Regional Healthcare Recruiter

**Competition #**
- 2025-NON-037

**Job Type**
- Full-time Contract, 12-months with the possibility of extension

Hybrid/remote option, based in Kenora, Ontario with Lake of the Woods District Hospital (on behalf of the Northwest HHR Network)

**Hours**
- 1.00 FTE

**Department**
- Strategy and Innovation

**Salary**
- $84,879.82 to $101,932.89 per year, salary to be commensurate with applicable experience

**Closing Date**
- Tuesday, October 21, 2025

**Description**

The Regional Recruiter will play a pivotal role in addressing critical healthcare workforce shortages across Northwestern Ontario. This role will lead regional recruitment and retention initiatives, with a strong focus on physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals.

Working closely with existing recruiters in the regional communities, healthcare organizations, municipalities, and regional partners, the Regional Recruiter will develop and implement innovative strategies that position Northwestern Ontario as a destination of choice for healthcare professionals.

This position will also support the design and rollout of a Community Concierge Program, ensuring new recruits and their families receive the assistance they need to successfully transition to and thrive in the region.

**Live the Lake Life. Lead with Purpose.**

**Based in Kenora, this is more than a job, it’s a chance to be part of a close-knit, mission-driven team in one of Canada’s most scenic lakefront communities. With a strong sense of purpose and the beauty of nature all around you, you’ll find balance, connection, and fulfillment both on and off the clock.**

**Why Work with LWDH? In this position, there are many benefits to joining our team**:

- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan enrolment, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans that includes inflation protections, survivor benefits, buyback options, and early retirement
- Pay in lieu of vacation and benefits provided
- A third party partnered, self-directed and initiated benefits package through Health Care Providers (HCP) Group Insurance is provided that includes customizable health and dental plans, life insurance, long-term disability benefits (LTD), and accidental death, disease and dismemberment (ADD&D) based on package eligibility
- Access to staff physiotherapy, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, staff wellness initiatives, and much more

**Qualifications**
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Project Management or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum 3-5 years of recruitment, talent acquisition, or workforce planning experience; healthcare recruitment experience considered an asset
- Knowledge of healthcare workforce challenges in Northwestern Ontario and/or rural/remote contexts is preferred
- Must be a resident of Northwestern Ontario
- Experience in marketing, communications, or employer branding an asset
- Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and networking skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders (healthcare organizations, municipalities, professional associations)
- Excellent organizational, project management, and reporting skills
- Must be able and willing to travel within the region and occasionally outside Northwestern Ontario as required
- Valid Class G driver's license and passport with the ability to travel regionally, nationally, and internationally
- Qualified applicants may be considered for other comparable positions or within the same classification other than this posted position. _
- LWDH is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and belongingness in our operations, throughout our workplace, and seeks to employ individuals who are committed to and value these principles._
- We believe in and promote the rights of all persons with disabilities as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA 2005) and its related Accessibility Standards Regulations. To meet this responsibility, LWDH will make appropriate accommodations, including alternative formats available. Please inform Human Resources of any accommodation(s) at any point throughout the recruitment and selection process to ensure your equal participation._