BONNIE YOUNG
Franklin, TN 615-***-**** ************@*****.***
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bonnie-young-42829b14
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Experienced Full-Cycle Recruiter with 15+ years in corporate, healthcare, and staffing settings. Skilled in managing exempt and nonexempt requisitions, partnering with hiring managers, and delivering exceptional candidate experiences. Adept in sourcing, screening, and offer negotiation across high-volume and hard-to-fill roles. Excels in using ATS platforms (Workday, iCIMS, Taleo) and sourcing tools to drive recruiting results. While I’ve held leadership roles, I’m currently seeking an individual contributor opportunity where I can focus on hands-on recruiting and making a direct impact. CORE SKILLS
• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Healthcare, Corporate & Agency Experience
• High-Volume Hiring
• Offer Negotiation
• ATS (Workday, iCIMS, Taleo)
• Intake & Hiring Manager Collaboration
• Sourcing Strategy
• Candidate Experience Excellence
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Summit BHC – Franklin, TN
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition Aug 2022 – May 2025
• Leadership oversight for implementing proactive talent acquisition strategies.
• Managed a team of 18 recruiters to staff 39 locations nationally.
• Responsible for over 700 openings weekly. In 2023 filled over 3,700 positions and 2024 filled over 3,900 positions.
• Opened 6 new substance use disorder locations.
• Completed 2 substance use disorder facility expansions and 7 acute hospital expansions.
• Reduced time between application submission and recruiter reach-out to less than 24 hours of application submission. Offers in at least 24 hours of interview.
• Led the TA technology platform (Workday) strategy to ensure full optimization, utilization enhancements and continuous improvement of the ATS and other recruiting tools, including LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.
• Developed recruiting strategies and drove performance across all talent acquisition disciplines (i.e. talent mapping, sourcing, branding, assessment, selection, offer negotiation).
• Reviewed and refined high-volume staffing models and partnerships with business leaders.
• Drove process improvements that also enhanced the candidate experience and evaluated impact and ROI.
• Executed efficient and effective talent acquisition programs and practices to obtain the right talent to support the business needs.
Accomplishments include:
Reduced contract labor nationally within the first 6 months, saving upwards of 20 million dollars.
Implemented LinkedIn and Indeed strategies to leverage social media and allow recruiters to search for key roles.
Led the implementation and training of Workday and optimization for reporting to senior leadership as well as field day to day usage.
Reduced time-to-fill from 60 days to less than 30 days on key roles.
Developed and implemented the company’s first referral programs at all 39 locations.
Developed and implemented training for managers, leveraging Workday and LinkedIn to increase exposure and candidate flow.
Implemented a “Before the 90 Days” process to reduce turnover. Newport Healthcare – Nashville, TN
Director, Talent Acquisition (Individual Contributor Functions Included) Sep 2018 – Aug 2022
• Recruited and staffed for all levels for nursing, behavioral health technicians, therapists, Leadership and corporate roles.
• Managed 700+ active requisitions; regularly supported direct sourcing of niche and clinical roles.
• Managed a team of 9 direct reports.
• Led iCIMS implementation and trained staff on compliance and candidate flow best practices.
• Recruited across 19 behavioral health regions, with strong emphasis on cultural fit. CHS / Quorum Health / SpecialtyCare
Held progressively senior TA roles with full-cycle recruiting responsibility for a wide range of roles, including clinical, consultants, corporate, and technical functions. Demonstrated success in ATS management, recruiter training, and partnering with leadership to align recruiting strategy with business needs.