Nurse Recruiter Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 76,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Federal health benefits

Federal retirement plan / 401K

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Albuquerque is seeking a Nurse Recruiter Registered Nurse to join the Operations Service. The role leads recruitment, onboarding, and retention of nursing staff while building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to create a strong pipeline of nursing talent.

You will analyze recruitment data, guide workforce planning, and facilitate transitions of nursing students from rotations and residency programs into permanent roles.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the United States.
• Experience in nursing recruitment or workforce planning.
• Ability to lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, onboarding and retention of nursing staff.
• Build strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Transition nursing students into the workforce through programs and residencies.
• Assess candidates against job requirements using clinical knowledge.
• Analyze recruitment and retention data to drive workforce strategies.
• Advise senior leadership on nursing workforce planning and outcomes.

Skills

Recruitment

Onboarding

Retention

Leadership

Nursing knowledge

Education

RN license

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA New Mexico Healthcare System is seeking a Nurse Recruiter Registered Nurse to serve in the Operations Service!.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Recruiter executes position responsibilities to improve nursing and organizational outcomes. The Nurse Recruiter provides leadership in delivering and improving the processes of recruitment, onboarding, and retention of the nursing workforce. The Nurse Recruiter uses their leadership and expertise of nursing practice, clinical knowledge, and data to assess, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate recruitment and retention efforts of nursing staff.

The Nurse Recruiter provides advance understanding in the effort to identify highly qualified talent for their facilities. Ensures candidates align with the mission of caring for Veterans. The Nurse Recruiter utilizes clinical knowledge, skills, and abilities to personalize the experience for the candidate, improve the recruitment and retention experience for all stakeholders' and deliver compassionate nurses ready to provide care.

The Nurse Recruiter develops strategic partnerships with internal (facility leadership, current nursing staff, HR) and external (colleges, universities, associations) stakeholders to garner an applicable pipeline of candidates. The Nurse Recruiter successfully transitions nursing students into the workforce from clinical rotations, student programs, Veterans Affairs (VA) Learning Opportunity Residencies, Post Baccalaureate Residency Programs, and others.

The Nurse Recruiter utilizes their clinical practice to assess the knowledge and experience of the candidate to assure they are in alignment with the outlined job requirements. The Nurse Recruiter's personalized clinical experience will facilitate a mutually beneficial, tenured employment. The Nurse Recruiter will analyze recruitment and retention data to lead the facility in the development of nursing workforce recruitment and retention strategies and initiatives.

The Nurse Recruiter serves as a clinical advisor to Senior Leadership and nursing management as it pertains to the nursing workforce planning and fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. The Nurse Recruiter incorporates professional standards and implements broad-reaching evidence-based change with documented programmatic outcomes.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $75834 - $136857/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.