candidate quality, and placement outcomes.
Identify and communicate hiring barriers, trends, documentation gaps, or process delays, and recommend improvements when appropriate.
Maintain complete, organized, confidential documentation consistent with company procedures and applicable employment recordkeeping requirements.
Complete mandatory training identified by the supervisor(s) and/or MECA Therapies.
Model professionalism, responsiveness, integrity, collaboration, and respect in all interactions.