Optometrist

HealthDrive • Asheville, NC

25d • Onsite

About The Position

HealthDrive is seeking a full-time or part-time Optometrist to serve residents in Asheville, North Carolina, and surrounding Western North Carolina communities. This mobile role provides an established patient base and a dedicated team that handles scheduling, billing, and administrative responsibilities, allowing the Optometrist to focus on patient care. Providers deliver on-site healthcare in nursing homes, assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities, and other long-term care settings, with flexibility and clinical autonomy. The position offers the opportunity to earn $800 or more per day through production, with a $625 daily minimum, and highlights potential annual earnings of $175,000 or more. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available, prorated based on days worked.

The Optometrist conducts comprehensive examinations; diagnoses, treats, and manages age-related ocular diseases, injuries, and eye disorders; performs vision testing; and prescribes spectacle lenses. The role also includes completing clinical documentation and billing codes in the optometry electronic medical record system and following OSHA guidelines for patient care, disposal of materials, and equipment sterilization. Daily travel is based on patient-care needs in the assigned service area, and significant driving distances may occasionally be required.

Requirements

• Optometry background and proficiency in assessing, treating, managing, and evaluating eye conditions and disorders.
• Ability to work independently on a daily basis.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to use an EMR, text, email, and the internet, and to learn other healthcare-related software.
• Self-starter attitude and desire to deliver quality, thoughtful, and attentive care.
• O.D. degree.
• Current state professional license.
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive significant distances on occasion.
• Ability to stand, bend, and lift.
• Ability to transport optometry equipment weighing up to 15 pounds.
• May occasionally be required to transport patients in wheelchairs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage age-related ocular diseases, injuries, and disorders of the eye.
• Perform vision testing and prescribe spectacle lenses.
• Complete required patient and clinical documentation in the optometry electronic medical record system.
• Apply proper coding guidelines and enter appropriate billing codes for services provided.
• Follow OSHA guidelines for patient care, disposal of materials, and sterilization of equipment.
• Travel to patient-care locations within the specified service area.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus, prorated based on days worked.
• Uncapped earning potential; opportunity to earn $800 or more per day through production with a $625 daily minimum.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance for providers who work 4 or more days per week.
• 401(k) program for providers who work 3 or more days per week.
• Paid malpractice insurance.
• Flexible full-time and part-time scheduling.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• No evening, weekend, or holiday call.

What This Job Offers

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