What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Recruiter position at AB Staffing Solutions?
Join AB Staffing Solutions, a nationally recognized staffing firm with more than 23 years of success connecting exceptional professionals with meaningful opportunities across the country. AB Staffing has consistently been recognized by the Inc. 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies and was featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Recruiting Firms in 2025.
We are looking for driven, competitive and relationship-focused Recruiters to join our growing team. Depending on your background, strengths and business needs, you may recruit within one of our core staffing divisions, including Locum Tenens, Allied Health, Nursing or Education.
This is a sales-driven recruiting role for someone who enjoys building relationships, competing toward goals and seeing their effort directly impact their income and career growth.
What You’ll Do
- Recruit professionals for contract, travel and other staffing opportunities nationwide within one of our specialized divisions.
- Build and manage your own pipeline of prospective candidates through outbound calls, texts, emails, referrals, job boards, social media and direct sourcing.
- Conduct a high volume of candidate outreach and follow-up activities each day.
- Screen and interview candidates to understand their experience, goals, availability and preferences.
- Present relevant opportunities and confidently guide candidates through the decision-making process.
- Build long-term relationships with candidates rather than focusing only on a single placement.
- Overcome objections, follow up consistently and keep candidates engaged throughout the recruiting process.
- Partner with Account Management, Credentialing, Compliance, Payroll and other internal teams to move candidates efficiently from initial conversation through placement.
- Maintain accurate candidate activity, notes and pipeline information within company systems.
- Consistently work toward individual activity, placement, revenue and performance goals.
Who You May Recruit
Depending on your assigned division, your candidate population could include professionals such as:
Locum Tenens
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Other advanced practice providers
Allied Health
- Respiratory Therapists
- Radiology and Imaging Professionals
- Medical Laboratory Professionals
- Rehabilitation Professionals
- Other allied healthcare specialties
Nursing
- Registered Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Travel Nurses
- Other nursing professionals
Education
- Special Education Teachers
- School Psychologists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- School Nurses
- Behavior Technicians
- General Education Teachers
- Other school-based professionals
You do not need experience recruiting every specialty. We are looking for people with the sales ability, communication skills and drive to learn their market and become an expert within their assigned division.
What We’re Looking For
- 2 years of recruiting, sales, business development, customer service or relationship-building experience preferred.
- Competitive and goal-oriented mindset.
- Comfortable making outbound calls and proactively creating opportunities rather than waiting for candidates to come to you.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly.
- Confidence navigating objections, rejection and difficult conversations.
- Persistent follow-up habits and the ability to stay organized across a large candidate pipeline.
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
- Coachable mindset with a desire to continuously improve.
- Strong work ethic, positive attitude and willingness to contribute to a team.
Why Join AB Staffing?
- Base salary plus uncapped commission and performance-based incentives.
- Top-performing recruiters can earn $100,000–$175,000 annually.
- Paid training and development to help you learn healthcare and education staffing.
- Overtime opportunities during the training period.
- Weekly direct deposit every Friday.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits.
- 401(k) with company participation.
- Clear opportunities for career advancement and increased earning potential.
- Collaborative, competitive and high-energy team environment.
- Opportunity to build a long-term career in one of the country’s largest and most resilient industries.
Build a Career Where Your Effort Matters
Recruiting at AB Staffing is not simply reviewing applications and scheduling interviews.
You are building relationships, creating opportunities, competing for talent and helping professionals take the next step in their careers. The recruiters who succeed here are persistent, curious, competitive and willing to pick up the phone.
If you want a career where your performance can directly impact your income, advancement and success, we want to hear from you.
Salary : $100,000 - $175,000