Clinical Recruiter

Ascend Healthcare is committed to providing fully integrated, quality psychiatric and behavioral health services in a compassionate, convenient, and affordable manner. We work with external partners to provide services to patients across the country through integrated psychiatric medication management, substance use disorder treatment, counseling services, peer support and care coordination for seamless patient care. We believe in a “no wrong door” treatment model which finds ways to say “yes” to any patient referral rather than a multitude of exclusionary criteria found elsewhere. This approach reflects our values of improved patient and clinician experience, better outcomes, and lower costs.

The Ascend Story

Founded to transform mental health care access, Ascend Healthcare delivers integrated psychiatric and behavioral health solutions with a commitment to equity, compassion, and operational excellence. We partner directly with health centers to build fully integrated, sustainable behavioral health programs—bringing deep clinical expertise, operational support, and long-term stability.

Our work environment fosters:

Collaboration and teamwork

Patient-First Mindset

Work from home

Career Growth and Professional Development Training

Why Ascend?

You’ll be joining a team delivering innovative, compassionate care to communities that need it most. At Ascend, your work drives real impact—and your career grows alongside it. We believe in a “no wrong door” treatment model that finds ways to say “yes” to any patient referral rather than a multitude of exclusionary criteria found elsewhere.

Position Overview:

The Clinical Recruiter is responsible for sourcing, screening, and hiring qualified healthcare professionals to support clinical operations and patient care initiatives. They collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, develop targeted recruitment strategies, and manage the full-cycle recruitment process from candidate outreach through offer acceptance. This role will support the clinician through onboarding in collaboration with HR. This role requires strong knowledge of healthcare roles, regulatory requirements, and the ability to build relationships in a competitive talent market.

Key Areas of Ownership:

Effectively and proactively source candidates through various online and networking channels.

Conduct strategic meetings with hiring managers to identify key competencies and qualifications that drive success in filling positions.

Conduct detailed candidate interviews to ensure minimum competencies and qualification requirements are fulfilled for business needs.

Manage on-going candidate relationships

Manage requisitions and candidates including maintaining accurate documentation on all candidates, searches, and other recruiting activities to meet SLA requirements.

Successfully manage hiring manager's experience through the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle

Function as a true business partner to all parties with a vested interest in recruitment activity

Provide on-going value-adding recruiting-related advice to hiring managers and influence talent decisions

Other duties or projects may be assigned.

Qualifications:

Proven experience recruiting healthcare professionals (Psych and Therapy preferred)