The Nursing Outreach Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating initiatives aimed at recruiting, retaining, and developing nursing staff. The coordinator will support and enhance DCH Health System’s nursing recruitment, education outreach, and other community engagement efforts. This role includes working closely with the Nursing Programs Manager to implement creative strategies that promote nursing careers. The coordinator will assist with the development of the nursing extern and residency programs, as well as foster relationships with education institutions and the overall community. Additionally, the role will include working alongside human resources and nursing leadership to recruit and retain nursing staff with enthusiasm.

1. Assist the Nursing Programs Manager in implementing and maintaining nursing extern and residency programs.
2. Schedules and coordinates student shadowing, externships, and residency program placement.
3. Serves as a community-facing representative for DCH’s Nursing Division, attending and coordinating career fairs, public speaking engagements, and school presentations.
4. Helps track and report outreach and recruitment data in partnership with the Nursing Programs Manager.
5. Assists HR as well as other forms of leadership with the hiring process.
6. Monitors and maintains up-to-date tracking of unit staffing and current vacancies to ensure alignment with vacancy demands and organizational goals.
7. Review candidate applications within ICIMs daily to identify qualified individuals for any open positions.
8. Conducts initial screenings and interviews for RN and LPN positions.
9. Provides recommendations and feedback regarding candidate offer decisions.
10. Serve as a point of contact for each candidate post-offer, supporting a smooth onboarding process through consistent follow-up and coordination with HR and unit leadership.
11. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of recruitment trends and educational pipelines to improve strategic outreach.
12. Assists in managing student support group sessions/mentoring during externships and nurse residency, promoting professional growth opportunities.  
13. Promotes positive, professional interactions with prospective nursing candidates, students, and existing staff.
14. Assists with conducting exit interviews for the Nursing Division.

DCH Standards:

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

1. Registered Nurse with current Alabama or Compact State license.
2. Bachelor’s degree preferred in Nursing.
3. At least 2 years of experience in a nursing role preferred.
4. Strong organizational, communication, and public speaking skills.
5. Must be proficient in word processing, excel spreadsheet, and PowerPoint presentation software.
6. General human resources process knowledge preferred.
7. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
8. Must have reliable transportation and flexibility for recruitment travel and offsite events.
9. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORKING CONDITIONS

WORK CONTEXT

• Job hours will vary based on relevant work events or activities.
• The role involves travel to off-campus career fairs, schools, recruiting events, conferences, etc.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Activities: Talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, running, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls).
• Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

• Frequent contact with the public, students, and internal teams via face-to-face discussions, email, and telephone communications.