Healthcare Recruitment Specialist

Healthcare Recruitment Specialist Location: Remote Company: MECA Therapies, LLC Position Summary The Healthcare Recruitment Specialist is responsible for attracting, sourcing, screening, and supporting the selection of qualified candidates for MECA Therapies’ maternal health, early intervention, home visiting, Community Health Worker (CHW), and children’s outpatient clinic programs. This position partners closely with MMT, program directors, and Human Resources to build strong candidate pipelines for therapy, care coordination, CHW, operational, and clinical roles that support New Mexico families across home, community, and clinic-based service settings. Qualifications - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and community partners. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems, job boards, email, and virtual meeting tools. - Experience coordinating with staffing agencies, recruitment vendors, or contract staffing partners preferred. - Excellent organizational skills. - Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel for recruiting events or site visits. - Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive candidate and employee information appropriately. - Ability to manage multiple open positions, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain organized records. Education and Experience - High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Communications, or a related field preferred. - Four or more years of recruiting, human resources, healthcare staffing, customer service, sales, outreach, or related experience preferred. Essential Responsibilities - Partner with Human Resources, MMT and Regional Directors to understand staffing needs, role requirements, licensure or credential expectations, hiring priorities, and labor market conditions across maternal health, early intervention, home visiting, CHW, pediatric outpatient, and related support services. - Develop and implement recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates for therapy, community health worker, care coordination, family service coordination, developmental specialist, parent educator, maternal health, operational, clinical, and related support roles. - Write, update, and post job advertisements that accurately reflect MECA Therapies’ mission, service delivery models, required qualifications, role expectations, and candidate value proposition. - Source candidates through job boards, professional networks, schools and universities, community partners, referrals, social media, recruiting events, and other outreach channels, including efforts focused on rural and underserved New Mexico communities. - Screen applications and resumes to assess minimum qualifications, relevant experience, licensure or certification status, geographic fit, bilingual skills, and alignment with program needs and MECA Therapies’ mission. - Conduct initial phone or virtual interviews and provide timely recommendations to regional directors or program leadership. - Coordinate interviews, communicate clearly with candidates throughout the hiring process, and support a positive, professional, and responsive candidate experience. - Represent MECA Therapies at job fairs, community events, campus recruiting activities, and professional networking opportunities to strengthen candidate pipelines and community visibility. - Maintain knowledge of healthcare, therapy, early childhood, maternal health, CHW, social services, and community-based recruitment trends, including hard-to-fill roles, credential requirements, bilingual workforce needs, and rural workforce challenges. - Use professional judgment, discretion, confidentiality, attention to detail, and follow-through when handling candidate information and coordinating hiring steps. - Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws,