Strengthening Healthcare Talent Strategy, Workforce Innovation, and Leadership Excellence
ChenMed has appointed Jeff Battinus as Vice President Talent Attraction and Selection, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to building a world-class talent ecosystem that supports its physician-led, value-based healthcare model focused on seniors.
With nearly two decades of experience leading talent acquisition and workforce transformation initiatives across some of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States, Battinus brings deep expertise in healthcare recruitment, leadership development, process optimization, and talent strategy. His appointment underscores ChenMed’s focus on attracting exceptional talent while supporting continued growth and patient-centered care.
Leading Talent Attraction and Selection at ChenMed
As Vice President Talent Attraction and Selection, Jeff Battinus will oversee strategic initiatives designed to strengthen recruitment capabilities and enhance the organization’s ability to attract top healthcare professionals.
His areas of focus include:
- Talent attraction and acquisition strategy
- Provider recruitment and workforce planning
- Employer branding and candidate experience
- Recruitment process transformation
- Leadership hiring and succession planning
- Operational excellence and process improvement
- AI-enabled recruiting innovation
- Building scalable talent acquisition functions
- Strengthening workforce capabilities across healthcare operations
His leadership arrives at a time when healthcare organizations are placing greater emphasis on workforce resilience and talent strategies to address growing patient demands and evolving care delivery models.
Building Healthcare Talent Excellence at Dental Care Alliance
Head of Talent Acquisition
Prior to joining ChenMed, Battinus served as Head of Talent Acquisition at Dental Care Alliance (DCA), one of the nation’s largest dental support organizations.
Supporting more than 400 allied practices and over 900 dentists across 24 states, he played a key role in advancing talent acquisition capabilities across the enterprise.
His work focused on:
- Recruitment transformation
- Provider and clinical hiring
- Workforce scalability
- Talent operations
- Building high-performing recruiting teams
Driving National Expansion at Pediatric Associates
Vice President Talent Acquisition
At Pediatric Associates, Battinus designed and built a world-class recruiting organization that helped scale one of the largest value-based pediatric practices in the United States.
Among his accomplishments:
- Increased total hiring volume by more than 300%
- Expanded provider recruitment by 9x nationally
- Built specialized recruitment divisions
- Established sourcing and residency outreach capabilities
- Developed a large nearshore recruiting program in Latin America
His leadership contributed significantly to the organization’s nationwide growth strategy.
Leading Clinical Recruitment at Optum
Director Talent Acquisition – OptumCare
During his tenure with Optum, Battinus led provider recruitment efforts across multiple regions stretching from New Mexico to California and Washington State.
His responsibilities included:
- Multi-region physician recruitment
- Talent strategy execution
- Workforce optimization
- Credentialing process improvements
- Supporting clinical operations
He also redesigned credentialing processes, reducing provider start times by seven days.
Advancing Talent Transformation at Takeda
Leader – Talent Acquisition
At Takeda, Battinus provided leadership across recruitment efforts supporting commercial operations, biological manufacturing, and corporate functions.
His focus areas included:
- Workday ATS implementation
- Employer value proposition initiatives
- LEAN process improvements
- R&D technology hiring
- Recruitment modernization
Supporting Critical Business Functions at CVS Health
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
At CVS Health, Battinus led recruiting operations supporting some of the company’s most significant business units, including:
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Medicare
- Customer Care
- Mail Order Pharmacy
- PBM Operations
- Shared Services
His work supported businesses generating more than $100 billion in annual revenue.
Building National Talent Operations at Fresenius Medical Care
Talent Acquisition Manager
At Fresenius Medical Care, Battinus played a pivotal role in rapidly expanding the talent acquisition function.
His achievements included:
- Scaling the recruitment organization from 12 to 86 team members
- Reducing time-to-fill by 56%
- Lowering vacancy levels by 24%
- Accelerating implementation timelines
- Designing onboarding programs
Talent Leadership Across Healthcare Organizations
Before Fresenius, Battinus held recruitment leadership positions with:
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Driving talent acquisition and process improvements while reducing consulting costs and interview cycle times.
Gateway Foundation
Supporting one of the nation’s largest addiction treatment organizations.
Coram Specialty Infusion Services
Leading specialty sales recruitment efforts.
Resurrection Health Care
Managing recruitment for acute care hospitals and physician practices.
Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Launching and growing the Allied Healthcare Division for laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy staffing.
Driving AI Innovation in Recruiting
Executive Advisor, Expa
Alongside his executive leadership responsibilities, Battinus serves as an Executive Advisor at Expa, healthcare’s first GenAI recruiting partner.
His work focuses on:
- AI-powered recruiting
- Candidate engagement automation
- Faster hiring processes
- Intelligent screening
- Future-ready talent strategies
This involvement highlights his commitment to combining technology and talent acquisition to reshape the future of healthcare recruiting.
Expertise Across Talent Acquisition and Workforce Leadership
Throughout his career, Jeff Battinus has developed expertise across:
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Provider Recruitment
- Workforce Planning
- Employer Branding
- Recruitment Operations
- Leadership Hiring
- Process Improvement
- Candidate Experience
- AI-Enabled Recruiting
- Talent Analytics
- Clinical Recruitment
- Talent Transformation
- Organizational Scaling
- Team Leadership
- Workforce Optimization
- Onboarding and Credentialing
- Talent Technology
- Strategic Advisory
His ability to build scalable talent functions while aligning workforce strategies with business objectives has made him a respected leader across the healthcare sector.
Why This Appointment Matters
Jeff Battinus‘ appointment highlights several important trends shaping healthcare talent management:
- Growing demand for specialized healthcare talent
- Increasing use of AI and automation in recruiting
- Greater emphasis on provider recruitment and retention
- Expansion of value-based healthcare models
- The strategic importance of workforce planning
- Talent acquisition becoming a competitive differentiator
As healthcare organizations continue to compete for clinical talent, leaders with deep expertise in recruitment transformation and workforce strategy will play an increasingly vital role.
CXO Gateway Perspective
At CXO Gateway, Jeff Battinus‘ career exemplifies how talent acquisition has evolved into a strategic business capability.
From building healthcare staffing operations to leading enterprise recruitment organizations across Optum, CVS Health, Takeda, Pediatric Associates, Dental Care Alliance, and now ChenMed, his journey reflects the growing importance of workforce strategy in healthcare transformation.
As organizations embrace AI, scale clinical operations, and navigate ongoing talent shortages, leaders like Jeff Battinus are helping redefine how healthcare organizations attract, develop, and retain the people who ultimately deliver better patient outcomes.