Supervisory Nurse Recruiter

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Nurse Recruiter (RN)

Description

Serves as the Supervisory Nurse Recruiter and subject matter expert for nursing recruitment and retention within Patient Care Services. Provides leadership, supervision, and operational oversight of the Nurse Recruiter Team, directing recruitment and retention initiatives while ensuring effective use of staffing and budgetary resources. Acts as a primary liaison to coordinate recruitment activities, resolve hiring challenges, and provide data-driven recommendations based on recruitment metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Nurse Recruiter Team: assign and prioritize work, monitor productivity, evaluate performance, address performance concerns, manage schedules and leave, and support staff development
• Direct recruitment and retention initiatives and oversee program-specific training
• Ensure compliance with VHA directives, VA policies, standard operating procedures, and applicable regulatory/accreditation standards
• Coordinate recruitment with Patient Care Services leadership, Human Resources, hiring managers, recruiters, and other stakeholders
• Monitor and analyze recruitment metrics (vacancy trends, hiring timelines, and performance indicators) and provide leadership with recommendations to achieve staffing and retention objectives

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required (non-citizens only if qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy)
• English language proficiency (written and spoken)
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or meet approved alternative education pathways; provide foreign education equivalency if applicable
• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN licensure in a U.S. state/territory/DC
• Selective Service registration for eligible males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete online onboarding and required pre-employment documentation
• Submit to urinalysis drug screening if required by testing designated position
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days/year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, plus 11 paid Federal holidays)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance options
• Work schedule: Mon–Fri, 07:30–16:00
• Telework not available; not a virtual position
• Relocation/recruitment incentives not authorized