Conference Day One
7:00 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:10 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
- Jay Kuhns Vice President, Strategic Planning, IRI
Illuminating Candidate-Centric Hiring for Decreased Vacancy Rates & Long-Term TA Strategy
8:20 am Discover: Reconsidering Rejection : A New Candidate-Centric Process
- Carrie Boysen Director of Talent Acquisition, Baylor Scott & White Health
Synopsis
- What can we do to create a candidate-centric process?
- Re-considering rejected candidates.
- How Baylor Scott & White Health went from a 25% vacancy rate to a 5% vacancy rate by opening communication with candidates.
8:40 am Discover: The Case For Human-First Talent Acquisition in Healthcare
- Megan McCall Head of Talent Management, Stanford Health Care
Synopsis
- How Stanford Health Care is taking a human-centered approach to talent acquisition
- Understanding the whole person in the talent acquisition process and beyond
- How to build lifelong relationships with candidates, have long-term career conversations and build talent pools for the future
9:00 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the HR Leaders Rethinking How to Centre the Candidate in the TA Process?
- Megan McCall Head of Talent Management, Stanford Health Care
- Carrie Boysen Director of Talent Acquisition, Baylor Scott & White Health
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
9:20 am Action: What Are You Now Going to Do Differently for Human-First Hiring?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
9:30 am Spotlight: Unlocking Success – Creating a Reliable Talent Pipeline for Entry-Level Healthcare Positions
- Rya Conrad-Bradshaw Vice President, Corporate Markets, Cengage Learning
Synopsis
- Understanding the impact of the talent shortage on the healthcare industry
- Discover the advantages and benefits that train-to-hire programs offer
- A spotlight on Northwell Health’s Pharmacy Technician Training Program
9:40 am Speed Networking Break
Building Internal Staffing Agencies & Attracting Next-Gen Critical Healthcare Talent
10:20 am Discover: Creating an Internal Staffing Agency to Save $55 Million
- Cathey Henesey Vice President of Talent Acquisition, AdventHealth
Synopsis
• How can we reduce agency spending and hire for critical positions quickly?
• Leveraging great culture for rapid staff deployment.
• How AdventHealth created an internal staffing agency to contract over 2,000 nurse assignments and saved $55 million in agency costs since inception.
10:40 am Discover: Data-Driven Nurse Hiring & Mapping the Road Into Healthcare for Young Talent
- Sabrina Broadnax Vice President of Human Resources, Grady Health System
Synopsis
- How can we cost-effectively onboard the critical talent of today and attract the talent of tomorrow?
- Data-driven strategies for cost-effective hiring decisions.
- How Grady Health System is filling critical nurse positions with its internal travel recruitment agency, whilst also attracting 18-25 year old’s into the organization to fuel future growth plans.
11:00 am Discover: Rethinking Your Onboarding Workflows to Attract Critical Healthcare Talent
- Ryan Garman Director - Healthcare, Sterling
Synopsis
- How can we improve the onboarding process for critical healthcare talent?
- Leveraging technology-enabled services to both attract and onboard nurses.
- How Sterling partnered with a large not-for-profit health system by consolidating their pre-employment drug and health screening program to clear candidates faster.
11:20 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from TA Leaders Re-thinking Sourcing of Critical Healthcare Talent?
- Cathey Henesey Vice President of Talent Acquisition, AdventHealth
- Sabrina Broadnax Vice President of Human Resources, Grady Health System
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
11:40 am Action: How Are You Going to Implement an Internal Staffing Agency?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:00 pm Networking Lunch
Developing a Genuine, Inclusive Employer Brand to Attract Top Healthcare Talent
1:00 pm Discover: Communication Collaboration for Unbelievable Recruitment Results
- Kurt Stillwagon Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, WellSpan Health
Synopsis
- How can the TA department collaborate internally with the Communications department to positively impact the search for talent?
- Finding and attracting key talent in focus areas of Physicians and Executives.
- How WellSpan Health are using social media, paid search and online advertising to get 20% ahead on applicants in comparison to last year.
1:20 pm Discover: Communicating Flexible, Supportive Culture to Attract Next-Gen Healthcare Talent
- Carol Boeke Talent Acquisition Specialist, FHN
Synopsis
- What is your organizations story? What can you do to build a genuine SVP?
- Where can we have hybrid work schedules to retain and attract non-clinical talent?
- How FHN has developed a genuine SVP by building flexible work programs and a supportive culture to attract next-gen healthcare talent as part of its scholarship program.
1:40 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Innovators Leveraging the Skills and Tools of the Marketing & Communication Functions?
- Kurt Stillwagon Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, WellSpan Health
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
2:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Reach a Wider, More Targeted Group of Potential Candidates?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Refreshments Break
Maximizing Resources in the TA Function for Rapid Hiring
2:40 pm Discover: Hyper-Focused Recruitment of 27,000 Employees to Stabilize Critical Healthcare Roles
- Jacquelyn Liddell Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Mass General Brigham
Synopsis
- How can we stabilize critical roles for hospital functioning?
- Data-focused TA team motivation and operational backing.
- How Mass General Brigham is fighting the staffing crisis by vertically aligning its TA efforts to hire 27,000 new healthcare employees last year.
3:00 pm Discover: Centralizing the TA Function to Leverage Resource
- Allan Akinradewo Director of Talent Acquisition, Methodist Health System
Synopsis
- How can we leverage the limited talent pool?
- Change management and gaining executive buy-in for major organizational structural developments.
- How Methodist Health System centralized its TA function to improve the candidate journey and decrease vacancies across multiple campuses.
3:20 pm Discover: Prioritizing Sourcing Efforts for Rapid Healthcare Hiring
- Billie Lucente-Baker Vice President of Talent Strategy & Human Resources, Premier Health Partners
Synopsis
- How can we hyper-focus on sourcing efforts to meet vacancy-filling goals?
- Meet the SPRINT methodology.
- How Premier Health Partners hired 900 people in 90 days to reduce agency spend.
3:40 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn from the TA leaders leading Hyper-Focused Sourcing of Critical Frontline Talent?
- Jacquelyn Liddell Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Mass General Brigham
- Billie Lucente-Baker Vice President of Talent Strategy & Human Resources, Premier Health Partners
- Allan Akinradewo Director of Talent Acquisition, Methodist Health System
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
4:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Maximize the Resources in Your TA Function?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
4:20 pm Networking Break
Optimizing & Building a Stronger Talent Acquisition Team
4:40 pm Discover: Structuring a New TA Department for Positive Candidate Experience
- Gabriela Fortich Talent Acquisition Lead, Clarest Health
Synopsis
- How can we build a TA department in our healthcare organizations?
- Lessons for Healthcare TA from the Hospitality industry.
- How Clarest Health structured a new TA department centered around the candidate experience to reimagine a positive recruitment process.
5:00 pm Discover: Developing Great Leadership in Your New TA Team for Onboarding Success
- Ninfa Escobar Director of Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development, The Harris Center
Synopsis
• How can we set up a new TA department for success post-pandemic?
• The emotional intelligence skills required for great TA leadership.
• How The Harris Center develops leadership within the TA department to ensure success in the onboarding and training of new hires.
5:20 pm Develop: What Else Can We Do to Optimize our TA Teams?
- Ninfa Escobar Director of Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development, The Harris Center
- Gabriela Fortich Talent Acquisition Lead, Clarest Health
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
5:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Energize, Re-Structure or Build Your TA Team in Your Healthcare Organization?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair