[Hiring] Contract Healthcare Recruiter @Ascend HR Corp

Role Description

Help connect pharmacy talent to meaningful community healthcare in a high-impact contract recruiting role.

• Recruit for pharmacy and pharmacy-related positions in support of critical healthcare hiring needs.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand staffing priorities, align expectations, and provide consultative recruiting support.
• Source, screen, and engage qualified candidates using web-based recruiting tools and an applicant tracking system.
• Maintain organized recruiting workflows and consistent candidate and hiring manager follow-up throughout the hiring process.
• Deliver a positive, professional, and responsive candidate experience from initial outreach through final communication.
• Represent Legacy Community Health at pharmacy school career fairs.
• Participate in periodic in-person gatherings with Legacy's Pharmacy team.
• Present Legacy's opportunities to candidates in a compelling, accurate, and mission-aligned way.
• Keep searches moving efficiently by balancing urgency, professionalism, communication, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Direct recruiting experience, ideally within a healthcare environment.
• Experience recruiting for pharmacy positions or clearly transferable experience supporting pharmacy-related hiring.
• Experience using web-based recruiting tools and applicant tracking systems to manage candidates and recruiting workflows.
• Strong consultative communication skills when partnering with hiring managers and other stakeholders.
• Excellent candidate follow-up habits and a commitment to providing a positive candidate experience.
• An approachable, responsive, and solution-oriented customer-service mindset.
• Ability to communicate a mission-driven healthcare employment opportunity honestly and effectively.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple active searches and priorities.
• Houston-area candidates are strongly preferred due to periodic in-person Pharmacy team gatherings and local career fair representation. Candidates outside the Houston area are still encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Recruiting Experience Required: Only candidates with direct experience recruiting pharmacy personnel will be considered.
• Texas Residency Required: You must currently reside in the state of Texas to be eligible. Relocation is not offered, and out-of-state applicants will not be reviewed.

Benefits

• $40/hour compensation for this contract role.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) eligibility while engaged in this contract role through Ascend.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match while engaged in this contract role through Ascend.
• Long-term contract opportunity.
• Potential for permanent conversion, most likely in 2027.
• Visible recruiting role with immediate impact.
• Opportunity to support a mission-driven healthcare organization.
• Meaningful work connected to community healthcare.