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Sarah Sanders

Denham Springs,LA

Summary

Established Healthcare Professional with over 20 years of experience. Results-driven, decisive leader with proven adaptability and a successful history in implementing efficient business models, new market development, and restructuring situations. Healthcare marketing, sales, and development professional with well-developed interpersonal, creative, and visionary skills. Tenacious in building a new business, securing customer loyalty, and forging strong relationships with external business partners.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Travel Recruiter/ Team Lead

Gifted Healthcare
04.2019 - Current

Team Lead:

  • Facilitate training, support, and direction to members of my team. Perform in a player-coach capacity by guiding, directing, and leading the recruitment team in day-to-day operations and holding them accountable to set metrics.

Recruiter:

  • Deployment of recruiting strategies, employing traditional sourcing technologies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas
  • Prospect database and identify and call on top healthcare professionals to build rapport, and referrals to qualify high-quality candidates for submission.
  • Develop, manage, and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates and communicate consistently and effectively throughout the recruiting process.
  • Engage and convert inquiries to interested candidates.
  • Conduct interview, reference check; skill market candidates; evaluate, qualify and disqualify applicants.
  • Manage the nurse experience throughout the 13-week assignment, providing superior customer service and assistance throughout all aspects, including payroll, scheduling, benefits, and credentialing requirements

Donor Recruiter

Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
07.2014 - 06.2019
  • Led high-volume recruitment efforts around capital city and surrounding parishes to source and recruit potential candidates
  • Increased donation pipeline 47% by effectively using recruitment platforms and resources, including social media, and referrals
  • Drove performance improvements and profitability increases in targeted accounts within the company's portfolio
  • South Central Association of Blood Banks Round Table Advisor

Vocational Coordinator

UpLIFTD
06.2012 - 07.2014
  • Provide vocational services designed to offer individuals with physical or mental disabilities help in attaining the skills, resources, attitudes, and expectations needed to obtain and maintain competitive employment.
  • Reduced time spent on administrative tasks by implementing an efficient case management system for tracking client progress.
  • Work independently with participants to find employment that is consistent with vocational goals and capabilities.
  • Enhanced job placement rates by developing strong relationships with local employers and community organizations.

Donor Recruitment Supervisor

United Blood Services
10.2003 - 04.2012
  • Manage daily operations of the donor recruitment program with oversight of a cross-functional team of 4 direct reports, 13 indirect reports, and 23 dotted-line reports.
  • Devised and executed key strategies for special events and campaigns.
  • Developed strategic corporate communications, sales, and marketing plans.
  • Exceptional selling and customer service skills. Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
  • Established and maintained comprehensive information system on all Education materials relating to product knowledge, display concepts, sales techniques, promotion programs, and system/procedural requirements
  • Brainstorm and work with Marketing on ideas for Special Events, Counter-Launch support activities, and special Brand meetings
  • Accelerated growth as much as 5x annually

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business - Healthcare Management

Western Governors University
03.2025

Associate of Science - Management

Montgomery County Community College
2003

Skills

  • Leadership/communication skills
  • Business operations organization
  • Client account management
  • Customer-oriented
  • Self-motivated
  • Training and Development
  • Social Media Recruiting
  • Data-driven decision-making

Accomplishments



Select Accomplishments:

  • Led the launch of Apheresis to field and tele-recruitment staff.
    Chair Donor Recruitment and Collections for South Central Association of Blood Banks (SCABB)
  • CO – Chair Donor Recruitment Strategy’s for Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC)
  • Protégé/Mentor South Central Association of Blood Banks (SCABB)
  • Spearheaded mobile apheresis program which increased donation and component retention.

Timeline

Travel Recruiter/ Team Lead

Gifted Healthcare
04.2019 - Current

Donor Recruiter

Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
07.2014 - 06.2019

Vocational Coordinator

UpLIFTD
06.2012 - 07.2014

Donor Recruitment Supervisor

United Blood Services
10.2003 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Science - Business - Healthcare Management

Western Governors University

Associate of Science - Management

Montgomery County Community College
Sarah Sanders