Regional Doctor Recruiter

National Vision•Alpharetta, GA

About The Position

The Regional Doctor Recruiter manages the full lifecycle recruitment of optometrists and optometry students across an assigned region. The role partners strategically with business and clinical leaders, providing recruiting expertise, market insights, workforce planning support, and hiring recommendations. The recruiter builds talent pipelines, manages candidate relationships from sourcing through onboarding, and supports successful hiring outcomes aligned with National Vision’s business objectives. The position recruits candidates for employment, telehealth, and lease opportunities within the National Vision Doctor of Optometry Network. It advises leaders on workforce planning, market conditions, compensation, incentives, hiring forecasts, and recruiting strategies. The recruiter also represents National Vision at schools and industry events, collaborates with cross-functional partners, and leads recruiting projects and process improvements.

Requirements

At least 2 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, including sourcing a diverse range of applicants, qualifying, interviewing, networking, salary negotiation, and relationship management.
Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions and work assignments.
Ability to travel when required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of or relationships with retail optometrists and the optometry industry.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic talent advisor to Regional Vice Presidents, Regional Clinical Directors, District Managers, Area Doctors, and other business leaders by providing workforce planning recommendations, market insights, hiring forecasts, and recruitment strategies.
Source, recruit, interview, and assess licensed optometrists and optometry students for employment, telehealth, and lease opportunities within the National Vision Doctor of Optometry Network.
Develop and execute sourcing and recruiting strategies to build and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
Consult with business leaders on market conditions, compensation, incentives, and hiring strategies to attract, negotiate with, and close optometry talent.
Educate candidates on career opportunities, practice models, compensation, benefits, contractual requirements, and the value of partnering with National Vision.
Manage the candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding, serving as the primary point of contact and coordinating licensure, credentialing, board examination results, and other pre-employment requirements.
Use ATS, CRM, sourcing platforms, recruiting technologies, and recruiting metrics to manage pipelines, analyze hiring trends, and improve recruiting effectiveness.
Collaborate with Operations, Clinical Leadership, The People Team, Compensation, and other cross-functional partners to support talent acquisition initiatives and business objectives.
Represent National Vision at optometry schools, industry conferences, career fairs, professional association events, and networking opportunities.
Lead recruiting projects and process improvement initiatives that support organizational growth.