Kurt Wilkins

Initially, Premier Talent Finders, LLC was created to provide direct hire healthcare recruiting services in collaboration with Capstone Health. Initial contract was in force for six-months, with expectations to resign another contract on or before 12/27/2024. Decision was made not to extend the contract, but Premier Talent Finders went into 2025 as a stand-alone independent recruiting agency.

• Reached hiring goals consistently through effective collaboration with hiring managers and clear communication of requirements
• Signed eleven new hospital (non VMS) direct hire contracts during the initial six-months, a 366% over goal achievement
• Developed strong candidate pipelines by leveraging social media, job boards, and networking events

• Hired to launch company’s new Healthcare Division for the company's initial entrance into the travel healthcare industry.

Travel Division Benchmarks Achieved:

• Hired 161 Registered Nurses and Allied clinicians for travel assignments during my 26 months as the Travel Recruiter
• FY 2020: Annual gross revenue: $1.20M, Division Employees: (1), Salary $25,000 – Incentive $ 98,000
• FY 2021: Annual gross revenue: $4.23M, Division Employees: (1), Salary $30,000 – Incentive $268,174
• FY 2022: Annual gross revenue: $7.3M, Division Employees: (5), Salary $45,000 – Bonus $62,400

Promoted to Recruiting Manager June 2022. Grew the Healthcare Division to 18 total employees and reached $10.1M in 2023.

Start-up Human Resources and Talent Acquisition consulting agency specializing in the healthcare, IT and insurance industries.

• Negotiated temporary contracts with healthcare organization to personally work in these assignments. Signing 21 contracts throughout the company's history.
• Provided work-flow reviews from start-up to mid-sized businesses to increase productivity in various departments
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement successful change management initiatives within client organizations
• Reduced costs by identifying inefficiencies in client businesses and proposing targeted solutions

Also served in the position Director of Human Resources. This was an initial six-month contract, offered a full-time position due to the pervious six-months successes. Renegotiated an additional six-month contract.

• Over six (6) months, 4 physicians, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 19 RNs were hired and several Allied positions
• Conducted ongoing analyses of recruitment data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement in talent acquisition strategies
• Managed vendor relationships with external agencies, negotiating favorable terms for partnership agreements that benefited the organization''s bottom line
• Reduced time-to-fill for open positions through effective candidate engagement and proactive talent pipeline development

PAZ Kansas was an east coast healthcare organization expanding into Kansas. PAZ purchased a Family Practice and Surgery clinics in Wichita, KS as "feeder" clinics to serve the closed Halstead Hospital, which the company was renovating to transition to a specialty surgical hospital.

I also served as the Practice Manager for both clinics while managing my recruiting staff to fill clinical hospital positions before the grand opening.

• Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth
• Personally recruited and signed to employer contracts 12 clinicians, including (2) Pain Anesthesiologists, (1) Plastic Surgeon, (1) Vascular Surgeon, (1) Lab Director, (2) Surgical Technicians and (1) Director of Radiology
• Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations
• Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations

• Responsible for maintaining physician staffing levels for 65 facility contracts, 300+ employed Hospitalist and Intensivists, and 100-125 contract physicians
• Reduced physician turnover from 72% to 28%
• Managed 3 field offices and 6 Physician Recruiters
• Opened new international lines for physician recruitment with successes in Canada, Latin and South America and Puerto Rico
• Served on the Executive Team for issues involving Provider compensation models, onboarding & licensing