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Clinical Recruiter - Contract

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About Blackbird 

We envision a world where every young person is fully understood and receives the unique support they need to spread their wings and fly.

Blackbird Health provides evaluations and treatment for children, teens, and young adults struggling with developmental differences, mental health concerns, or behavioral challenges. Blackbird serves families in-person and virtually across Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey, with plans to expand to new states in 2026.

Our approach looks at the whole child - how their brain, body, and behavior interact  - to fully understand their challenges and treat the cause, not just the symptoms.

Position Summary

Blackbird Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Recruiter to join our growing Talent Team on a contract basis (approximately 20 hours per week). In this role, you'll focus exclusively on recruiting healthcare professionals including LCSW, LSW, LPC, LMFT, PMHNP, and other clinical specialists. You'll leverage your deep understanding of the behavioral health landscape to build robust candidate pipelines and deliver exceptional recruiting outcomes in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. This contract role reports to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition and offers the flexibility to make a meaningful impact while maintaining work-life balance.

What makes you, you:

Passionate About Clinical Recruiting: You understand the unique challenges of sourcing healthcare professionals and are energized by connecting talented clinicians with meaningful work that transforms young lives.

Healthcare Recruiting Expert: You have strong knowledge of licenses, certifications, and credentialing requirements across multiple states. You know the difference between an LCSW and LSW, understand scope of practice, and can navigate complex licensing landscapes.

Data-Driven & Strategic: You use recruiting metrics to guide strategy and process improvements. You track what's working, adjust what isn't, and can demonstrate ROI on your sourcing efforts.

Natural Relationship Builder: You connect authentically with candidates and hiring managers alike. You understand that recruiting clinical talent is about building trust and understanding what motivates healthcare professionals.

Startup-Ready: You're adaptable, resourceful, and process-oriented. You thrive working remotely with distributed teams and can balance speed with quality in a growing organization.

Results-Driven with a Human Touch: You meet hiring goals while maintaining a candidate-first approach. You understand that every clinician you place will impact the lives of children and families.

Innovative & Curious: You stay informed about trends in behavioral health and talent acquisition. You're eager to experiment with new recruiting techniques, AI tools, and creative sourcing strategies.

How you'll make an impact:

Execute Full-Cycle Clinical Recruiting: Lead recruiting for licensed mental health professionals from sourcing through offer management. Own the entire candidate journey with a focus on delivering exceptional experience and strong hiring outcomes.

Develop Specialized Sourcing Strategies: Build and execute targeted sourcing strategies for hard-to-find clinical roles using healthcare-specific job boards, professional networks, licensing databases, and creative outreach methods.

Build Sustainable Talent Pipelines: Cultivate relationships with schools, residency programs, professional associations, and industry networks to create continuous talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

Partner with Hiring Managers: Collaborate closely with clinical leadership to understand specific requirements, caseload expectations, and ideal candidate profiles for each role. Act as a trusted advisor on market trends and hiring strategies.

Conduct Thorough Candidate Assessments: Screen candidates for license verification, clinical experience, cultural fit, and values alignment. Conduct behavioral interviews that assess both clinical competencies and mission alignment.

Track Performance & Optimize: Monitor recruiting metrics specific to clinical roles including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and quality of hire. Use data to continuously improve processes and candidate experience.

Enhance Employer Brand: Support recruitment brand management through strategic content creation, social media engagement, and employee referral program promotion in partnership with our Growth team.

The basics you'll need:

  • 3-5 years of full-cycle clinical recruiting experience with licensed mental health professionals
  • 1+ years of startup or fast-paced healthcare organization experience
  • Deep understanding of clinical licenses (LCSW, LSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, PMHNP, etc.) and their scope of practice
  • Proven track record sourcing candidates through healthcare-specific channels and professional networks
  • Experience conducting behavioral interviews and assessing clinical competencies
  • Proficiency with ATS systems and recruiting tools (Greenhouse and Rippling experience preferred)
  • Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple complex candidate pipelines simultaneously
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to build trust and rapport with clinical professionals
  • Strategic and data-driven mindset with ability to develop innovative approaches for niche clinical roles
  • Ability to work independently and manage your own schedule in a remote, part-time capacity
  • Availability for approximately 20 hours per week with flexibility to attend key meetings

Salary Range

$50 - $50 USD

Join us!

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an inclusive environment:

Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.

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