Optometrist

Vision To Learn•Washington, DC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven optometrists who want to make a tangible impact on children’s lives. As part of a mobile clinical team, you’ll provide high-quality eye exams and help deliver glasses to students in underserved communities—removing vision barriers that affect learning and long-term opportunities. If you’re motivated by service, inspired by teamwork, and excited to practice optometry in a meaningful, community-focused setting, Vision To Learn offers a rewarding way to use your skills to change lives. Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides eye exams and glasses to students in underserved communities at no cost to the students and their families to help them succeed in school and in life. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012, Vision To Learn has since expanded to schools across the country. Vision care is critical as 80% of all learning during a child’s first 12 years is visual, we work to solve the problem of lack of access by partnering with school districts to provide eye exams and glasses at no charge to families. We have provided over 3.8 million vision screenings, 750,000 eye exams and 630,000 new, prescription glasses in the last decade. Join us and make a direct impact by helping provide vision services to school-aged children in underserved communities who would otherwise go without access to care.

Requirements

Optometrist licensed to practice in Washington, DC
Must be flexible to commute throughout the greater Washington DC area
Must pass Department of Justice background check (LiveScan) and drug test
Proven track record for quality patient care, with positive, proactive attitudes who are dedicated to our mission
Team players are critical to our collective success
Department of Justice background check/fingerprinting (LiveScan)
Child abuse history clearance
TB test
Drug test

Responsibilities

Provide vision evaluations: check VA’s, assess binocular vision, IOP, pupils, perform a full refraction and prescribe appropriate correction, and assess ocular health
Prescribe vision devices, tests patient on all applicable equipment to determine the most suitable for his/her condition, and instruct patient in the proper use of it
Confirm that patient diagnosis is properly documented in the internal systems