Clinical Recruiter

The Encompass Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Encompass Group, in partnership with a growing healthcare organization, seeks a Senior Clinical Recruiter to join the Talent Acquisition team. You’ll own complex searches, build clinical talent pipelines, and partner with clinical leadership on workforce planning.

This role requires leading full-cycle recruitment for surgical assistants, NPs, PAs, and other specialists, mentoring peers, and driving KPIs. You’ll engage with programs and colleges, manage offers, and represent TA at events.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of healthcare or clinical recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting Surgical Assistants, NPs, PAs, or similar advanced practice roles.
• Strong ATS, reporting, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for Surgical Assistants, NPs, PAs, and other clinical roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies for high-priority clinical positions.
• Build candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, partnerships, and relationships.
• Mentor and train other Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Own recruiting KPIs, pipeline health, and time-to-fill reporting.
• Partner with Clinical Operations and Talent Acquisition leadership on workforce planning.
• Engage with Surgical Assistant programs, colleges, and other strategic sources.
• Screen candidates for clinical experience, licensure, credentialing, and specialty expertise.
• Manage candidates through interviews, offers, relocation, and acceptance.
• Represent Talent Acquisition at career fairs, industry events, and partnerships.

Job description

Senior Clinical Recruiter | Healthcare / Surgical Services

The Encompass Group is partnering with a growing healthcare organization specializing in intraoperative and surgical support services to identify a Senior Clinical Recruiter to join their Talent Acquisition team.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced healthcare recruiter who understands the urgency and complexity of clinical hiring. This individual will serve as a functional lead and subject-matter expert, owning complex searches, developing clinical talent pipelines, mentoring fellow recruiters, and partnering closely with clinical leadership on workforce planning.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for Surgical Assistants (SAs/LSAs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), and other specialized clinical talent.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for high-priority and difficult-to-fill clinical positions.
• Build sustainable candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, cold outreach, referrals, program partnerships, and industry relationships.
• Serve as a recruiting subject-matter expert while mentoring, training, and providing day-to-day guidance to other Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Own recruiting KPIs, pipeline health, and time-to-fill reporting for the clinical recruiting function.
• Partner directly with Clinical Operations and Talent Acquisition leadership on current and future workforce needs.
• Build relationships with CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Assistant programs, program directors, colleges, staffing partners, and other strategic talent sources.
• Screen candidates for relevant clinical experience, certifications, licensure, credentialing requirements, and specialty expertise.
• Manage candidates throughout the entire recruiting lifecycle, including interviews, offers, negotiations, relocation, and acceptance.
• Represent Talent Acquisition at career fairs, industry events, conferences, and clinical program partnerships.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of healthcare or clinical recruiting experience, with direct experience recruiting Surgical Assistants, NPs, PAs, LSAs, or similar advanced practice/surgical professionals.
• Demonstrated success recruiting in a medium- to high-volume clinical environment.
• Strong direct sourcing and cold-calling capabilities, with the ability to engage passive clinical talent.
• Experience working closely with hiring managers, clinical operations teams, and organizational leadership.
• Prior experience mentoring, training, or providing leadership to other recruiters is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of clinical licensure, certifications, credentialing, and OR terminology.
• Familiarity with IONM, surgical support staffing models, or the Surgical Assistant talent landscape is highly valuable.
• Experience managing staffing vendors, recruiting partnerships, or clinical program relationships is a plus.
• Strong ATS, reporting, organizational, and communication skills.An existing network or pipeline of Surgical Assistant, NP, PA, or LSA talent is highly preferred.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This position offers the opportunity to go beyond traditional requisition-based recruiting and take ownership of a specialized clinical talent function. You’ll have the ability to influence sourcing strategy, recruiter development, clinical partnerships, workforce planning, and recruiting performance while remaining hands‑on with critical searches.