06/02/2026
For a long time, executive healthcare recruitment had a straightforward playbook. Find the
candidate, make the offer, fill the seat.
That playbook is under pressure. Staffing shortages, tighter budgets, AI adoption, and a candidate market that demands real relationships have made leadership hiring one of the more operationally demanding corners of talent acquisition. And a lot of organizations are still running the old process.
On this episode of Don't Get Played, host Matt Jaye sits down with Melissa Wheeler, President of NAHCR and Manager of Leadership Recruitment at Community Health Network, to talk about what executive healthcare recruitment actually requires and where organizations consistently get it wrong.
Listen to full episode: https://ow.ly/A7qA50Z6RO7