Michelle Wilson-Faustin
Newark
Summary
Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professional with 20+ years of progressive healthcare experience spanning recruiting, onboarding operations, compliance, staff training, and team leadership. Proven success leading high-volume physician and provider onboarding while maintaining regulatory compliance and strong service standards. Known for building trusted partnerships with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, process-driven HR solutions. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and effective in balancing operational efficiency with a positive candidate and employee experience.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinician Onboarding Manager
Atlantic Health System
03.2022 - Current
- Lead end-to-end onboarding for 135+ physicians, executives, APPs, and residents annually, ensuring compliant and timely start dates.
- Optimize and support Oracle HRIS/ATS; resolve data integrity issues and improve onboarding workflows.
- Manage onboarding for 20 leased practices, including background checks, drug screening, HR documentation, and payroll coordination.
- Partner cross-functionally with senior leadership, recruitment, HR, medical staff, credentialing, revenue cycle, risk management, and payroll.
- Administer provider data, compensation changes, bonuses, and early sign-on payments.
- Develop onboarding timelines, lead status meetings, and resolve credentialing, payer, and risk-related delays.
- Maintain onboarding data across Oracle, HireRight, and Quest Diagnostics; deliver workforce reporting.
- Train and mentor onboarding staff; support acquisitions and HRIS implementation initiatives.
- Atlantic Medical Group
Talent Acquisition Compliance Specialist / AMG Onboarding Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
08.2020 - 02.2022
- Oversaw onboarding for 120+ physicians, executives, APPs, residents, and contingent workers annually.
- Served as Adjudication Committee Lead, resolving adverse background, licensure, medical, and eligibility findings.
- Led compliance for I-9, licensure, background screening, medical clearance, and audits.
- Facilitated onboarding team meetings and compliance training for 12 coordinators.
- Managed workflows in PeopleSoft and iCIMS, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
- Coordinated onboarding for 26+ leased practices, including compensation updates and lifecycle changes.
- Partnered with Legal, Medical Staff Office, Credentialing, Payroll, Occupational Medicine, and Recruiters to reduce delays.
- Managed vendors (A-Check Global, LabCorp) and supported ERP enhancements.
- Atlantic Medical Group
AMG Onboarding Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Led onboarding for physicians, executives, APPs, nursing, and corporate hires across a multi-site healthcare network.
- Managed onboarding for 28 leased practices and 105+ resident physicians annually.
- Verified licensure and credentials using VeCred, state agencies, and national boards.
- Designed and implemented the CN9 Healthcare Facility Inquiry Verification Process.
- Managed onboarding workflows in iCIMS and PeopleSoft; coordinated background checks, drug testing, and medical clearance.
- Supported physician practice acquisitions and maintained compliant personnel records.
- Atlantic Medical Group
Recruitment Assistant
Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
07.2014 - 04.2018
- Scheduled and coordinated interviews between hiring managers and potential candidates.
- Participated in job fairs to recruit new talent.
- On-boarding of new hires, RNs, EMTs, NAs, PTs, CMAs, Front Desk Reps, etc., ensuring that all candidates are cleared through employment references, criminal background checks, urine drug screening, etc.
- Verify professional licenses/certifications for new hires as needed
- Follow up with new hires ensuring that all required paperwork is received in a timely manner
- Update new hires’ status in iCIMS (applicant tracking system)
- Create files for new hires
- Schedule interviews for Recruiter
- Assist with Open Interview Days and Open Houses for various specialties
- Assist in prescreening candidates for the Open Houses and Open Interview Day events
- Run weekly # of Days Open Report for all the job openings
Generate expiring visa report weekly to ensure I-9 employment authorization compliance - Assist with front desk & PTO coverage
- Post jobs in PeopleSoft and iCIMS
- Accountable for the Total and Reliable (T&R forms) for the Lab employees ensuring compliance with paperwork for additional security and background clearance
Recruitment Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
08.2012 - 06.2014
- Managed full-cycle recruitment for high-volume clinical and non-clinical roles across two medical centers.
- Exceeded hiring goals during the '30 Hires in 30 Days' initiative, delivering 45+ hires.
- Managed 60+ requisitions simultaneously in PeopleSoft and iCIMS.
- Coordinated open interview events, candidate prescreening, interviews, offers, and onboarding.
- Tracked time-to-fill metrics and ensured compliance with pre-employment requirements.
Education
MBA - Human Resources
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ05.2028
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Rutgers University
Newark, NJAssociate of Science - Accounting, High Honors
Essex County College
Newark, NJSkills
- Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Operations
- Physician & Provider Onboarding
- HR Compliance & Risk Mitigation
- I-9 & Regulatory Audits
- Oracle HRIS
- PeopleSoft
- ICIMS
- Onboarding Process Optimization
- Team Leadership & Training
- Stakeholder & Executive Collaboration
- High-Volume, Deadline-Driven Operations
- Vendor Management
- Data Integrity & Reporting
- Workforce Integration
Applications And Systems
- Oracle HRIS & Recruiting
- PeopleSoft
- ICIMS
- Bernard Hodes IQ
- VeCred
- HireRight
- Quest Diagnostics
- LabCorp
- EPIC (onboarding coordination)
- CHARTMAXX
- MS Office Suite
Earlier Career Experience
- Recruitment Assistant, Atlantic Health System
- Administrative Assistant / Recruitment Assistant (Contract), Snelling Personnel Services / Atlantic Health System
- Office Manager, Be Kind Healthcare Services, Inc.
- Office Coordinator, Dorson Home Care, Inc.
Timeline
Clinician Onboarding Manager
Atlantic Health System
03.2022 - Current
Talent Acquisition Compliance Specialist / AMG Onboarding Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
08.2020 - 02.2022
AMG Onboarding Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
05.2018 - 07.2020
Recruitment Assistant
Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center
07.2014 - 04.2018
Recruitment Coordinator
Atlantic Health System
08.2012 - 06.2014
MBA - Human Resources
Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Rutgers University
Associate of Science - Accounting, High Honors
Essex County College