Experienced Travel Nurse, Allied Health Recruiter – 1099 Contractor

Purple Cow Recruiting

. Recruit qualified healthcare travelers for active contract opportunities .

Posted 9/29/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full-cycle healthcare recruiting, particularly in travel healthcare and contract healthcare environments. Proficient in candidate sourcing, screening, and maintaining active pipelines while ensuring compliance with healthcare licensing and certification requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Healthcare RecruitingTravel Healthcare RecruitingCandidate Sourcing and HeadhuntingCandidate Screening and QualificationHealthcare License Verification

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Hard Skills

Recruiting ExperienceCandidate DiscoveryCandidate QualificationActive Candidate Pipeline ManagementTravel Candidate Documentation

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationRelationship BuildingTime Management

Industry Keywords

Healthcare RecruitingTravel HealthcareContract HealthcareNursesAllied Health Travelers

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recruit qualified healthcare travelers for active contract opportunities
Independently source, headhunt, and engage candidates
Work an existing network and actively build new candidate pipelines
Conduct thorough candidate discovery and screening before submission
Verify licenses, certifications, relevant experience, availability, and position-specific requirements
Discuss schedule flexibility, requested time off, start availability, travel expectations, and potential barriers to starting an assignment
Evaluate candidate readiness for specific clinical environments, including corrections when applicable
Prepare accurate, complete, submission-ready candidate files
Maintain consistent candidate communication and follow-up
Move quickly on active requisitions and time-sensitive openings
Follow candidates through submission, interview, offer, onboarding, and assignment start
Build relationships with travelers who can successfully complete assignments and return for future contracts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5 years of professional recruiting experience
Demonstrated travel healthcare and/or contract healthcare recruiting experience
Experience recruiting nurses and/or allied health travelers
Full-cycle healthcare recruiting experience
Strong sourcing and candidate headhunting skills
Established methods for identifying and engaging healthcare travelers
Ability to independently build and maintain an active candidate pipeline
Strong candidate discovery, screening, and qualification skills
Working knowledge of healthcare licenses, certifications, clinical experience requirements, and travel candidate documentation
Ability to evaluate candidates against detailed assignment requirements before submission
Ability to work quickly and consistently on time-sensitive healthcare requisitions
Excellent candidate communication and follow-up
Ability to independently manage multiple active requisitions and candidate pipelines
Ability to recruit without basic recruiter or travel staffing training
Comfortable working as a 1099 independent contractor on a commission-only basis
Must be U.S.-based
Not intended for new or entry-level recruiters

Benefits

Comp & perks

Commission-based compensation under the Independent Contractor Agreement
1099 independent contractor arrangement
No employee benefits are provided
Recruiter responsible for own equipment, sourcing tools and resources, business expenses, and applicable taxes