Optometrist (Cascade Eye & Skin Centers) - South Sound, Puyallup, University Place, and Gig Harbor, WA

VSP Vision•Rancho Cordova, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Cascade Eye & Skin Centers is seeking a part-time or full-time optometrist to join its growing practice in South Sound, including Puyallup, University Place, and Gig Harbor, Washington. The practice is a physician-owned group with more than 40 medical professionals and a broad range of ophthalmology, dermatology, and aesthetic services. Its ophthalmology team includes comprehensive ophthalmologists, glaucoma, cornea and retinal specialists, oculo-plastics, and optometrists. The practice serves a market area of more than 1 million people from six offices in Pierce, Thurston, and King counties and performs more than 2,000 procedures annually in its accredited, two-room ambulatory surgery center. The optometrist will provide routine eye exams and medical-based optometry, diagnose and treat refractive and ocular disorders, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system and associated structures. The role includes identifying systemic conditions affecting the eye, collaborating with ophthalmologists and other specialists, co-managing postoperative patients, and providing contact lens fittings. The practice offers a four-day work week, no nights or weekends, dedicated eye technicians, state-of-the-art equipment, and an established patient base. Work may involve two of the practice’s six clinics.

Requirements

Doctorate of Optometry (O.D.).
State professional license.
Valid driver’s license.
TPA certified.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Optometry residency preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform routine eye exams and provide medical-based optometry.
Diagnose and treat refractive disorders.
Diagnose and treat ocular disorders.
Examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures.
Identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.
Partner with ophthalmologists and other specialists to provide appropriate patient care.
Co-manage postoperative patients.
Perform contact lens fittings.