Clinical Recruiter or Talent Acquisition Specialist for Revenue Cycle

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

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Category: Human Resources

UTHealth Houston General Administration

Requisition #: 240001PX

UTHealth is seeking a Clinical Recruiter or Talent Acquisition Specialist II to focus primarily on recruiting for our revenue cycle or clinical billing operations in Houston. This employee performs the full lifecycle recruitment process required to address the facility’s current and emerging workforce needs. They are responsible for intake calls, screening applicants, sourcing potential employees, creating salary guidances, and extending offers of employment to prospective employees at UTHealth. This fast-paced and high-volume role often requires the recruiter to manage in excess of fifty or sixty open roles at any given time. It is expected that candidates have experience in this type of recruiting and a passion or interest in hiring the best clinical staff for our operation. We prefer candidates who have recruited medical provider candidates such as Patient Access Representatives, Billing and Coding Professionals, or any positions in Revenue Cycle. You must have excellent communication skills and be very organized.

This is a full-time role that is classified as exempt. You will be eligible for all UTHealth benefits, including employer-funded coverage by our healthcare plan as well as participation in a pension plan administered by the State of Texas. The main office is located in our University Center Tower which is in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. You will join an existing team of over a dozen recruiting professionals to provide the best talent for UTHealth. We are open to looking at candidates who wish to spend most of their time remotely, but they will be required to come to the office for important meetings or job fairs at various times. The role currently works primarily at home. Remote candidates must live in the state of Texas and be willing to come to the Texas Medical Center periodically.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)

• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!

• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)

• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling

• Free mental health counseling services

• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs

• Other employee discounts include entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.

• Resources for child and elder care

• Plus, many more!

Position Summary:

Performs the full lifecycle recruitment process required to address the university’s current and emerging workforce needs.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Manages the full lifecycle recruitment process to include creating and aligning recruitment strategies with business objectives, assessing and interviewing talent, providing qualified applicants to hiring managers, gaining commitment from hiring managers on hiring decisions, and assisting with onboarding.

• Develops and drives sourcing and recruitment strategies to meet business objectives; utilizes various recruitment strategies, including direct sourcing, networking, social media, and vendor management.

• Builds a pipeline of applicants for designated locations by sourcing candidates through a variety of sourcing channels and maximizing the tools provided.

• Interviews and develops relationships with current and future applicants to understand their career goals and determine if they are a fit for the organization.

• Proactively develops relationships with hiring managers, understands the unique recruitment needs of their locations, and provides solutions for their recruitment needs. Works strategically with managers to prepare for current and future needs.

• Serves as the recruitment subject matter expert to hiring managers, providing guidance throughout the recruitment/hiring process; works closely with hiring managers to set target recruitment timelines and closely monitors progress to ensure timelines are met.

• Researches market conditions that will impact the recruitment process to determine the talent pool for supported markets.

• Develop a strong understanding of industry trends and their impact on recruitment. Continually looks for opportunities to improve work processes and the value of delivered services. Works with recruitment leadership, providing continuous improvement ideas and suggestions.

• Utilizes applicant tracking system to create postings, track activity, post positions, manage applicant flow, and proper disposition of applicants.

• Negotiates job offers and effectively overcomes objections.

• Works collaboratively with hiring managers, Human Resources staff, and others to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, and UTHSCH policies.

• Monitors and tracks the background and pre-employment screening process to ensure a smooth organizational transition.

• Assists with various Talent Acquisition projects.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Demonstrated success in implementing innovative methods to source and attract passive candidates.

Excellent interpersonal/communication skills with an ability to develop relationships with peers, applicants, hiring managers, and vendors.

Ability to effectively communicate through verbal and written communications.

Familiarity with automated applicant tracking systems, social media recruitment tools, HRIS systems, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) preferred.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related experience.

Minimum Experience:

Two (2) years of high-volume recruiting experience, preferably in an agency or in a corporate environment. Previous experience utilizing behavioral-based interview tools is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas once they start the role.

If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visithttp://go.uth.edu/careers!

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.

https://www.uth.edu/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

UTHealthHoustonhas adopted a policy consistent with CMS regulations to protect our patients and university community from exposure to COVID-19. This policy affects all employees, residents, fellows, students, contractors, new hires, visiting scholars program participants, adjunct faculty, and volunteers who work, train, or collaborate at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Science Center.

In addition, all UTHealthHouston​​​​​​​employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’sHoustonrules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements.

Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.