Recruiter - Human Resources

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center; McMillan Township (MI); On-site; USD 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Retirement

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center in Newberry, Michigan seeks a Recruiter - Human Resources to support 300+ employees and contractors across hospital, clinics, and long-term care. The role handles full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and engagement in a professional office setting.

Ideal candidates hold an HR or related degree, 2–4 years of HR experience, and strong communication, discretion, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or Healthcare; equivalent experience considered.
• 2–4 years HR generalist or specialist experience preferred.
• Friendly, approachable demeanor with good listening and communication skills.
• Knowledge of HR practices.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong problem-solving, technical and organizational skills.
• Improves processes to ensure HR services provide optimum value.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment & hiring: create job postings in ATS, screen applications, conduct phone interviews, coordinate interviews, background checks, offers, onboarding.
• Manage full recruitment lifecycle for clinical and nonclinical roles, including leadership and temporary positions.
• Meet with hiring managers to clarify staffing needs, qualifications, schedules, pay ranges and criteria.
• Develop recruitment plans for hard-to-fill roles in a rural community.
• Build candidate pipelines via referrals, local colleges, training programs and partnerships.
• Orientation & onboarding: coordinate sessions and ensure new-hire readiness.
• Employee engagement: support culture and retention initiatives.

Skills

HR generalist

Communication

MS Office

Discretion

Problem solving

Education

HR / Business degree

Job description

Do you want to be part of a professional group of mission-minded people working to improve the lives of their family, friends, and neighbors?

Come join our independent health system team at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center to make contributions that are valued and where your community impact is real. Our work environment pairs technologically advanced capabilities with a deep sense of caring for every patient, every time. If compassion, customer service, quality work, respect, and teamwork are important to you too, we would welcome the chance to talk to you about joining our team.

Located in Newberry, Michigan, our friendly community offers a relaxed pace of life many are seeking. When our staff leave work they enjoy affordable living with almost immediate access to lakes and forests. Our county is a well known playground for snowmobiling, trail riding, golfing, fishing, and more. Reach out to see how you can be part of this dynamic organization that is deeply woven into the region.

Position:

Recruiter - Human Resources

Job Status:

Full Time

Pay Rate:

Salary Based on Experience

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (multiple plans available)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement
• Generous Paid Time Off

Position Overview

The Recruiter - Human Resources role requires a combination of people and technical skills to support over 300 employees and contractors providing medical care for patients in our Hospital, Medical Clinics and Long Term Care Center.

The hospital serves a rural community and may have limited staffing resources, the recruiter is expected to manage multiple openings at once, adjust priorities as service needs change, and collaborate closely with department leaders to address urgent vacancies.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment & Hiring: Create job postings in iSolved Applicant Tracking software, screen candidate applications, conduct phone interviews, coordinate with management through interview process, candidate selections, background checks, offer letters and prepare new-hires to join us. Oversee contractor vendors for travel staff.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for clinical, nonclinical, leadership, temporary, and per-diem positions - from requisition approval through offer acceptance and handoff to onboarding.
• Meet with hiring managers to clarify staffing needs, required qualifications, schedules, pay ranges, urgency, and selection criteria.
• Develop recruitment plans for hard-to-fill roles, including nursing, imaging, laboratory, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, and other positions that may be difficult to staff in a rural community.
• Build candidate pipelines through referrals, local colleges, and training programs, workforce organizations, community events, professional networks, and regional healthcare partnerships.
• Orientation & Onboarding: Facilitate employee orientation sessions, coordinate with all presenters, update materials and ensure new hire readiness to start work.
• Employee Engagement: Support initiatives to enhance workplace culture, recognition programs and retention efforts.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or Healthcare, will consider equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of HR generalist or specialist experience preferred.
• Friendly, approachable demeanor, good with listening, hearing and communicating.
• Knowledge of Human Resource practices.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Exceptional problem-solving, technical and organizational skills.
• Improves processes to ensure HR services provide optimum value.
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

Work Environment

Professional office setting; requires interaction with employees at all organizational levels. Occasional travel or virtual support for local clinic sites may be needed.

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other classification in accordance with federal, state and local statutes, regulations and ordinances.