Regional Recruiter

The Regional Recruiter at RegalCare is accountable for full-cycle, direct-hire recruiting for frontline roles across RegalCare facilities throughout Massachusetts. This position is onsite in Holyoke, MA and supports multiple facilities through travel as needed.

Role Overview

In this full-time, exempt regional role, you will source, screen, interview, and hire candidates for direct placement on RegalCare payroll. You will partner closely with facility leadership to fill staffing needs quickly, build sustainable hiring pipelines, and reduce reliance on staffing agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for frontline roles, including CNAs, LPNs, RNs, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, activities, maintenance, and unit or administrative support staff.
• Proactively source and engage candidates for direct-hire opportunities using job boards, social media, LinkedIn, referrals, community organizations, and walk-in and online applicant pools.
• Build and maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified candidates for both current and anticipated openings at every facility.
• Screen applicants by phone, conduct initial interviews, and coordinate interviews with facility leadership.
• Progress candidates efficiently from application through offer and start date while maintaining a consistently positive candidate experience.
• Verify licensure and certification requirements for RN and LPN credentials through the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, and validate CNA certification and nurse aide registry status.
• Coordinate required background checks, CORI, exclusion screening, health clearances, and references in partnership with HR.
• Partner with facility leaders to create weekly and monthly hiring plans based on vacancies, turnover, census, and staffing needs.
• Represent RegalCare at nursing schools, CNA training programs, vocational schools, workforce boards, MassHire career centers, and job fairs, and develop school and community partnerships.
• Develop and run employee referral programs, sign-on and retention incentives, and other recruiting campaigns in coordination with HR and finance.
• Support onboarding handoff to ensure new hires are prepared and welcomed on day one, and follow up during the first 90 days to support retention.
• Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system and provide regular reporting on open roles, time-to-fill, applicant sources, offer acceptance rates, and early turnover.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with federal and state employment laws, CMS requirements, and RegalCare policies.
• Write and update clear, engaging job postings that reflect RegalCare’s culture and values.

Reporting Line

This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer (or designee).

Location and Travel

The position is based as a regional role with travel to RegalCare facilities across Massachusetts, and is onsite in Holyoke, MA.