Optometrist

French Consulting•Loretto, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a licensed Optometrist who wants to join our team at FCI Loretto in Loretto, Pennsylvania. This is a flexible, part-time role with a steady weekly schedule and a meaningful patient population. You will provide routine eye care to an underserved population that depends on you for their vision health.

Requirements

A licensed Optometrist who works independently and brings sound clinical judgment to every exam.
Efficient and organized — able to keep an exam schedule moving while maintaining quality.
Comfortable working with patients from a wide range of cultural, regional, and ethnic backgrounds, and able to maintain a professional, secure environment in a correctional setting.
Reliable and committed to consistent weekly coverage.
Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited program.
Minimum of six months of experience practicing as an Optometrist.
Current, active, unrestricted Pennsylvania Optometry license.
Current CPR certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross).
Professional liability insurance of at least $100,000.
Three letters of recommendation from professional peers.
Ability to pass a background check and complete the facility’s security orientation (with annual refresher training).
Free of infectious diseases; proof of TB skin test or chest X-ray, plus annual flu vaccination and TB screening.
Professional attire that meets the facility’s dress code.

Nice To Haves

Correctional experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive eye exams on patients referred by the medical staff.
Diagnose eye conditions, perform tonometry exams, and remove foreign objects from the eye as needed.
Prescribe corrective lenses and frames; fit eyeglasses and adjust frames as needed.
Provide clear, legible written reports for every patient, including physical findings, diagnoses, and recommendations for treatment and follow-up care.
Adjust exam equipment as needed and complete 20–25 scheduled exams on a full session day.
Document each exam in the Bureau of Prisons’ electronic medical record system.
Practice in accordance with state law and standards generally accepted within the field of optometry.