Optometrist (OD) - Durham, NC

CLFC Healthcare and Communications • Durham, NC

81d • $130 - $140 • Onsite

About The Position

CLFC Healthcare and Communications is seeking an optometrist to provide on-site eye and vision care at North Carolina state-operated healthcare facilities: Murdoch Developmental Center and Central Regional Hospital in Butner, Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, and Broughton Hospital in Morganton. The facilities serve adults and children living with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, and neuro-medical complexity. These clinical encounters are delivered in a secure inpatient setting and tailored to each resident’s needs, rather than being routine retail vision checks.

The optometrist will work alongside facility nursing and medical staff, document findings on the day of the clinic, and escalate urgent findings directly to the attending. Assignments are flexible: the clinician may cover one facility or multiple sites, with clinic days scheduled in advance. The engagement is part-time, per-assignment, and as an independent contractor (1099). Clinic days are scheduled on weekdays during daytime hours, Eastern Time. Coverage is approximately 96 hours per facility per year, or about eight hours per facility each month.

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, logistics, and payment. The engagement has potential for 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.
• Document clinical findings the same day and escalate urgent findings directly to the attending.

Benefits

• Mileage and travel to and from assigned facilities reimbursed at the current GSA rate.
• Professional liability coverage for the assignment is provided by CLF Consultants.
• Scheduling, facility credentialing and privileging, and clinic confirmation are coordinated by CLFC.
• A dedicated Program Manager serves as the point of contact for scheduling, coordination, and payment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed