Optometrist

About the role

Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. We exist to address one basic premise – if you can't see, you can't learn. Our mission is to provide eye exams and glasses to students in underserved communities at no cost to the students and their families to help them succeed in school and in life.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision evaluations: check VA’s, assess binocular vision, IOP, pupils, perform a full refraction and prescribe appropriate correction, and assess ocular health
• Prescribe vision devices, test patients on all applicable equipment to determine the most suitable for their condition, and instruct patients in the proper use of it
• Confirm that patient diagnosis is properly documented in the internal systems

Qualifications

• New Jersey Optometry License
• Must be flexible to commute throughout the greater Newark area geography
• Must pass Department of Justice background check (LiveScan) and drug test

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus
• Competitive pay
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• No federal holidays
• No nights
• No weekends (other than very select voluntary exceptions)