Optometrist (OD) - Chapel Hill, NC

CLFC Healthcare and Communications • Chapel Hill, NC

81d • $130 - $140 • Onsite

About The Position

CLFC Healthcare and Communications is expanding its North Carolina optometry coverage to provide on-site eye and vision care at state-operated healthcare facilities serving adults and children with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, and neuro-medical complexity. The work involves clinical encounters rather than routine retail vision checks. Care is delivered inside secure inpatient settings, adapted to each resident, and coordinated with facility nursing and medical staff. The optometrist documents findings on the day of the clinic and escalates urgent findings directly to the attending.

This is a flexible, per-assignment independent contractor engagement. The clinician may cover one facility or multiple facilities, with clinic days scheduled in advance. Work takes place on-site at Murdoch Developmental Center and Central Regional Hospital in Butner, Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, and Broughton Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina. The schedule is approximately 96 hours per facility per year, or about eight hours per facility each month, during weekday daytime hours in Eastern Time. There is no call, night, or weekend work.

Compensation is $130 to $140 per hour, paid per assignment. An eight-hour clinic day is approximately $1,040 to $1,120, and a four-hour clinic day is approximately $520 to $560. Mileage and travel to assigned facilities are reimbursed at the current GSA rate. CLF Consultants provides professional liability coverage for the assignment and manages licensure verification, facility credentialing and privileging, scheduling, and clinic confirmation. A dedicated Program Manager coordinates scheduling, communication, and payment. The engagement has potential to continue across a one-year base period and two option years.

Requirements

• Doctor of Optometry (OD) from an accredited school or college of optometry.
• Active, unrestricted North Carolina optometry license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry, or eligibility to obtain North Carolina licensure before the assignment starts.
• Clinical optometry experience.
• Must not be debarred or excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid.
• Ability to clear background screening and meet facility health screening and vaccination requirements, including seasonal influenza vaccination.
• Comfort working with vulnerable adult and pediatric populations in a secure state facility setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving intellectual and developmental disability populations.
• Experience in institutional, inpatient, long-term-care, or state facility settings.
• Availability for multi-site coverage across the North Carolina facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive eye and vision examinations for adult and pediatric residents.
• Diagnose and manage ocular conditions, and prescribe or fit corrective lenses and treatment as clinically indicated.
• Adapt examination techniques and pacing for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities or behavioral health needs.
• Coordinate in real time with the escorting facility staff member and with nursing and medical staff regarding resident eye-care plans.
• Provide written clinical findings and recommendations to facility medical staff on the day of the clinic.
• Refer residents to ophthalmology or specialty care when clinically indicated and record the clinical reason for referral.

Benefits

• Mileage and travel to assigned facilities reimbursed at the current GSA rate.
• Professional liability coverage for the assignment provided by CLF Consultants.
• Licensure verification, facility credentialing and privileging, scheduling, and clinic confirmation coordinated by CLFC.
• A dedicated Program Manager as the point of contact for scheduling, coordination, and payment.
• Potential for a multi-year engagement across a one-year base period and two option years.

What This Job Offers

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