Ascension Health
01.2017 - Current
Amanda M. Swain
Strategic National Sourcing Partner
Orlando,FL
Summary
I love what I do and the friends I make along the way!
I am an experienced Recruiter / Sourcer with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry. Skilled in all levels of HealthCare Talent, Executive Search, Technical Recruiting, Staffing Services, College Recruiting, and Management.
Beyond recruitment, I’m passionate about training and mentoring teams, helping others develop their skills and grow professionally. I’ve led initiatives to optimize sourcing strategies, driving success for both my team and the organization.
My ability to develop meaningful connections has been instrumental in building high-performing talent pipelines.
As a lifelong learner, I bring a Bachelor of Science focused in Art History and Humanities from Florida State University, along with a drive to combine creativity and strategy to make a difference in the healthcare recruitment field.
Work History
National Sourcing Specialist
Ascension Health
01.2020 - Current
- Helped Develop System Wide Recruitment Training for both internal and external sourcing strategy
- Provided Training throughout Ascension Talent Acquisition on Sourcing Tactics
- Develops sourcing plans in collaboration with the recruiter and recruitment manager
- Partners with leaders throughout Ascension in placement of hard to fill / confidential searches
- Uses multiple tactics to build a pipeline of prospective candidates through LinkedIn networking, Facebook sourcing, cold calling, complex internet searches, name generation and internet mining
- Engages with candidates to identify potential talent for internal review
- Maintains a current understanding of new sourcing / screening / email tactics by utilizing both internal and external training sessions
- Intermediate knowledge for reporting purposes utilizing Smartsheets, Canva, and g-suite
Recruiter
Ascension Health, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Birmingham, AL
01.2011 - 01.2017
- Use innovative sourcing techniques and leverage technology to find active and passive candidates
- Worked directly with HR business partners for full life span of recruitment to hire
- Sole recruiter for Ascension Birmingham Medical Group
- 20+ Clinics / Standalone facilities / Occupational health clinics
- Strong focus on hiring for acquisitions in correspondence with Doctors requests
- Solid understanding of comp structure, budgeting and managing equity
- Managed and trained a team of recruitment coordinators and onboarding specialists
- Collaborate directly with hiring managers for ideal candidates and expectations
- Evaluate candidates against position requirements
- Review resumes and engage prospective candidates through cold calling;
- Conduct phone interviews and analyze candidates’ qualifications
- Schedule candidates for interview with hiring managers
- Consult hiring managers throughout the stage of the recruitment process
- Articulate job offers and drives for candidate acceptance
- Recruited for all disciplines in a hospital setting
- Ranging from CMA to Nurse Practitioner
- Including corporate roles.
Supplemental Health Care
02.2012 - 01.2017
Recruiter / Account Manager
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Successfully ran the allied division from
- Recruitment and retention of Travel and Registry Nurses / Therapists / Management positions / lab and respiratory specialists
- Coordinated all travel arrangements and accommodations for travel Nurses and Therapists
- Managed all new hire paperwork in strict compliance with JACHO standards
- Maintained positive employee and facility relations
- Responsible for building new relationships with potential clients via phone and in person visits
- Processed payroll, managed collections, and upkeep of personnel files
- Collaborated with hospital management and HR staff to obtain job orders and placement match
- Responsible for all online marketing and social media recruitment
- Maintained 20% of all active recruitment to Direct Placement
Recruiter
360, Golden Living and Aegis Therapies
Tampa, FL
05.2010 - 02.2012
- See below for previous employment with this company)
- Duties:
- Internal recruitment for Golden Living and Aegis Therapies
- Permanent placement and Temporary Placement responsibilities
- Responsible for working a full desk; Recruiting, screening and evaluating prospects, conducting interviews, negotiating compensation packages and hiring therapists for partnering nursing homes throughout the nation
- Strategic implementation of email marketing, social media marketing, online community management, contract blogging
- Creative use of social media and micro blogging websites such as Facebook.com, LinkedIn, MySpace and
- Sourced candidates utilizing approximately 20 independent job boards/databases, as well as user groups/newsgroups and RSS feeds
- Training - AIRS –Multiple trainings for Candidates search, Customized
- Search Engines, Twitter, Social Media, MetaSearch Engines & LinkedIn.
Recruiter, Hiring Manager
Intelistaff Health Care
Clearwater, FL
08.2009 - 04.2010
- Responsible for recruiting and managing employees for specialized health care positions
- Successfully managed contracts and contractor results through the entire life cycle of employment, including recruiting, hiring, counseling and terminating contracts based upon contract life and contractor performance
- Consistently shared best practices and techniques with peers and superiors to assist in meeting personal and organizational recruiting goals
- Highlights: Quickly recognized by the company for experience; awarded full desk recruiter status after 30 days employment.
Recruiter
360 Health Care, Golden Living and Aegis Therapies
Tampa, FL
09.2006 - 07.2009
- Internal recruitment division of Golden Living Centers and Aegis Therapies
- Provided specialized recruiting to fill unique healthcare vacancies on interim assignments; temp-to-hire or direct placement with partner facilities nationwide
- Specialized fields include: Nursing Home Administrators, Directors and Ass’t Directors of Nursing
- RNAC / MDS Coordinators, RN’s and RN Unit Managers
- Successfully filled any available vacancies using multiple recruiting sources including internet leads, direct recruiting, with emphasis on employee referrals through qualified and satisfactory contracted employees
- Improved existing employee qualification process to increase overall close rate, including multi-level phone screens, meticulous background and credentials check, as well as follow-up with professional references consistently
- Directly responsible for temporary and temp-to-hire employees throughout the life cycle of the contract, to include hiring, counseling, and termination.
Recruiter
NovaPro Staffing
Tampa, FL
03.2004 - 07.2006
- Successfully negotiated superior margins to increase profitability
- Consistently maintain the company’s highest retention rate of 94% by negotiating human and company demands successfully.
Education
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Florida State University
December 2003
SourceCon Academy Certified - undefined
March 2022
Work Preference
Location Preference
RemoteImportant To Me
Career advancementPersonal development programsTimeline
National Sourcing Specialist
Ascension Health
01.2020 - Current
Ascension Health
01.2017 - Current
Recruiter / Account Manager
01.2014 - 01.2017
Supplemental Health Care
02.2012 - 01.2017
Recruiter
Ascension Health, St. Vincent’s Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2017
Recruiter
360, Golden Living and Aegis Therapies
05.2010 - 02.2012
Recruiter, Hiring Manager
Intelistaff Health Care
08.2009 - 04.2010
Recruiter
360 Health Care, Golden Living and Aegis Therapies
09.2006 - 07.2009
Recruiter
NovaPro Staffing
03.2004 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Florida State University