Tandym Catalyst^™ Case Study: Nursing Leader

In hospice care, finding the right clinical leadership is about more than filling a vacancy – it’s about ensuring compassionate, skilled oversight during some of the most sensitive moments in a patient’s healthcare journey. Leadership roles in hospice settings require not only clinical credentials, but also emotional intelligence, regulatory fluency, and the ability to navigate complex funding structures like Medicare and Medicaid.

In rural areas, the talent pipeline to fit these exacting needs is often small and disparate.

The client tasked Tandym to find a Director of Nursing for a hospice setting. As many of the client’s patients receive Medicaid and Medicare benefits, a qualified candidate also needed to have Medicare/Medicaid certifications.

Following an influx of new patients and changing organizational structure, the client modified the profile for a qualified candidate to match its evolving business needs.

Finally, location proved an additional challenge. The position is based in a rural part of Pennsylvania. Rural areas are often harder to staff, especially for niche skill needs. Tandym was tasked to find the right candidates for a priority and time-sensitive vacancy.

Leveraging keyword-based searches in Catalyst-Match^™ tied to critical certifications and relevant leadership experience, the recruiter surfaced top-tier candidates quickly and efficiently.

In addition to prioritizing candidates with Medicare/Medicaid certifications, Catalyst-Match^™ identified candidates with leadership and hospice experience, prepared to take on and manage an entire division.

The stand-out candidate: strong leadership experience, over 20 years working in hospice, and the required Medicare/Medicaid certifications. The candidate responded positively to the Director of Nursing opportunity, sharing with the recruiter their aspirations towards a senior role with less hands-on patient work and more case management responsibilities.

Utilizing Catalyst-Match^™, Tandym moved from initial search to signed offer faster than traditional methods would allow, without compromising on quality.

Leveraging Tandym Catalyst^™, the recruiter went beyond traditional search methods to identify qualified candidates faster, and with more robust qualifications, who wouldn’t have appeared in traditional searches – an essential factor in expanding reach in underserved regions.

The power of Tandym Catalyst^™ allows our recruiters to fill roles in just 10 days, over 1.9 interviews, on average. From days of search time to minutes, our AI-powered platform speaks for itself.

Catalyst-Match^™ enabled flexible and iterative searching, with the recruiter pivoting the search criteria as the client’s needs evolved, without restarting from scratch.