Friday September 18, 2026
What’s Actually Working in Healthcare Hiring: Lessons from the Hardest-to-Fill Roles
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)
Healthcare hiring is under immense pressure. Teams are tasked with filling highly specialized clinical roles and tough rural vacancies, often with tighter budgets and leaner teams. You already know that posting another job ad, increasing a sign-on bonus, or scouring the same tapped-out professional networks isn’t always enough.
So, what is actually working?
Join us for a 60-minute, candid ASHHRA webinar where we skip the buzzwords, the theoretical predictions, and the lengthy software pitches. Instead, we are bringing together healthcare talent leaders from Essentia Health and Fairfax Radiology Centers to discuss exactly how their approaches to difficult-to-fill roles are evolving.
The Anti-Webinar: Rather than just talking about technology, we will feature a live, three-minute, over-the-shoulder look at how an actual healthcare Talent Manager works through a challenging search today.
Objectives
Apply data-driven sourcing and talent intelligence strategies to identify and engage qualified healthcare talent, including licensed professionals in specialized and hard-to-fill roles, while having more informed conversations with hiring managers.
Evaluate and adapt recruiting approaches for challenging labor markets, including rural communities, by measuring talent scarcity, expanding beyond traditional recruiting channels, and developing targeted outreach strategies.
Leverage AI and streamlined sourcing workflows to improve recruiting efficiency, reduce manual research, consolidate technology and processes, and maintain the human connection throughout the candidate experience.
Price
ASHHRA Member: FREE
ASHHRA Non-member: $25.00 FREE
Credit(s)
1 (CHHR, ACHE Fellowship*, HRCI, SHRM) for live webinar attendees.
*By attending the What’s Actually Working in Healthcare Hiring: Lessons from the Hardest-to-Fill Roles live webinar offered by ASHHRA participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Presenters
Jim Stroud
Head of Market Strategy & Industry Engagement
ProvenBase
Jim Stroud is Head of Market Strategy & Industry Engagement at ProvenBase. A recognized thought leader with 20+ years in recruitment and HR tech, he has trained and worked with talent professionals at Google, Microsoft, Randstad and Siemens. An author, podcaster, and speaker, Jim shares insights on sourcing, labor markets, and the future of work.
Haleigh Reed
Manager, Talent Sourcing
Essentia Health
Haleigh Reed, RACR, RACRMD, RACS, is a healthcare talent acquisition leader whose career has taken her from rural health systems to major metropolitan health networks to specialized medical enterprises. For Haleigh, the data IS the story – she reads sourcing metrics and pipeline trends not as numbers, but as the narrative that reveals where talent strategy needs to go next. Known for her people-first approach, she brings a unique blend of operational healthcare knowledge and strategic sourcing expertise. She currently serves as Manager, Talent Sourcing at Essentia Health, building on experience gained at organizations including Cleveland Clinic, RogueHire, and Mercy.
Theresa Mazzaro, RN, CHCR, RACR
Recruitment Manager
Fairfax Radiology Centers
Theresa Mazzaro, RN, CHCR, RACR is a healthcare recruitment leader who brings a unique clinical perspective to Talent Acquisition. A Registered Nurse for more than 34 years, Theresa’s clinical career has included Critical Care, Hospice, Cancer Outreach Education, and service as a Flight Nurse in the United States Air Force.
In 2005, she transitioned from caring for patients to recruiting the people who care for them. Since then, Theresa has recruited across hospitals, health plans, and diagnostic imaging, filling roles ranging from nurses and physicians to technology professionals and organizational leaders. Today, she serves as Recruitment Manager for Fairfax Radiology Centers in Northern Virginia.
Theresa is passionate about building strong partnerships with hiring managers, creating meaningful candidate experiences, improving recruitment processes, and developing Talent Acquisition teams. She believes great recruiting starts with understanding the need, which is why one of her guiding principles remains: It all begins with the Intake Session.
A strong advocate for sharing knowledge across the profession, Theresa has presented Talent Acquisition best practices at ASHHRA, NAHCR, PRC, Indeed Interactive, TMA’s Creating a Customer Service Culture, and regional healthcare recruitment associations.
Theresa also proudly served 23 years in the United States Air Force, both Active Duty and Reserve, retiring from military service in 2006.