Department of Veterans Affairs
The Nurse Recruiter leads and supports the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of a high-performing nursing workforce committed to exceptional Veteran care. Using clinical expertise, workforce data, and collaborative partnerships, the incumbent identifies qualified candidates, improves candidate experience, develops staffing strategies, and advances a diverse, engaged, and sustainable nursing workforce.
- Major Duties: Leads or supports nursing recruitment, onboarding, and retention activities to meet facility workforce needs and advance the mission of caring for Veterans. Applies professional nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate recruitment and retention strategies. Identifies, screens, and assesses nursing candidates to determine alignment of their education, experience, competencies, and qualifications with position requirements. Provides individualized candidate guidance and maintains engagement throughout recruitment and onboarding to promote a positive, efficient candidate experience. Develops and sustains candidate pipelines through partnerships with nursing leadership, Human Resources, colleges, universities, professional associations, and other stakeholders. Coordinates with Nurse Managers and nursing leadership to identify staffing priorities, forecast workforce needs, and develop targeted retention strategies. Collects, maintains, analyzes, and reports recruitment and retention data; identifies trends, variances, barriers, and opportunities for improvement. Develops recommendations for workforce strategies, process improvements, resource utilization, and evidence-based recruitment and retention initiatives. Promotes equitable, ethical, and inclusive recruitment practices consistent with applicable policies, Equal Employment Opportunity principles, and professional nursing standards. Serves as a consultant and collaborative resource to nursing leaders, HR staff, and interdisciplinary partners; at higher levels, provides strategic workforce-planning advice and leads broad program improvements. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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