Blake Arthur
Cartersville,GA
Summary
Experienced Talent Acquisition leader gifted in building strategic partnerships, coordinating targeted recruiting plans and devising proactive strategies focused on enabling growth and maintaining marketplace flexibility.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Clinical Talent Acquisition
Thriveworks
Lynchburg, VA
12.2022 - Current
- Implemented WorkDay recruiting module for comprehensive recruiting and onboarding processes across both clinical and administrative recruiting.
- Oversaw human resources functions, including clinical recruitment, onboarding, and compensation strategies.
- Collaborated with Business Operations, Clinical Operations, and Data Analytics to develop labor forecasting baselines.
- Established KPIs for TA team members to achieve company growth goals of 1,800 new clinicians.
- Conducted labor market analysis to identify growth opportunities in twelve key markets and ten Core Expansion markets.
- Provided organizational leadership to executive sponsors for long-term recruitment strategies and policies.
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
AccentCare
Dallas , TX
09.2019 - 12.2022
- Oversaw team of twelve Talent Acquisition professionals across three divisions and ten states in Eastern Division.
- Established weekly hiring KPIs in collaboration with Operations, Finance, and Labor Forecasting teams.
- Developed standard reporting dashboards in Clickview for effective tracking and progress monitoring.
- Implemented weekly TAP Scorecard to track individual progress toward team goals across all lines of business.
- Achieved 15% reduction in time-to-fill for skilled nursing positions by implementing centralized hiring model.
- Reduced turnover rate by 24% year-to-date for skilled nursing roles.
- Led implementation of MSP project for Home Health locations, achieving Go-Live on November 1, 2021.
- Reduced agency dependency and spending by $642,000 in the first year post-MSP implementation.
VP, Contract Staffing Division
Management Recruiters of Cartersville
Cartersville, GA
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Translate business plan into higher conceptual design while ensuring Contract Staffing Division meets performance, scalability and functional requirements.
- Partner with MRI Franchise Inc. to review and execute all MSA and contract requests from clients.
- Build active pipelines through business development and recruitment activities.
- Ensure all contractors have successfully completed on-boarding modules and deployed on assignment within agreed time frame.
- Monitor compliance reporting to ensure all verification are complete and delivered to client facility.
- Negotiate all candidate bill rates per contracted assignment and ensure all billing is submitted in a timely manner for client facilities. Resulted in positive revenue generation of $780k in year one.
Vice President, Talent Acquisition and Compensation
SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC
Atlanta, GA
10.2016 - 11.2018
- Led a team of 5 Division Recruiters, 5 Talent Acquisition Coordinators, 1 Talent Acquisition Specialist, and 1 Contract Leadership Recruiter for Talent Acquisition.
- Analyzed employment-related data and prepared required reports. Developed reports on employee headcount, monthly HR reports and quarterly training reports.
- Established Talent Acquisition metrics for all lines of recruitment including direct care, leadership, and overhead positions.
- Oversaw all Compensation wage requests for facility driven and overhead recruitment initiatives.
- Oversaw current Vendor Management Program for all contract labor for 211 facilities.
- Maintained and reviewed all Incentive Plans and annual bonus calculations.
Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Golden Living
Fort Smith, AR
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Direct oversight of 12 Talent Acquisition team members, including 10 professional recruiters, 1 project manager, and the Manager of Recruiting Services
- Established Talent Acquisition orientation process for all new hires within the department.
- Advised facility leaders on organizational policy matters and recommend needed changes.
- Managed all vendor contract negotiations, including pricing and length of agreement.
- Reported on TA metrics in monthly QAPI meetings for Regional Operations and Clinical support, included total TO%, retention in key leadership roles, and nursing agency elimination.
- Worked with HR Directors to analyze turnover trends within specific job families and implement specific on-boarding programs to combat these negative trends. Saw NHA and DON turnover decrease month over month for 4 consecutive months.
- Created Recruiting Toolkit including the following: process flow charts, interview guides and marketing collateral to assist in facility based recruitment needs.
Director of Talent Acquisition
Golden Living
Plano, TX
03.2015 - 04.2016
- Managed team of six recruiting professionals
- Directed strategic initiatives to achieve elimination of agency in key markets
- Partner with Operations to identify markets for compensation review
- Analyze facility based recruitment strategies and provide follow up education around company procedures related to recruitment process
Recruiting Manager
Golden Living Centers
Plano, TX
03.2014 - 02.2015
Terradin
- Managed recruitment team of six , focused on all Management/Clinical roles company wide. Directly responsible for monitoring the activity of business unit including time to fill, applicants to hire, recruiter effectiveness, and cost of hire.
- Partnered with Operations to ensure company turnover percentage met or exceeded benchmarks for each position subset.
- Ensured timely and accurate data collection and reporting for Talent Acquisition procedures including strategies and selection techniques for both field and management staff.
- Ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting for Talent Acquisition Dept.
- Developed and implemented more effective outreach programs through external partnership with S2E Solutions.
- Partnered with Operations and Compensation Depts. to ensure job descriptions were current and salary grades were assigned appropriately.
Leadership Recruiter
Golden Living
Fort Smith, AR
05.2011 - 04.2014
- Directed full cycle recruitment efforts for all facility based Leadership positions. (Executive Director, Director of Nursing, Assistant DNS, Assistant ED, Nurse Practitioner) in 8 states. (MS, AL, GA, NC, VA, TN, KY, MA)
- Managed all phases of recruitment, including defining hiring management needs and posting available positions.
- Reduced time to fill on critical positions to 32 days.
- Successfully hired and on-boarded 358 key leaders during this time.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Jacksonville State University
2007
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills
- Recruiting and selection techniques
- Proficient communicator
- Behavioral Based Interview Certification
- Talent Assessments (Predictive Index, People Answers, Leadership Readiness Assessment)
- Taleo, ICIMS, & Kenexa Applicant Tracking software implementation experience
- AIRS certified Talent Acquisition Professional
Affiliations
- SHRM-Atlanta Chapter
- Cartersville Little League, Board of Directors
- Past President, Jacksonville State University Alumni Association
- Delta Chi Fraternity, Alumni Board of Trustees-VP, Housing and Membership
- Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter, Board of Directors
Certification
AIRS Certifications: PRC, CIR, ACIR, CDR, CSMR, CSSR
Timeline
Vice President, Clinical Talent Acquisition
Thriveworks
12.2022 - Current
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
AccentCare
09.2019 - 12.2022
VP, Contract Staffing Division
Management Recruiters of Cartersville
11.2018 - 09.2019
Vice President, Talent Acquisition and Compensation
SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC
10.2016 - 11.2018
Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Golden Living
04.2016 - 10.2016
Director of Talent Acquisition
Golden Living
03.2015 - 04.2016
Recruiting Manager
Golden Living Centers
03.2014 - 02.2015
Leadership Recruiter
Golden Living
05.2011 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Jacksonville State University
Similar Profiles
MATY SECKMATY SECK
Outbound Scheduling Coordinator at ThriveworksOutbound Scheduling Coordinator at Thriveworks
Alisha TaylorAlisha Taylor
Mental Health Therapist at ThriveworksMental Health Therapist at Thriveworks
Lauren LollarLauren Lollar
Clinical Mental Health Counselor at ThriveworksClinical Mental Health Counselor at Thriveworks
Colby DawkinsColby Dawkins
Forklift Operator at Buske Logistics IncForklift Operator at Buske Logistics Inc
BRIANNA MERCADOBRIANNA MERCADO
Intern at Audi North AtlantaIntern at Audi North Atlanta