Healthcare Staffing Recruitment Manager

Aptive • Alexandria, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Staffing Recruitment Manager leads full-cycle recruitment efforts in support of federal, state, and local government healthcare contracts. This role manages a team of recruiters and is accountable for delivering timely, compliant, and strategic staffing solutions across physician, nursing, allied health, and support roles. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in commercial healthcare staffing, with a strong understanding of labor market dynamics, compensation structures, and competitive positioning. This role partners closely with program leadership and cross-functional teams to meet staffing demands, mitigate risk, and support contract performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of healthcare recruiting experience, including high-volume or contract-based staffing across physician, nursing, and allied health roles.
• 3+ years of experience managing recruiting teams, including coaching and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare roles, credentialing, and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of healthcare labor markets and compensation dynamics.
• Demonstrated success in candidate closing and compensation negotiation.
• Experience with ATS, CRM, and recruitment analytics tools.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of labor categories and cost considerations in federal contracts.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting for federal healthcare agencies (e.g., VA, DoD, HHS, IHS).
• Experience in government contracting environments.
• Knowledge of security clearance and federal suitability requirements.
• Experience supporting proposals and contract mobilization.
• Experience in workforce planning and recruitment analytics.
• Experience with tools such as Symplr CTM, iCIMS, Sense, and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of healthcare recruiters, setting performance expectations and driving accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Operate as a hands-on player-coach, contributing directly to recruitment efforts while balancing team leadership, prioritization, and delegation.
• Develop and execute strategic recruiting and sourcing plans, leveraging labor market insights to meet contract requirements.
• Apply knowledge of healthcare labor markets and compensation trends to inform recruiting strategy, candidate closing, and proposal support.
• Build and oversee talent pipelines to support rapid deployment and contract scalability.
• Identify staffing risks, manage escalations, and make data-informed decisions balancing speed, quality, and cost.
• Partner with PMO and stakeholders to forecast needs, align priorities, and manage expectations in a client-driven environment.
• Ensure compliance with federal contracting requirements and maintain audit readiness.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and drive process improvements and team performance.
• Manage sourcing partners and vendors, ensuring performance and alignment with staffing goals.
• Support proposals and pricing with labor market intelligence and staffing strategies.
• Leverage ATS, CRM, and analytics tools to optimize recruiting operations.

Benefits

• Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery.
• Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation.
• We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees