Travel Nurse Recruiter

Essential Functions

• Recruit viable nurses for travel assignments from all sources through prospecting, generating referrals, and working leads.
• Sell assignments to prospective travelers by probing for unspoken needs and using a consultative sales approach.
• Implement independent recruiting strategies to recruit, screen (interview) and evaluate HCPs based on the clients’ individual specific needs.
• Responsible for cultivating a network of potential HCPs.
• Maintain and increase candidate pool to meet company-based goals.
• Negotiate compensation package with the HCPs. Maintain acceptable margin.
• Develop strategies to pursue new avenues for recruiting candidates; utilize a variety of tools (i.e., email campaigns, social media) to establish relationships and expand candidates.
• Conduct regular competitive shops in the local market.
• Meet or exceed key performance expectations: outbound calls, candidate submittals, and weeks booked.
• Cultivate relationships and provide excellent customer service to build a loyal and active base of working healthcare professionals.
• Maintain positive relationships with healthcare travelers to enhance patient care through supplemental staffing.
• Attend trade shows, conventions, job and career fairs, workshops, and other company/client-sponsored events as necessary.
• Complete weekly recruitment reports and special recruiting projects as needed.
• Maintain and update candidate database files and required documents.
• Ensure traveler satisfaction on each assignment through planning and follow-through.
• Build and sustain positive business relationships with clients and co-workers.
• Maintain an open line of communication with the active nurse staff with appropriate follow-up.
• Uncover nurses' needs, situations, and problems by asking questions.
• Retain flexible schedules to service nurse staff requests and/or handle issues.

Qualifications/Experience

• Travel nurse recruitment experience mandatory.
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in full cycle recruiting, including sourcing, qualifying, networking and relationship management, preferably in staffing.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Must have effective phone presentation, excellent problem-solving abilities, negotiation and sales skills.
• Ability to collaborate with all people/aspects of selling cycle to achieve all goals.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred or any equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.