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  <xsd:element id="ccrn_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardLevelofPerformanceAttainedPercentage" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardLevelofPerformanceAttainedPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ccrn_SwinglineBorrowingsMember" name="SwinglineBorrowingsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ccrn_TermLoanFacilityMember" name="TermLoanFacilityMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ccrn_ThresholdPeriodPastDueforPaymentofServicesProvided" name="ThresholdPeriodPastDueforPaymentofServicesProvided" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ccrn_TreasuryRateMember" name="TreasuryRateMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ccrn_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodGrossDecreases" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodGrossDecreases" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ccrn_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodGrossIncreases" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodGrossIncreases" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
