Charles Bodden Talent Acquisition Manager, Louisiana Children's Medical Center (LCMC)
Location:
Zion Crossroads,
VA United States Joined:
Jun 19th, 2025
With over 12 years of experience in HR and recruiting, I am a strategic servant leader dedicated to fostering collaboration and empathy within teams. For the past 9 years, I have successfully led teams of up to 25 recruiters, guiding them in developing effective recruitment strategies. My diverse background spans multiple industries, including education, private insurance, and healthcare systems, allowing me to bring valuable insights to my work. I prioritize organizational values, goals, and vision, using them to drive my interactions, partnerships, and outcomes. My approach ensures that every recruitment effort aligns with the broader mission, leading to sustainable success.
First in my family to obtain a post-secondary degree. Interned with Milwaukee's NBC affiliate and their sports department and conducted post-game interviews with Milwaukee Bucks basketball players.
Most Memorable Moment:
My Mother seeing me graduate and the hug she gave me after the ceremony.
HR Consultant / Driver|
Camryn Executive Cars and Limousine Service
From December 2024 to Current • 1 year(s)
It is a local business in the Charlottesville, VA area that provides high-end transportation services across the commonwealth and surrounding states. Camryn has been operating since 2005 and currently has 20 associates.
• Provide HR guidance and oversight as it would pertain to federal, state, and local employer and employee rights.
• Create and maintain the company’s employee handbook to ensure that it fully represents the culture and values of the organization and meets an above average standard to display employer and employee rights.
• Create processes and oversee improvements of current processes and procedures of daily operations.
• Provide above average customer service to the organization’s clients and ensure that they are safely transported to their destination of choice.
Talent Acquisition Manager|
Louisiana Children's Medical Center (LCMC)
From December 2023 to August 2024 • 1 year(s)
A New Orleans, LA based, non-profit health system with eight hospital locations, urgent care centers and physician practices. 2,800 board-certified physicians specializing in whole body treatment. I led the RN team which hired RN and RN support roles across the system.
• Oversaw RN staffing for 8 hospitals and multiple clinics, providing strategic guidance for future staffing needs.
• Managed multi-functional RN recruiting team of 13 recruiters, that managed full cycle hiring process, achieved 2400 hires in 2023, carried a req load of 60 reqs on average.
• Cultivated strong relationships with hospital leadership from Directors to CNO’s through regular engagement.
• Leveraged Workday, industry data, and other reporting tools to serve as a talent strategist for the organization.
• Utilized a recruiter scorecard to manage performance and deliver on defined KPI metrics.
• Collaborated to reduce RN contractor headcount by 35% through a DOTV strategy.
• Partnered with HRBP’s and compensation to ensure that LCMC Health’s compensation practices were competitive, provided market data to help drive a 5% increase in RN salaries and incentives.
• Educated leaders, and direct reports on how to interpret HR policies, and supported updated efforts when necessary.
• Carried a requisition load of thirty (30) on a consistent basis to help staff Nurses and Managers.
Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition|
Alternate Solutions Health Network
From April 2023 to September 2023 • 0 year(s)
ASHN is a home health agency that partners closely with hospital systems to help them reduce costs by managing at home care for their patients. My team did the hiring for all of the home health, hospice, and corporate openings.
• Developed and implemented a refreshed strategic plan for recruitment effectiveness.
• Oversaw the full lifecycle hiring of RN, RN Support, and Allied Health roles across the organization.
• Managed a team of six recruiters across multiple states with a budget of $600K - $800K.
• Established new performance metrics and developed actionable reports to drive staffing decisions.
• Actively worked with HR partners to ensure leaders were educated and trained in compensation and hiring practices.
• Lead full cycle recruiting efforts for corporate HR roles such as Business Partners, Total Rewards, and Compensation.
Sr. Director of Talent and Retention|
UVA Health
From September 2021 to December 2022 • 1 year(s)
UVA Health is an integrated health system with a world-class academic medical center located in Charlottesville, VA and roughly 9200 employees. I led the Talent Acquisition department for the health center.
• Co-lead an optimization team to ensure that Workday was fully functional as well as all other HR technological advancements.
• Collaborated with all key stakeholders proactively to ensure we were aligned with all business objectives and goals.
• Presented bi-weekly data to leadership, demonstrating recruitment ROI, key data points and future strategic goals.
• Monitored and assessed core TA capacity, KPI’s, candidate and manager feedback, and market benchmarks to ensure we were meeting or exceeding industry standards.
• Servant leader of 26 high performing; recruiters, coordinators, TAM’s, and HR Data Analyst.
• Utilized HR policies to support hiring practices and provided training to leaders and direct reports as needed.
• Managed a $1.2 million budget and ensured that all future strategies and goals were aligned to reduce spending.
• Restructured the recruitment team, optimized the hiring process and reduced requisition loads by 30%, leading to 800 additional hires and a 20-day reduction in time-to-fill for RN’s.
• Managed the hiring of HR recruiters, compensation consultants, and ER consultants. Served on panel to hire CHRO.
• Expanded diversity sourcing initiatives and tools to help UVA Health reach a broader audience.
Talent Acquisition Manager|
IU Health
From March 2020 to September 2021 • 1 year(s)
IU Health is the largest network of physicians in the state of Indiana and partners with IU School of Medicine to provide healthcare around the state. IU Health, with its 38,079 employees, supports over 2600 beds, and I led the team that hired all Allied Health Roles.
• Managed and expanded a recruiting team of 19 highly skilled full lifecycle recruiters during the pandemic, focusing on engagement and reducing burnout.
• Created a new recruiting model to manage requisitions by skill set, and eventually a regional structure.
• Aligned priorities with HR partners across a large healthcare system to drive effective staffing strategies.
• Developed initiatives for urgent roles and enhanced vendor relations.
• Partnered closely with organizations spread across Indiana to participate in career events. Utilized social media and Indeed platform to host virtual events.
• Carried a requisition load of fifteen to twenty requisitions and met all KPI metrics and goals consistently.
• Utilized federal, state, and company policies to provide guidance to leaders and direct reports.
Talent Acquisition Manager|
Humana, Inc.
From November 2009 to March 2020 • 11 year(s)
Humana is a for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, KY and ranked 42nd on the Fortune 500 list, and Humana is the 4th largest health insurance provider in the U.S. I led several recruiting teams, and I served in other roles for almost 10 years.
• Managed the high-volume efforts for Humana’s internal Medicare sales force and Pharmacy distribution centers.
• Partnered with Pharmacy and Medicare Sales leaders to address hiring needs and drive effective strategies.
• Provided servant leadership to a team of 16 recruiters, fostering training and growth.
• Innovated sourcing platforms and collaborated on diversity initiatives to enhance outreach.
• Managed full lifecycle requisitions within IT, Pharmacy, and Customer Service roles, typically had 80-90 reqs.
• Organized and hosted multiple internal career events annually, spread across four states to support the hiring goals of Humana’s Pharmacy and Medicare sales departments.
• Participated in class hiring for our sales and pharmacy departments annually, we set a goal of 2000 hires across the organization, through on-site events in five states.
• Presented recruiter metrics to leadership monthly.
• Managed a small requisition load to fill Manager level roles within Shared Services and support the hiring of reps within Shared Services.
• Utilized federal, state, and company policies to provide guidance to leaders and direct reports.
Talent Acquisition (Recruiter) – Multiple disciplines April 2013 – February 2015
HR4U Shared Services (Leave Analyst) January 2012 - April 2013
Agent Support Unit (Production Lead) October 2010-January 2012
Agent Support Unit (Representative) November2009-October 2010
