Recruiter

Position: Contract Recruiter

Location: **Remote | U.S. Based 

Position Type: Contract-to-Hire (3–6 months, with intent to convert)

Compensation: Hourly 

About Backpack Healthcare

Backpack Healthcare is a behavioral health organization committed to expanding access to high-quality mental health care for children, adolescents, and families. We partner with schools, communities, and healthcare providers to deliver care where it’s needed most — with urgency, compassion, and clinical excellence.

As we scale, building strong clinical and corporate teams is essential to expanding access to care. Recruiting at Backpack is not a support function — it is a core driver of our growth and impact!

Job Summary 

We are seeking a results-oriented Recruiter experienced with high volume recruiting to own hiring delivery across both licensed clinical providers and corporate roles. This is a hands-on, role responsible for:

• Delivering against hiring targets
• Building predictable pipelines
• Strengthening recruiting operations
• Operating comfortably with executive-level visibility

Our ideal candidate brings deep experience in behavioral health or healthcare recruiting, strong operational rigor, and a track record of delivering in high-growth environments. This role will begin as a contract engagement (3–6 months) with the intention to convert to a full-time leadership position based on impact and performance.

What You’ll Do

Own Hiring Outcomes

• Source and close high-priority and critical-to-fill roles
• Own end-to-end recruiting for licensed clinical roles (therapists, supervisors, PMHNPs, and psychiatrist ) across multiple states
• Recruit corporate and operational roles (Growth, Operations, Finance, Product, Engineering, Clinical Ops)
• Align hiring strategy with clinical capacity and growth plans
• Build and manage healthy pipelines with clear forecasting

Strengthen Recruiting Operations

• Maintain strong ATS hygiene
• Track and report on hiring metrics including time-to-fill, conversion rates, and pipeline coverage
• Identify hiring risks early and implement corrective strategies
• Work closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, and People leadership
• Communicate progress and risks clearly and proactively
• Operate with urgency and accountability in a high-visibility environment

What Success Looks Like

• Hiring targets are met consistently across clinical and corporate roles
• Pipeline coverage ratios are strong and predictable
• Recruiting data is accurate, timely, and actionable
• Hiring volatility is reduced and risks are surfaced early

What You Bring

Required

• A min of 5 years of recruiting experience with significant experience recruiting behavioral health or healthcare roles across multiple states
• Experience recruiting corporate roles in growth-stage organizations
• Strong data fluency and comfort using recruiting metrics to drive decisions
• ATS candidate management & reporting experience (Greenhouse highly preferred)
• Experience in fast-growth or scaling environments
• Experience operating independently and with executive visibility

Why Join Backpack?

• Your work directly expands access to behavioral health care
• Recruiting is considered a business-critical function
• Opportunity to convert into a long-term leadership role