This is a full-desk recruiting role responsible for both business development and candidate recruitment. The recruiter will work independently, manage relationships with dental offices, and place providers across locum and permanent full-time opportunities. As the desk scales, this person may also oversee or mentor a junior recruiter.
Key Responsibilities
- Run a full-cycle, full-desk recruiting operation (client development + candidate placement)
- Proactively generate leads with:
- Private dental practices
- Dental Service Organizations (DSOs)
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with:
- Practice owners
- Office managers
- DSO leadership teams
- Source, recruit, and place:
- Dentists (locum and permanent)
- Auxiliary staff including hygienists, dental assistants, and front-office personnel
- Generate candidates and clients through:
- Internal databases
- Job boards
- Direct outreach
- Relationship-driven referrals
- Lead and manage offer negotiation, including compensation, contracts, and start dates
- Quickly learn the dental staffing market, pricing models, and client expectations
- Work with a high level of independence, accountability, and ownership
- Potentially assist with training and oversight of a junior recruiter as the desk grows
- Required Experience & Skills
- Proven experience as a full-desk recruiter (industry-agnostic)
- Strong business development and relationship-building capability
- Confident negotiator with a track record of closing
- Ability to manage multiple active requisitions simultaneously
- Self-directed, organized, and performance-driven
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Preferred (Not Required)
- Healthcare or dental recruitment exposure
- Experience supporting multi-location organizations or DSOs
