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Valerie Croft

Head of Talent

Tustin, California, United States17 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over ten years of experience in healthcare talent acquisition.
  • Expert in developing and executing recruitment strategies.
  • Strong leadership in aligning talent acquisition with organizational goals.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Talent Acquisition expert with a strong focus on recruitment strategies and workforce planning.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingAdministrative Assistance

Other Skills

Administrative AssistantsAdministrative SupportApplicant ScreeningApplicant Tracking SystemsClinical ResearchCollaboration with Hiring ManagersCollaboration with Hospital LeadershipCustomer RelationsData EntryEMREmployee RelationsHIPAAHealthcareHealthcare ManagementHospitals

About

As a Director Talent Acquisition, I am responsible for the strategy and execution of attracting, hiring, and onboarding top tier talent into the organization. I have over ten years of experience in the healthcare industry, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix. I lead a team of recruitment professionals and partner with business leaders to understand current and future workforce needs, develop and promote sourcing and selection strategies and programs, and deliver on outcomes. I also align talent acquisition with organizational values and initiatives and goals, and leverage insight into the talent market to formulate and optimize recruitment plans. My professional strengths include strong communication skills, detail-directed problem solving, high adaptability and mobility, and the ability to maintain and build positive customer relationships. I enjoy working collaboratively with others and I am committed to providing quality talent services in a healthcare setting.

Experience

Embla medical

Director Talent Acquisition

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Agilon health

3 roles

Director Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Nov 2022Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Responsible for the strategy and execution of attracting, hiring, and onboarding top tier talent into agilon health. As a key member of the HR Leadership team and leader within the Talent COE, oversee the sourcing, recruitment, acquisition, and onboarding of all levels of talent across the organization. Utilizes insight into the talent market to formulate a recruitment strategy and deliver on outcomes. Works with business leaders to understand future and current workforce needs and develop, promote and execute sourcing and selection strategies and programs to attract and retain the highest quality talent. Aligns TA strategies, organizational values and organization initiatives and goals. Leads team of recruitment professionals and partners with all HR functions. Responsible for workforce planning that includes the reporting, tracking and analysis of all talent-related metrics.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitingWorkforce PlanningSourcing StrategiesOnboarding

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Apr 2018Dec 2024 · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Responsible for planning, developing and directing the sourcing, recruitment, acquisition and onboarding of all levels of talent across the organization. Executes recruitment strategy, provides insight into talent market to take the best approach and delivers on outcomes. Works with business leaders to understand future and current workforce needs and develop, promote and execute sourcing and selection strategies and programs to attract and retain the highest quality talent. Aligns TA strategies, organizational values and organization initiatives and goals. Leads team of professionals and partners with all HR functions.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitingWorkforce PlanningSourcing StrategiesOnboarding

Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant

Oct 2017Dec 2024 · 7 yrs 2 mos

Uc irvine health

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Jun 2014Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Orange County, California Area

  • Assists the hiring manager and selected applicant in navigating the hiring process and collaborates with hiring manager on selection process and selections decision.
  • Corresponds with job applicants regarding their application status.
  • Screens applicants, including conducting telephone screening of applicants as necessary. Confirms that qualification applicants meet minimum licensure, certification, education and experience requirements.
  • Presents qualified applicants to the hiring manager.
  • Develops and implements recruitment strategies in collaboration with hiring management
  • Assesses and analyzes the local competitive market for designated positions and identifies recruitment trends and market changes.
  • Creates and maintains and active flow of qualified candidates by utilizing and participating in a broad range of sourcing activities including, but not limited to, social media, internet and other database mining, professional association websites, job boards, job fairs, cold calling, and employee referrals.
  • Identifies opportunities to enhance and maximize the effeteness of the Talen Acquisition Management (TAM) system. Contributes expertise for TAM related projects and may lead, implement, and evaluate portions of such projects as necessary.
  • Partner with Hospital Leadership—Chief Clinical Officer, Nursing Directors, Nurse Managers, Human Resources- to determine staffing needs.
  • Coordinate with hiring manager and compensation to determine correct compensation for new hires utilizing current market data, UC Irvine Health compensation guidelines and bargain unit contracts.
Recruitment StrategiesApplicant ScreeningCollaboration with Hiring ManagersTalent AcquisitionRecruiting

Kindred healthcare

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2012Jun 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Identify, evaluate and recruit clinical and non-clinical professionals for 5 Hospitals in the Southern California area carrying an average of 80 requisitions.
  • Utilize CareerBuilder, AIRS, Taleo, LinkedIn and local Associations for challenging positions.
  • Partner with Hospital Leadership—Chief Executive Officer, Chief Clinical Officer, Nurse Manager, Human Resources- on weekly meetings to review census, HPPD and staffing budgets to determine staffing needs.
  • Review contract labor on a week basis and determine priority positions to reduce costs.
  • Work with Human Resources Coordinators and hiring manager to determine correct compensation for new hires utilizing current market data, Kindred compensation guidelines and current staff salaries.
  • Initiate on boarding process for new hires, send background check via Kroll and provide follow up to candidates and Human Resources.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources Coordinators to process new hires in a timely manner. (Average time to fill 60 days)
  • Responsible for monthly goal of 25 new hires each month. (Finished at 115% for 2013)
  • Consistently 100% Compliant on OFCCP Audit Checklist.
RecruitmentOnboardingCollaboration with Hospital LeadershipTalent AcquisitionRecruiting

Executive Assistant

Mar 2009Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Provide direct support to Vice President of the Southern California Market of Long Term Acute Care Hospitals.
  • Perform administrative duties for executive management. Responsibilities include screening calls, making travel and meeting arrangements, process expense reports, preparing reports and financial data, project coordination, training and supervising other support staff, and customer relations.
  • Successfully assisted in planning and organizing the West Region Leadership meeting consisting of Kindred Executives and Medical Directors while staying under budget.
  • Organize District events, (which include marketing meetings, annual Medical Directors meeting, business relations meeting with potential clients and District Leadership meeting) while establishing budgets, reviewing and choosing locations for the venues, and ensuring the best rates by bargaining with the suppliers and vendors.
  • Assist with planning new employee coordination meeting, compiling materials and maintaining employee database records.
  • Works with internal and external parties to organize the various components needed to initiate, run and conclude major projects. Duties include coordinating schedules and activities, placing orders for supplies and services, and tracking progress and results.
  • Maintains confidentiality in all areas. Adheres to the highest of professional and ethical behavior in all activities.
Administrative SupportProject CoordinationCustomer RelationsAdministrative Assistance

Education

University of Phoenix

Bachelors of Art — Healthcare Administration

Jan 2007Jan 2009

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