Healthcare Career Placement & Student Job Readiness Specialist

Company Description

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals. 

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry. 

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Job Description

The Career Services Advisor plays a pivotal role in connecting education to employment, the ultimate measure of a student’s success and the college’s mission. This position ensures that students are professionally equipped with the confidence, tools, and strategies needed to launch careers in their chosen field.

This role guides students through every stage of job readiness, from resume development to interview preparation, while also cultivating strong partnerships with local healthcare providers and employers. Fostering these relationships helps secure externship-to-hire opportunities, direct hire pathways, and long-term workforce partnerships that benefit both students and the broader community.

The effectiveness of this role is measured by student outcomes—achieving and exceeding graduate employment benchmarks required by accreditation standards. This key role not only changes individual lives by helping graduates achieve meaningful employment but also safeguards the institution’s compliance, reputation, and growth in competitive healthcare education markets.

• Provide personalized career coaching to students and recent graduates including resume and cover letter development, tailored job search strategies, interview preparation, and networking techniques which align with modern career readiness standards.
• Facilitate individual and group sessions through workshops, drop-ins, classroom presentations, and networking events to develop professional competencies ensuring students are prepared for their job search upon program completion. 
• Build and nurture employer relationships including externships and direct-hire opportunities with local healthcare organizations, to create pathways to employment.
• Develop, coordinate, and host employer engagement events such as job fairs, on-campus presentations, and mock interviews to connect students with workforce opportunities.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to integrate externship-to-hire pathways and maximize clinical-to-hire placement conversions.