OPTOMETRIST - Pittsburgh, PA - FT/PT - Vision To Learn Offers A Rewarding Way To Use Your Skills To Change Children'S Lives.

About Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides 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. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012, Vision To Learn has since expanded to schools across the country. Vision care is critical as 80% of all learning during a child’s first 12 years is visual; we work to solve the problem of lack of access by partnering with school districts to provide eye exams and glasses at no charge to families. We have provided over 3.8 million vision screenings, 800,000 eye exams and 650,000 new, prescription glasses in the last decade.

About the role

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven optometrists who want to make a tangible impact on children’s lives. As part of a mobile clinical team, you’ll provide high-quality eye exams and help deliver glasses to students in underserved communities—removing vision barriers that affect learning and long-term opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision evaluations: check visual acuities, assess binocular vision, intraocular pressure, 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 his/her condition, and instruct patient in the proper use of it
• Confirm that patient diagnosis is properly documented in the internal systems

Requirements

• Pennsylvania Optometry License
• Flexibility to commute throughout the greater Pittsburgh area (mobile clinic setting)
• Pass Department of Justice background check (LiveScan) and drug test
• Proven track record for quality patient care with positive, proactive attitudes dedicated to the mission

Clearance Requirements

• Department of Justice background check/fingerprinting (LiveScan)
• Child abuse history clearance
• TB screening
• Drug test

Benefits

• Competitive pay ($85–$95 per hour)
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• No federal holidays
• No nights and no weekends (other than very select voluntary exceptions)

Schedule

• Full-time or Part-time
• Up to five (5) days per week