Optometrist

360care • Hagerstown, MD

20d • Onsite

About The Position

360care seeks a compassionate Optometrist to provide optometric services to residents of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, supporting the company’s mission to improve quality of life and access to care for geriatric and underserved communities. This role is offered as a 1099 independent contractor position with a guaranteed daily rate and flexible scheduling; providers choose their workdays, and there are no evening or weekend shifts. The Optometrist makes clinical decisions while 360care provides logistics, equipment, scheduling, billing, administrative, field, and care-coordination support.

Providers travel to facilities and perform eye exams using mobile optometric equipment, diagnose and treat ocular diseases, prescribe and fit eyeglasses, and recommend follow-up care. They also educate patients, families, and facility staff about vision-related protocols and concerns, and provide excellent service during patient interactions. Support includes a trained vision technician, portable clinical equipment and supplies, a laptop for documentation, a Care Coordination team, and mentorship from the Clinical Director.

Requirements

• Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree.
• Active state license; licensed Optometrists must be in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Travel to skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
• Conduct eye exams using mobile optometric equipment and interpret diagnostic results.
• Diagnose and treat ocular diseases.
• Prescribe, fit, and adjust eyeglasses.
• Recommend follow-up care and treatments.
• Educate patients, families, and staff on vision and optical protocols and concerns.
• Deliver excellent customer service through patient interactions.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling; providers choose their workdays.
• Guaranteed daily rate.
• Trained vision technician assistance.
• State-of-the-art portable equipment and supplies.
• Scheduling and billing handled by 360care.
• Laptop for documentation.
• Office support, including care coordination for consents, pre-authorizations, patient scheduling, post-operative support, and IT support.
• Field support and mentorship from the Clinical Director.
• No evening or weekend shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree