What are the responsibilities and job description for the Candidate Engagement Specialist position at Cross Country Healthcare?
BASIC PURPOSE
The Candidate Engagement Specialist is responsible to attract, evaluate, and secure highly qualified travel nurses efficiently, ensuring optimal staffing levels that align with client needs and maintaining a pipeline of skilled candidates to support the company’s growth and reputation in a competitive market.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leverage targeted marketing and outreach strategies to connect with experienced travel nurses.
Highlight competitive pay, benefits, assignment variety, company reputation, expansive support to appeal to nurses.
Determine experience, education, active licensure, active certifications.
Develop a database of pre-qualified candidates for 30, 60, 90-day deployment.
Use Bullhorn tools to nurture relationships with potential nurses.
Work closely with Recruiters and Account Managers to understand hospital requirements.
Ensure candidates meet specialty skills and licensure needs promptly.
Track handoffs
Lead follow up 60 minutes
File Creation
Minimum of 2 work history entries
Skills checklist completed within <1 year
Date of availability set
States licensed listed in overview page
Shift preference
Recruiter Hand Off
Round Robin to Recruiters
Alignments made by Manager
Hot handoff sheet completed in full
Follow-up task for scheduled call set and aligned to Recruiter receiving.
Tracking
Daily leadership tracking on engagement
Weekly tracking on placement
Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION
1 year of sourcing/recruiting experience, 2 years preferred.
1 year of office experience
Strong Computer/Technological skills using Microsoft Office and recruitment software/tools.
High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and sufficient experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
WORK CONDITIONS
Employees must possess comfort in learning, training and engaging with others virtually through Microsoft Teams and Zoom
Work regular business hours with the ability to work overtime as needed. Open work area when in an office environment. Sedentary for prolonged periods of time. Regular use of complex phone and computer systems
The above declarations are not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to perform the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and be a reasonable representation of its activities.
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