Rick Cardarella

615-***-**** ad4he7@r.postjobfree.com

Current Executive Healthcare Recruiter

Health Care Clinical Executive Search High-Growth Organizations

A Business Partner for Excellence

Strategic and innovative HR/Recruiting Executive translating business vision into initiatives that improve performance, profitability, growth, and employee engagement. B2B sales professional with a proven track record in driving revenue growth. Expertise in cultivating strategic partnerships, executing targeted sales strategies and delivering top-notch client solutions. Empowering leader who supports companies and top executives with the perspective and appreciation that human capital is every organization’s greatest asset. Genuine influencer who translates visions and strategies into actionable, value-added goals. Disciplined and flexible problem-solving approach that balances business goals with employee needs.

Professional TA Certifications/Affiliations

Member – Tennessee Recruiters Network/ Certified LinkedIn Recruiter/LinkedIn Beta Tester/Black Belt Certified/ AIRS Certified/Certified Technical Recruiter/Certified Networking Recruiter

ATS USER/IMPLEMENTATION: Taleo, ICIMS, Peoplesoft, HR Smart, Brass Ring, Ultimate Software

Professional Experience

Universal Health Services Brentwood, TN Executive Healthcare Recruiter September 2015 – Present

Nashville Regional Office /226 employees/6 direct reports/32 indirect reports/Oversee recruitment for 5 BH hospitals in TN and 4 regional acute hospitals

Recruited to direct TA and to partner with other directors and senior executives to develop new recruitment initiatives, foster employee engagement, and mobilize talent. Specializing in targeted executive recruitment and hard to fill clinical leadership.

Highlights:

Improved turnover rate of 1.4% down from 4.3%.

Personally filled 16 executive level openings and 31 clinical openings.

Improved company culture by implementing an employee run committee that focus on employee health, work life balance, volunteer opportunities and employee events.

Assisted with transforming the company culture from lackluster to a premier employer in our community and region.

Through hands on leadership, was able to implement our new ATS (ICIMS) and personally direct our onboarding and candidate experience in the field. Partnered with our regional CEO and VP of BH on hard to fill time sensitive openings.

Vanguard Health System Brentwood, TN Executive Healthcare Recruiter

Corporate Office 254 employees/ 28 BH Hospitals March 1st, 2009 - August 2015

Director of Recruitment- Manage full-service recruitment process plus our internal corporate staff, ambulatory services, field services and executive recruitment (VP, CIO, CIMO, CTO). Responsible for all vendor negotiations, I.T. recruitment budget and staff management. Assist Corporate Executive VP of HR on assorted HR/Recruiting projects, Select/Implement/Manage corporate ATS.

Recruiting Manager-Expanded my recruitment to include all corporate finance, HR, accounting, executive level (senior VP and below) and managed/mentored field recruiters and internal sources and administrative assistants.

Senior I.T. Recruiter-Full life cycle recruitment for our corporate and field I.T. staff, assisted in executive level searches as needed. Exceed goals in time to fill, hires per month, cost per hire and retention.

Everest USA Nashville, TN Senior Recruitment Leader

Privately owned healthcare consulting firm June 2006 – December 2008

Responsible for the full life cycle recruitment of highly skilled technical personnel in the I.T. Health Care, Finance, and Executive business areas. Utilized extensive cold calling into businesses to identify passive candidates and build relationships with internal coaches. Conducted daily cold calling sessions into area businesses to source new contracts and contingency business.

Responsible for heavy customer interaction both in person and over the phone. Exceeded monthly hire/retention/sales goals consistently. Built relationships with area hiring managers across business platforms to increase our market awareness and name recognition.

Dell Computer Company Nashville, TN Talent Management Recruiter

Regional Office of computer tech firm 385 employees March 2003 – May 2005

Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining staffing levels.

Staff and maintain retail kiosks across region.

Accountable for the compliance and document tracking requirements for the local labor code.

Acted as an informational source on organizational practices and procedures.

Coordinated pre-employment physicals, travel, reporting dates, security clearances, and employment processing.

Conducted research and analyze data on assigned projects.

Responsible for overall monitoring/feedback on competitive environment and meeting customer needs.

Responsible for actively advocating diversity recruiting.

Search for and identify candidates for highly specialized and difficult to attract positions.

Authoritative evaluation of the multiple factors as they influence the hiring decision.

Ensures adherence to applicable governmental regulations.

In-depth knowledge of company structure/customers and Dell culture.

Authoritative interviewing skills, compliance and regulatory knowledge.

References available upon request

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