Recruiting Support (CCN) - Candidate Engagement Specialist

Cross Country Search; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Cross Country Search is seeking a Candidate Engagement Specialist to attract, evaluate, and secure qualified travel nurses. You will build pipelines, use targeted outreach, and collaborate with Recruiters to meet client hospital needs.

The role emphasizes timely follow-ups, credential verification, and maintaining engagement with potential candidates through Bullhorn and other databases.

Qualifications

• 1 year of sourcing/recruiting experience or more is preferred.
• 1 year of office experience required or equivalent education.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and recruitment software/tools.

Responsibilities

• Attract, evaluate, and secure qualified travel nurses efficiently.
• Leverage outreach strategies to connect with experienced nurses.
• Use Bullhorn to nurture relationships and track submissions.
• Coordinate with Recruiters and Account Managers on hospital requirements.
• Ensure licensure and certifications are current and documented.
• Maintain and update candidate databases and availability.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Recruiting software

Microsoft Office

Tech-savvy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Bullhorn

Job description

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.
• Use external database platforms to mine and engage with potential leads.
• 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
• Complete work history with gaps explained
• Skills checklist completed within <1 year
• References
• Education
• Nursys and certifications uploaded
• 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 submissions

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.