Optometrist

Employee Benefits Fund • New York, NY

11d • $141,000 - $154,700

About The Position

The Optometrist provides vision services to union members and their families at the organization’s multidisciplinary ambulatory care centers in New York City. The role tests patients’ general eye health and vision, screens for eye disease, and determines whether corrective lenses or other corrective eyewear are needed. The position is mainly based at the Queens location, with travel to other health centers, including Midtown, Harlem, and Brooklyn, as needed. The organization describes the schedule as stable, with no weekends or overnights.

Requirements

• Current New York State license as an O.D.
• Meet all requirements for appointment or reappointment as a member of the medical staff.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients’ eyes using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents to assess visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination, and diagnose diseases or abnormalities such as glaucoma or color blindness.
• Analyze test results.
• Develop patient treatment and care plans that include education and follow-up visits.
• Prescribe medications and eyeglasses to treat eye disease, and make referrals as indicated by patient needs.
• Communicate with ophthalmologists and other healthcare providers about patient diagnoses, treatment, and care plans, verbally and/or through medical-record documentation.
• Maintain current and complete medical-record documentation reflecting the care and services provided.
• Adhere to the center’s established policies and procedures.
• Travel to health center locations, including Midtown and Queens; the description also identifies Midtown, Harlem, Brooklyn, and Queens as work locations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Hospital, medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to benefits-eligible employees and their eligible dependents.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick time, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution after one year of employment.
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life Cycle Benefits, including reimbursements for gym memberships and financial planning.
• Pre-paid legal services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed