LeaderStat Staff Spotlight - Meet Taylor

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In the travel nursing world, nurses often don't get a chance to meet their recruiters in person. Most of the communication happens on the phone, or through texting and emailing.

At LeaderStat, we recognize that you're more than just your job title -- and so is your recruiter! Because it's human nature to want to put a face with a name, we're highlighting several members of our South Carolina travel nursing and travel allied health recruiting teams.

We're kicking off our Staff Spotlight series with Taylor Mills, Recruiting Manager in our Charleston office.

If you couldn't tell by the photo, Taylor is an animal lover. She has three dogs, and pictured here is her newest addition, Murph.

Read on to learn more about Taylor and what she enjoys most about her role.

What is your current role with LeaderStat Travel Nursing?

I am the Recruiting Manager for the Acute Care Traveler team. I work closely with the recruiting team and assist with recruiting strategies, processes, and help the team with problem solving. I also work closely with leadership as well as our Client Relationship Manager’s to assure we are working together efficiently to support our travel nurses and travel allied healthcare professionals out in the field.

How long have you been working here?

I have been with LeaderStat for five years. During that time, I've had the opportunity to work on three different recruiting teams, including our Post-Acute Traveler division, Acute Care Travelers division, and now our Travel Nursing and Allied Health division.

How did you end up working at LeaderStat, an how has your career evolved?

Before I was hired at LeaderStat, I started my career as a Director of Admissions and Marketing within Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). I came across the opportunity to join LeaderStat in 20 19 in a brand new role, which was a Candidate Engagement Coordinator. I loved the idea that I could use my industry knowledge and experience to help staff facilities with qualified healthcare professionals.

I really grew to appreciate and understand the importance of working with dedicated and established professionals when I was working in the long-term care world. This gave me an edge and great insight to understand the real impact that nurse leaders and nurses have in operations of a facility, as well as overall quality of care that patients an residents receive.

When I started my career with LeaderStat five years ago, there was a lot of pivoting and challenges. Ultimately, these factors helped me grow individually and professionally. As a result, I was able to assist and help build a team that staffed direct care professionals for long-standing clients. As challenging as working through the pandemic was, I believe we made a huge impact in the healthcare industry by being able to step in at a moment's notice.

What's a recent accomplishment at work that you're proud of?

Earlier this year, I relocated from our Central Ohio office down to the South Carolina office. I've gotten the chance to build relationships with new team members and assist the team with new processes and strategies. I am proud of myself for going outside of my comfort zone. We've had a lot of challenge this year, but overcoming these challenges has helped me learn and grow as a manager.

What inspires you?

Helping healthcare organizations during critical times inspires me to keep pushing forward. Building relationships among the team is also something that I really value; I love seeing recruiters grow in their personal and professional lives.

What do you think makes LeaderStat a unique place to work?

LeaderStat is made up of a lot of talented people who understand the long-term care and acute care industries from direct experience working in those settings. Additionally, many of our internal employees have worked in recruiting for many years. I have always appreciated the teamwork atmosphere and drive, especially with a pivoting market like healthcare.

What's one surprising fact about you that people might not know?

My dream is to someday open up and run a dog boarding/doggy daycare business.

LeaderStat specializes in direct care staff, interim leadership, executive recruitment, travel nursing and consulting for healthcare organizations nationwide.