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Reanna Nelson

Portland

Summary

Innovative and authentic talent acquisition professional equipped with over 10 years of recruitment experience. Manage all phases of life cycle recruitment from initial sourcing and screening, to offer negotiations and onboarding. Creatively source high-caliber clinical and non-clinical candidates by leveraging school relationships, traveling across the nation to exhibit fairs/universities, social media, cold calling, employee referrals, and more.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Real Estate Agent

Property Group NW
06.2022 - Current
  • Facilitating the home search for buyers and sellers across the Portland-Metro region.

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Kaiser Permanente
03.2021 - 01.2022
  • Conduct full cycle recruitment for the mental health department including, but not limited to, adult/child psychiatry, eating disorder, initial assessment, crisis, triage, intensive outpatient.
  • Weekly cold calls to identify passive talent for psychologists, licensed masters mental health professionals, managers, directors and psychiatric technicians.
  • Effectively managed over 100+ openings and conducted weekly calls with over 40 managers/directors.

Regional Healthcare Recruiter

Willamette Dental Group
04.2016 - 03.2021
  • Conduct full cycle recruitment for pediatric dentists, orthodontists, general dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, laboratory technicians, practice managers, and patient care advocates.
  • Promoted from recruiter to regional (Dentist) healthcare recruiter within 18 months of employment.
  • Average 20-30 requisitions at a time, 52 days average time to fill, daily consulting with 10-15 managers at a time in OR, WA, and ID.
  • Fortified relationships with various dental schools and became a member of 5 Advisory Committees in Oregon. Only recruiter of Portland Community College President's Club.
  • Monthly presentations to community colleges and universities with class sizes exceeding 100.
  • Pre-COVID - Monthly travel across nation to various vendor fairs, lunch and learns, and exhibitor conferences to identify and recruit top talent.
  • Well versed in process improvement including, but not limited to, compensation re-leveling, quick apply, sign-on matrix, automated externship program, DA ROR committee, and more.

Recruiter

Providence Health and Services
03.2015 - 03.2016
  • Provided full cycle recruitment to Providence Health Plan (PHP) entity while maintaining an average requisition load 40-50.
  • Recruited qualified candidates through direct sourcing, social media/internet searches, career fairs, and referrals.
  • Collaboratively developed effective recruitment plans and sourcing strategies with hiring managers.
  • Consulted with hiring managers on internal equity and derived appropriate pay rates for qualified candidates to ensure retention.
  • Collaborated with HR strategic partners and hiring managers to rectify recruitment issues, modify job descriptions and competencies to attract best talent.

Recruiter

Kaiser Permanente
01.2013 - 02.2015
  • Successfully hired and onboarded all new hires, business unit transfers, interns, volunteers and interregional/intraregional transfers in the NW region, while simultaneously recruiting and abiding by regional, national, and federal policy guidelines.
  • Collaborated with Legal, HR Consultants, and Labor and Employee Relations to execute appropriate routes for out of compliance situations.
  • Acute attention to detail required for completed background reports to identify discrepancies and adverse implications; determine appropriate course of action or escalate to managerial approval, all within a predetermined deadline.
  • Lead/POC for First Advantage, LCR program WebNow, Program Office, and Paragon.

Recruiting Coordinator at Contract Position

Rose International - Kaiser Permanente
10.2012 - 01.2013
  • Sourced qualified candidates through direct sourcing, networking associations, career fairs, referrals, and internet/database searches and conducted nine in-person recruiting events within 6 weeks.
  • Conducted reference checks, phone screens, interviews, and facilitated the negotiation of relocation packages.
  • Independently onboarded and compiled schedule for remaining 150+ employees for KWMC opening in five weeks due to impromptu shuffling.
  • Acted as interim consultant for Directors of ICU, Med/Surg, and ED for KWMC.
  • Performed an integral role in the mass recruitment and hiring of 927 employees for the pre-opening of KWMC, which included 300+ internal jobs awarded by Union Groups.
  • Devised managerial interview guidelines using Top Grade Model with the implementation of affirmative action in preparation for interviewing candidates for new hospital.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Communications - Public Relations, Business Administration

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Campus Recruiting
  • University Presentations
  • Cold Calling
  • HR Consulting
  • Taleo
  • ICIMS
  • Affirmative Action
  • Trainer/Leader
  • Vendor Fairs
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Indeed
  • People Soft
  • Kronos

Websites

Certification

  • BLS/AED, American Health Association
  • August 2025 — August 2027

Timeline

Real Estate Agent

Property Group NW
06.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Kaiser Permanente
03.2021 - 01.2022

Regional Healthcare Recruiter

Willamette Dental Group
04.2016 - 03.2021

Recruiter

Providence Health and Services
03.2015 - 03.2016

Recruiter

Kaiser Permanente
01.2013 - 02.2015

Recruiting Coordinator at Contract Position

Rose International - Kaiser Permanente
10.2012 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Communications - Public Relations, Business Administration

Washington State University

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