The Hiring Scope
What if you could consistently outmaneuver the health care talent crunch?
The National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR) is proud to present this essential resource. It's more than just a podcast—it's your direct line to the collective wisdom of leaders who are not just adapting but actively innovating to power the future of health care. Get ready to gain the actionable insights you need to lead the charge, drive impact, and secure the talent that will define tomorrow's health care landscape.
Join Angela Pointer, a health care talent acquisition leader, and professional leadership coach with more than 20 years of experience across clinical practice and talent acquisition and a proud NAHCR member since 2010 who has served on multiple committees and began her first year on the board as President-Elect in July 2025; and co-host Patrick Kelly, a health care recruitment leader with over 15 years of experience known for his strategic, relationship-driven approach to solving complex hiring challenges and an active NAHCR member since 2023 currently serving on the Communications team.
Together, they bring complementary perspectives that connect operational realities, market trends, and people-centered leadership—exploring how recruiters can evolve from transactional hiring to trusted, strategic partnerships.
The Hiring Scope
Latest Episodes
HR Allies: The Recruiter’s Essential Partners
In this Season 2 finale of The Hiring Scope Podcast, Jaidan Hickman , Supervisor of Talent Acquisition and Jalissa Bristol, HR Director of Pinnacle Fertility highlight how intentional collaboration across HR—spanning total rewards, HRI...
The Recruiter & The Hiring Manager: A Power Duo for Success
Courtney Calos, Senior Recruiter and Stephanie Verhaeghe, Divisional Director of Operations & Nurse Practitioner from Healing Partners illustrate how a strong recruiter–hiring manager partnership—rooted in trust, clear intake alignmen...
Executive Recruitment: Navigating Leadership Hiring
Melissa Wheeler, Manager Leadership Recruitment at Community Health Network and NAHCR President, breaks down how executive recruitment succeeds through trusted recruiter–leader relationships, authentic candidate engagement, and the recrui...
From New Hire to Career Navigator: How Recruiters Support Internal Mobility
David Crawford, VP Talent Acquisition, New York-Presbyterian shares how recruiters can act as strategic connectors—guiding internal mobility, clarifying career pathways, and aligning employee growth with critical workforce needs without becomin...
Building Strategic Relationships with National Professional Organizations.
Stephanie Clay, National Director of Talent Acquisition for Transformations Care Network, shares how healthcare recruiters can strengthen talent pipelines by showing up intentionally at national conferences and focusing on real human connection...
