Talent Acquisition Consultant / Contract

UT Health East Texas•Tyler, TX

7h•Remote

About The Position

Join our team as a contract remote Talent Acquisition Consultant and help shape the future of healthcare talent from anywhere. Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S. With a focus on people and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent delivers care through a system of 30 acute care hospitals, 24,000+ team members and more than 280 sites of care with over 1,800 affiliated providers across six states.

Requirements

High School Diploma
One (1) or more years of full lifecycle recruiting experience
One (1) or more years of experience working in an internal applicant tracking system (ATS) - iCIMS a plus

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
One (1) or more years of Recruiting Coordinator experience
One (1) or more years of experience developing and executing comprehensive strategic sourcing and recruitment plans
Previous healthcare recruiting experience

Responsibilities

The Contract Talent Acquisition Consultant is responsible to design and execute creative recruiting strategies to engage top talent through multiple channels (social and professional networks, targeted vertical-specific communities, etc.) and manage candidates from outreach to offer. This position will provide an exceptional candidate experience while serving as a subject matter expert and partner to business leaders and hiring managers across their respective client group. This position is also expected to develop lasting relationships with both candidates and hiring managers demonstrated by meeting and exceeding goals set for the role.
Serve as a consultative talent acquisition expert, applying best practices for full-cycle recruitment.
Oversee end-to-end recruitment, including strategic sourcing, interviewing, and offer processes.
Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to align on candidate profile, interview process, and SLAs.
Utilize Recruiting Coordinators for pre-screening, scheduling, and interview debriefs as appropriate.
Participate in interviews and lead debriefs to support hiring managers in selecting qualified candidates.
Manage the candidate experience from interview follow-up through to post-hire engagement.
Prepare and negotiate offers, managing final acceptance with candidates.
Manage requisitions in ATS, including candidate dispositioning, silver medalist tracking, and closing roles.
Develop and implement recruiting plans that leverage Ardent’s brand to engage candidates.
Partner with stakeholders to align hiring needs with organizational culture and strategic goals.