Clinical 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