Optometrist

Vision to Learn • Allison Park, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Vision To Learn seeks a compassionate, mission-driven optometrist licensed to practice in Pennsylvania to provide mobile vision care to students in underserved communities in the greater Pittsburgh area. The role provides eye exams and helps deliver glasses at no cost to students and their families, supporting children’s learning and long-term opportunities. The position may be scheduled up to five days per week and is offered as full-time or part-time work. Compensation is $90–$100 per hour. The schedule excludes federal holidays, nights, and weekends, except for very select voluntary weekend exceptions. Mileage is reimbursed.

Vision To Learn is a school-based vision care nonprofit that partners with school districts to provide eye exams and glasses to students who might otherwise lack access to care. The organization describes its team as friendly, high-energy, knowledgeable, and detail-oriented, with a commitment to service excellence, empathy, integrity, open communication, empowerment, and helping the communities it serves.

Requirements

• Hold an optometry license valid in Pennsylvania.
• Be flexible to commute throughout the greater Pittsburgh area for work on a mobile clinic.
• Pass a Department of Justice background check and fingerprinting (LiveScan), child abuse history clearance, TB screening, and drug test.
• Have a doctorate degree.
• Demonstrate a track record of quality patient care, a positive and proactive attitude, dedication to the organization’s mission, and ability to work as a team player.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision evaluations, including checking visual acuity, assessing binocular vision, intraocular pressure, and pupils, performing a full refraction, prescribing appropriate correction, and assessing ocular health.
• Prescribe vision devices, test patients using applicable equipment to determine suitable devices for their conditions, and instruct patients in their proper use.
• Confirm that patient diagnoses are properly documented in internal systems.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $90–$100 per hour
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• No federal holidays
• No nights
• No weekends, other than very select voluntary exceptions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree