Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aria Care Partners•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for full-cycle recruitment of clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to support organizational staffing needs. The role partners with hiring managers, leadership teams, and HR to develop recruitment strategies, attract talent, and provide a positive candidate experience. It builds talent pipelines using proactive sourcing and cold outreach, maintains accurate recruitment reporting, and moves candidates efficiently through the hiring process. The specialist serves as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for an assigned service line and works closely with operational leaders to understand staffing priorities. The position requires strong communication, attention to detail, urgency, and a results-driven approach. It is full-time, with standard Monday–Friday business hours, and requires travel up to 10%.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in corporate recruiting, agency recruiting, talent sourcing, business development, or a sales environment involving qualified-lead generation and results.
Experience generating candidate pipelines or sales leads through proactive sourcing, networking, cold outreach, and relationship-building.
Experience in a KPI-driven environment with accountability for performance metrics, productivity goals, and measurable outcomes.
Strong experience conducting outreach through phone calls, email campaigns, text messaging, social media, and other engagement channels.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for professional communication with candidates, hiring managers, and business leaders.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and meet deadlines.
High attention to detail when managing candidate information, recruiting data, offers, contracts, and documentation.
Self-motivated, results-oriented, urgent, and dependable in follow-through.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS), Microsoft Outlook, and other recruiting technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for healthcare, clinical, or hard-to-fill professional positions.
Success recruiting for positions with limited applicant volume that require intensive sourcing strategies.
History of meeting or exceeding recruiting or sales KPIs at least 75% of the time.
Track record of performing within the top 50% of a recruiting, sourcing, or sales team.
Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other advanced sourcing platforms to identify and engage passive candidates.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for reporting, pipeline tracking, and presentation development.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Healthcare Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
Experience supporting high-growth, high-volume, or multi-location hiring environments.

Responsibilities

Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
Achieve at least 20 accepted offers per quarter after the initial 90-day onboarding period.
Contact new applicants within 24 hours and maintain consistent candidate engagement throughout the recruitment process.
Present qualified candidates to hiring managers in a timely manner.
Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for an assigned service line.
Lead weekly recruiting meetings with hiring leaders, sharing updates on open positions, pipeline status, hiring challenges, and recruitment strategies.
Build relationships with operational leaders to understand workforce needs and staffing priorities.
Proactively source candidates for every open requisition using job boards, LinkedIn and social media, employee referrals, professional networks, industry associations, cold calling, and cold outreach.
Build talent pipelines and pools of passive candidates for current and future hiring needs.
Develop strategic sourcing plans for difficult-to-fill positions.
Communicate with candidates by phone, text, email, and interview scheduling, and incorporate company videos, blog articles, and employer-branding content into outreach.
Coordinate interviews and communication between candidates and hiring teams; solicit interview feedback and hiring decisions, and escalate delays or barriers affecting hiring timelines.
Communicate professionally with hiring managers and leadership through email, Microsoft Teams, meetings, and recruiting updates.
Maintain accurate recruitment data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
Prepare weekly recruiting reports and pipeline updates, including a comprehensive weekly PowerPoint covering requisition status, candidate pipeline activity, interview progress, and offer status.
Use recruitment data to identify opportunities to improve hiring outcomes.
Prepare, review, and manage accurate offer letters and contracts; ensure offers comply with compensation guidelines and approval requirements; and coordinate offer extensions and negotiations.
Maintain confidentiality and attention to detail throughout the hiring process.
Perform other duties as assigned.