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Biographies

Jeff Janda
Jeff has been a recruiter at Children’s Mercy Hospital since February of 2010. Jeff has several years of experience as an executive recruiter where he learned to source top talent, build client relationships and coach hiring managers on successful interview procedures and candidate assessment. Currently, Jeff is responsible for recruiting: Accounting & Finance, Child Life and Volunteer Services, IT, Lab, Nurse Practitioners, PT/OT, Perinatal Staff Nurses, Research and Social Work.

Doug Moss
Doug has been a recruiter with Children’s Mercy Hospital since 2004. Prior to that he was a Senior Recruiter with Sprint for seven years and has 25 years of experience in Human Resources. Doug has a Bachelor’s degree from William Jewell College and a Master’s in Human Resource Development from Webster University. Doug recruits for the Pharmacy, Resource Development, Communications and Marketing, as well as Administrative Assistant and Access Representative positions.
Angie Richardson
Angie has worked in several areas of Human Resources at Children’s Mercy Hospital over the past 12 years but by far enjoys recruiting the most. She loves meeting new people and matching their skills and abilities with the right position at CMH. Angie has worked at both the main campus in Kansas City, MO as well as Children’s Mercy South in Overland Park, KS. Currently, Angie is the Clinical Talent Recruitment Supervisor and is responsible for coordinating the recruitment efforts in clinical areas.  She is also the nursing recruiter for all critical care units. Angie has obtained a professional certification in Human Resources, PHR and is a member of the local Kansas City Human Resources Management Association as well as the Kansas City Area Health Care Recruiters Association. Angie is excited about the future of healthcare recruitment and is honored to work for such an outstanding organization!

Jodi Weiss
Jodi, SPHR, is the Senior Recruiter at Children’s Mercy Hospital. She has worked at CMH since 1998 and recruited for everything from Nurses to Research to clerical. Currently, she specializes in Critical Care Nurse recruiting. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and is currently working on her Master’s in Liberal Arts. Jodi obtained her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) in 2008. She is the president of the Kansas City Area Health Care Recruiters Association.

Charlene Plotycia
Charlene Plotycia has been employed as Physician Recruiter at Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics since October, 2009. Charlene has worked in hospital healthcare since 1982. Her background in Physician Recruitment includes 5 years experience as Senior Coordinator and Recruiter for a Residency Training program. She has 10 years Hospital Human Resources experience in recruitment, training, and employee relations. She has her Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Baker University. Charlene is Secretary of the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (MINK) Physician Recruiter group. “It is my privilege to recruit physicians to an organization that focuses on meeting the health needs of Children in our region.”

Melynda Samson
Melynda has been a recruiter with Children’s Mercy since November of 2011. Prior to CMH, she worked as a Divisional Sales Recruiter for T-Mobile covering the Midwest division. She has experience recruiting for high volume positions in a fast paced environment. Melynda has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She recruits for the inpatient Care Assistant positions. She loves meeting applicants and enjoys helping people further their career in nursing.

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