What are the responsibilities and job description for the Workforce Development Coordinator: Recruitment Outreach Specialist position at Lexington Medical Center?
Human Resources
Full Time
Day Shift
7 : 30am - 5 : 00pm
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.
The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.
Job Summary
The Workforce Development Coordinator helps analyze, plan, and identify short and long term staffing patterns, working with various components of the organization to develop strategies to meet current and future employment needs for active and passive recruiting. They work proactively to gather, synthesize and present research information associated with client engagements and market opportunities. The strategies include collaboration with secondary and technical schools, industry leaders, and business leaders on a variety of projects and initiatives designed to build a healthcare workforce of the future. This role includes research, program development, project management, recruitment, and sourcing. The critical responsibilities of the Workforce Development Coordinator is program development and to ensure there is a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates. The ideal candidate will have the capability to independently execute program development / management, create sourcing strategies and make recommendations on recruiting practices for an array of positions.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education : High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience : 5 Years of progressive experience in human resources, adult, and / or childhood education
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional) : None.
Required Certifications / Licensure : None.
Required Training : Current knowledge of workforce development, career development, project management, program development, sourcing, recruiting, and employment law;
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, social media tools and Applicant Tracking Systems are a must.
Essential Functions
- Directs Lexington Medical Centers School to work programs. Acts as a liaison and markets the programs to the community and schools to create awareness of healthcare careers.
- Delivers appropriate communication of information regarding student programs to department directors / managers, employees, applicants, vendors, and community.
- Coordinate the Partners Program
- Provides input to schools and post-secondary institutions to influence curriculum development to meet healthcare industry requirements.
- Develops school and post-secondary business partnerships. Provides and monitors educational, employment and training agreements with schools and post-secondary institutions.
- Coordinates job shadowing, teachers-in-the-workplace, internships, tours, apprenticeships, and cooperative education activities as appropriate.
- Maintains membership and actively serves on appropriate boards, councils, and consortiums for School-to-Work.
- Administers the Employee Referral program (ERP).
- Build and maintain relationships with managers / directors throughout the health district.
- Create and maintain reports to track the effectiveness of workforce development efforts.
- Attend job fairs, career days, and conferences as is required by workforce development and employment needs of the organization.
- Coordinate the development of strategic and comprehensive workforce development plans in accordance with the needs and goals of the organization.
Duties & Responsibilities
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Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.
