Recruiter

We are looking for a Recruiter - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. The Recruiter serves as a strategic talent acquisition consultant, leading recruitment efforts across assigned client groups. This role partners closely with leaders to understand workforce needs, design targeted recruiting strategies, and provide informed guidance and recommendations related to hiring decisions. 

The Recruiter applies independent judgment, market expertise, and data-driven insights to assess talent, manage high-impact searches, and deliver a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience. This role leverages recruiting technology, ensures compliance with employment practices, and contributes to workforce planning and talent initiatives that support organizational priorities and long-term business outcomes.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner proactively with department and functional leaders to assess current and future talent needs, align on hiring priorities, and develop targeted recruitment strategies.
• Facilitate regular check‑ins with hiring leaders to review hiring progress, discuss challenges, and adjust recruiting approaches based on business needs and market conditions.
• Develop, maintain, and execute recruitment strategies and workforce plans for assigned client groups, incorporating pipeline development, sourcing approaches, and timing considerations.
• Exercise independent judgment in the use of Voyager and related recruitment technologies to effectively manage, prioritize, and execute recruitment activities for assigned client groups.
• Maintain ongoing visibility into requisition and candidate pipelines, assessing workflow status, risks, and bottlenecks, and taking proactive action to ensure timely hiring outcomes.
• Develop and manage multi‑channel job advertising and posting strategies that align with workforce priorities, labor market conditions, and hiring demand for assigned client groups.
• Regularly evaluate open requisitions and candidate flow to assess the effectiveness of advertising and sourcing strategies, adjusting approach as needed to optimize reach and results.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend appropriate advertising and sourcing channels—including digital platforms, professional associations, educational institutions, and specialty networks—based on role requirements and market dynamics.
• Serve as a professional ambassador for Texas Children’s at recruiting events, career fairs, and external talent forums, promoting the organization’s mission, culture, and employment value proposition.
• Partner with leadership and recruitment teams to determine appropriate events and outreach opportunities that align with hiring priorities and workforce strategies.
• Apply professional judgment to evaluate candidates’ work history, education, competencies, career motivations, and compensation expectations in relation to organizational and department needs.
• Partner with hiring leaders and Human Resources colleagues to evaluate finalist readiness and ensure all pre‑employment requirements are identified and addressed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 1-year professional recruiting and/or Talent Acquisition experience required
• Hospital or Healthcare experience highly preferred 

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.