Optometrist - part-time

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff.  The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

Salary: $100 to $125 / hour – depending on experience / education

Schedule: 8 to 10 hours / week – days of the week are flexible

Status: Contract - 1099

Job Summary

The Optometrist provides part-time optometric services to individuals served by The Medical Center at Woods, including children and adults served by Woods System of Care and its affiliates, community members, and employees, as applicable. The Optometrist performs comprehensive vision examinations, analyzes results, diagnoses refractive and ocular conditions, prescribes corrective lenses and medications within the scope of practice, and provides treatment and follow-up care. The Optometrist is responsible for timely and accurate documentation of patient encounters in the electronic health record (EHR) and collaborates with primary care providers, specialists, families/guardians, residential teams, and other interdisciplinary team members to support coordinated care.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive vision tests and examinations and analyzes results.
• Diagnoses refractive errors, including nearsightedness and farsightedness, and identifies eye diseases and conditions such as glaucoma.
• Prescribes eyeglasses, contact lenses, medications, and other appropriate treatments within the scope of practice and as permitted by Pennsylvania law.
• Prescribes and fits corrective lenses and provides patient education regarding proper use, cleaning, and care of contact lenses.
• Provides treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation when clinically appropriate and within scope of practice.
• Provides preoperative and postoperative eye care for patients undergoing eye surgery, including appropriate follow-up examinations.
• Evaluates patients for ocular findings associated with systemic diseases, including diabetes, and refers patients to other health care providers or specialists as needed.
• Promotes eye health through patient counseling, education, preventive care, and recommendations for maintaining optimal vision and ocular health.
• Performs optometric procedures and treatment within professional scope and applicable Pennsylvania law.
• Documents all patient encounters, assessments, diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions, referrals, and follow-up plans accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record.
• Coordinates referrals and follow-up care with Medical Center providers, specialists, families/guardians, residential teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team as appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with the Medical Director, Health Center Leadership, and their designees to comply with the Medical Center’s policies related to clinical care, billing, credentialing, and reporting.
• Adheres to all company policies, procedures, professional standards, and applicable requirements outlined in the Employee Handbook and Medical Center policies.
• Maintains a clean, safe, organized clinical workspace and ensures ophthalmic equipment is used and maintained appropriately.

Skills:

• Excellent clinical assessment, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills related to optometry and ocular health.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to provide compassionate, patient-centered care and adapt examination and communication techniques to meet individual patient needs.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team, take initiative, meet deadlines, and follow through on assignments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate, concise, and timely clinical records.
• Proficiency in the use of ophthalmic examination equipment and electronic health record technology.
• Reliable, team-oriented, and committed to a strong professional work ethic.
• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based optometric care, research, and treatment techniques.

Qualifications

Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited optometry school required. Minimum of two years of experience working as a practicing optometrist required. Experience prescribing and fitting corrective lenses and evaluating and treating eye injuries and diseases required. Experience working with vulnerable populations and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, or other complex health care needs is preferred.

Required:

• Current, unrestricted Pennsylvania optometry license, valid and in good standing.
• Solid working knowledge of ophthalmic examination equipment and diagnostic tools required to conduct comprehensive examinations.
• Current clinical knowledge of testing, diagnosis, treatment, and referral standards for eye injuries, refractive disorders, and ocular diseases.
• Demonstrated experience prescribing and fitting eyeglasses and contact lenses.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Ability to meet all Medical Center credentialing, onboarding, and applicable payer enrollment requirements.
• Required State and Federal clearances.

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment; sit or stand for extended periods; use fine motor skills to operate ophthalmic equipment; and perform the visual, reaching, bending, and positioning tasks necessary to conduct patient examinations safely. Ability to lift 50 lbs.

About Woods Services

Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.

Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents and provides outpatient and day programs.