Sentara Healthcare

Talent Acquisition Manager – Acute/Post-Acute

Sentara Healthcare$90K — $110K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
  • 5 years of recruitment experience and 3 years of leadership experience required; recruitment leadership experience preferred
  • Experience managing a team of recruiters in a high-volume hiring environment preferred
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics platforms preferred
  • SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of 12-15 recruiters and coordinators
  • Develop and execute recruitment strategy, programs, and policies
  • Oversee full-cycle hiring for various employment types
  • Lead workforce planning and hiring forecasts with HR and leadership
  • Build and strengthen employer brand in the acute and post-acute care community
  • Monitor recruitment metrics to drive continuous improvement
  • Coach and mentor Talent Acquisition team members

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility, and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Annual discretionary bonus opportunity
Full Job Description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

As the Talent Acquisition Manager over Acute/Post-Acute Recruitment, you'll shape the operational foundation of our talent strategy across acute and post-acute care settings, ensuring we attract, engage, and hire exceptional clinical and operational talent across our system. This is one of two Recruitment Manager roles reporting into the Director of Acute/Post-Acute, and you'll lead a team of 12-15 team members, including recruiters and coordinators. In a healthcare landscape where acute and post-acute talent is highly competitive, this role is central to our ability to deliver quality, safe patient care across the continuum.


Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Manager, Acute/Post-Acute is responsible for planning, developing, managing, and overseeing operational Talent Acquisition staff and system-wide recruitment initiatives dedicated to acute and post-acute care roles. This position is one of two Recruitment Manager roles reporting into the Director of Acute/Post-Acute, and leads a team of 12-15 recruiters and coordinators, owning all full-time, part-time, flexipool, and temporary hiring across acute and post-acute settings.

This Manager leads the operational framework for the acute/post-acute recruitment strategy, establishing programs and policies that drive contemporary, data-informed practices tailored to the realities of clinical and operational hiring, including licensure requirements, specialty pipelines, and competitive labor markets. This position serves as an influential advisor who understands evolving staffing needs and stakeholder expectations, translating them into innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies.

The Manager builds and maintains the organization's employer brand within the acute and post-acute care community, owns workforce planning for hiring needs across these settings, and tracks key metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire, using that data to continuously strengthen team performance.

This role influences outcomes and communicates closely with Talent Acquisition Advisors, Consultants, and Specialists focused on acute/post-acute recruitment, sharing best practices and modeling a customer-focused approach to understanding the needs of hiring leaders across these care settings. The Manager oversees the effective attraction, screening, selection, and development of a high-performing, diverse, and sustainable talent pipeline that supports safe staffing levels and quality patient outcomes at scale.

This role requires maintaining confidentiality and operating with efficiency and integrity in a fast-changing clinical staffing environment, while driving accountability and operational excellence.


Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop a team of 12-15 recruiters and coordinators, as one of two Recruitment Managers reporting into the Director of Acute/Post-Acute
  • Develop and execute recruitment strategy, programs, and policies across the system
  • Own full-cycle hiring oversight for full-time, part-time, flexipool, and temporary roles
  • Lead workforce planning and hiring forecasts in partnership with clinical and operational leaders, and HR Business Partners
  • Build and strengthen employer brand presence within the acute and post-acute care community
  • Monitor and report on recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, specialty pipeline health) to drive continuous improvement
  • Coach, mentor, and develop Talent Acquisition Advisors, Consultants, and Specialists focused on acute/post-acute recruitment
  • Partner with hiring leadership using a consultative, customer-focused approach to fill high-acuity and hard-to-fill specialty roles
  • Ensure compliance with licensure, credentialing, and hiring requirements throughout the recruitment process
  • Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and operational efficiency in a fast-changing environment

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required
  • 5 years of recruitment experience and 3 years of leadership experience required; recruitment leadership experience preferred
  • Experience managing a team of recruiters at scale (high-volume hiring environment) preferred
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics platforms preferred
  • SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

• Emergency Backup Care

• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

• Life Insurance

• 401k/403B with Employer Match

• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

•Pet Insurance 
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

About Sentara Healthcare

Sentara Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare system that operates hospitals, outpatient care centers, imaging centers, and other healthcare facilities in Virginia and North Carolina. The system provides a range of medical services, including cancer care, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health. Sentara Healthcare also offers health plans and wellness programs. The system is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
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