Director, Talent Acquisition & Staffing

Summary:

The Director leads and partners with institutional leadership in the design of tactical and strategic recruitment and staffing initiatives for HR Talent Acquisition and UTMB Healthcare Systems Staffing through effective planning, personnel, operational, and financial management. Designs and implements marketing, sourcing and selection systems. Directs the management of recruitment and staffing personnel, processes, systems and outcomes. Drives success in recruitment and retention efforts. Directs and monitors compliance activities to minimize adverse impact in recruitment and selection processes. Manages processes and systems as necessary to meet organizational needs. Ensures optimal quality, cost, and service outcomes through operational metrics.

Scope: Responsible for institution-wide talent acquisition and recruiting strategies, clinical and administrative temporary staffing, operational processes, supporting systems and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition and Recruitment:

• Designs strategic initiatives, selection systems and processes related to acquiring talented people to work at UTMB.

• Ensures that the talent acquisition and recruitment programs are aligned with the institutional strategic plan, which produces qualified candidates for the appropriate positions in timely and cost-efficient ways.

• Healthcare System Staffing:

• Develops annual strategic plans for the staffing operations by developing short and long-term goals and effectively implementing, evaluating and revising plan as appropriate to ensure Met Needs percentage is at or above target ranges.

• Directs the placement of temporary clinical and administrative staff to meet UTMB's staffing requirements and develops partnerships with third-party agencies.

• Directs the management of the day-to-day operational, financial and personnel activities of both recruitment and staffing functions.

• Directs the operational management to ensure high-quality, cost-effective service/outcomes, and safe and efficient work environment.

• Develops and oversees temporary staff billing, and utilization tracking and reporting.

• Ensures compliance with regulatory agency, UTMB, departmental, and unit standards and policies. Manages compliance of federal, state and UT System employment requirements to ensure diverse and inclusive hiring practices.

• Supports community and educational partnerships to create maintain workforce referral pipelines to assure UTMB's position as a regional employer of choice.

• Partners with colleagues on faculty and CMC recruiting, selection systems, onboarding, employee relations and compliance, retention, HR technology, and workforce analytics.

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in leadership, strategy, coaching, and mentoring.
• Ability to direct staff in staffing planning activities and tracking outcome metrics.
• Ability to design sourcing and selection systems and make decisions around integration of current systems with processes.
• Knowledge of current recruitment markets and competition for all levels of health care employees.
• Ability to lead with intention and purpose to harness positivity to empower the team to achieve greatness.
• Ability to consistently achieve business results.
• Ability to track, prioritize, and drive multiple projects on a concurrent basis.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and persuade others.
• Ability to manage confidential and other sensitive information.
• Ability to develop programs that can scale as the organization grows.
• Ability to challenge the team/organization while holding them accountable for their commitments.
• Ability to create partnerships of influence and collaboration with leaders and teams throughout the organization.
• Proficiency with a wide variety of HR tools and systems including implementation of new products.
• Strong executive presence.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and strategic decision-making capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Human Resources or related field plus seven (7) years of progressive, professional level Human Resources or related experience to include five (5) years in a leadership role.
• Professional in Human Resources Certification (HRCI/SHRM).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Human Resources or related field plus ten (10) years of combined Talent Acquisition, Recruitment and Staffing Experience.
• Healthcare experience.
• Experience in PeopleSoft and Taleo/Oracle talent modules.
• Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification (HRCI/SHRM).

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation