Optometrist

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: 135k-200k w/bonus

Experienced ODs and New OD Graduates are encouraged to apply.

Clarendon Vision Development Center, nestled just 20 miles from the vibrant heart of downtown Chicago, invites you to embark on a deeply rewarding career journey in our esteemed specialty optometry practice. We are in pursuit of a devoted Optometrist who is passionate about making genuine impacts on our patients lives, all while fostering their own professional development within our nurturing team. Be prepared to have a life-changing experience of positively influencing patients lives while developing and nurturing your professional growth! The ideal candidate will examine eyes and visual systems, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment, as well as diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Patient care may include athletes after a concussion, adults with whiplash after a car accident, older adults with balance issues, children struggling in school, and patients with a traumatic brain injury that may have eye tracking and ocular teaming difficulties as well as Myopia Management.

Your Role:

• Conduct thorough eye and visual system examinations , addressing not only acuities and overall health but also vital visual skills
• Diagnose and manage diverse visual impairments, conditions, and diseases
• Prescribe corrective lenses and facilitate pertinent treatments
• Pediatric Care: Engage with our younger patients, ensuring their visual systems support their educational journeys
• Vision Therapy Advocacy: Recommend and manage vision therapy options, ensuring comprehensive support for all patients
• Contribute to and uphold our renowned Myopia Management program
• Address a diverse patient demographic, encompassing post-concussion athletes to ocular-challenged traumatic brain injury patients
  

Why Join Us?

Our Culture:

• Do What Fulfills You: Enjoy the freedom to deliver personalized, extensive eye examinations and manage varied conditions, offering every patient unmatched, tailored care.
  
• Innovative Practice: Specialize in Pediatric/Special Needs, Vision Therapy, Myopia Management, Neuro-Optometry, and more while collaborating across disciplines.
  
• Supportive Teamwork: Our doctors are backed by an extraordinary team, ensuring they can concentrate on patient care without operational concerns.
  
• Technologically Advanced: Benefit from our state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring our doctors can offer optimal patient care.

Our Values:

Enrichment : We prioritize life/work balance, providing a substantial holiday and PTO package, and eliminating the need for on-call or late evening hours.
Growth: We actively support your continual skill development and are open to exploring new areas of specialty based on your passions.
Integrity : Expect healthy compensation and a range of benefits, recognizing the value of our exceptional team members.
Teamwork : Enjoy semi-annual team outings and a supportive atmosphere where your contributions are valued and celebrated.
Compassion: Our focus always remains on providing heartfelt, comprehensive care to our diverse patient base.

What Youll Bring:

• Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree
• An Optometry License in Illinois
• A commitment to personal growth and transformative patient care
• Proficiency in performing comprehensive sensory-motor and visual evaluations
• Adeptness in coordinating care with various healthcare professionals

What you will receive:

• Benefits including:
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Medical health insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Generous yearly continuing education allowances
  • Semi-annually fun team outings
  • Relocation expenses
  • A competitive salary ranging from $135k to $200k with bonus potential.
  • Professional liability coverage.

What Youll Need:

• Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree
• An Optometry License in the state of Illinois
  
• A love for personal growth and changing people's lives.
• Extensive knowledge of performing comprehensive evaluations of sensory-motor, visual field, accommodative, and oculomotor function
• Perform proper visual processing evaluations
• Confident with recommending and managing Vision therapy options
• Organization and communication skills to consistently and adequately coordinate care with other healthcare professionals and rehabilitation specialists, such as occupational, physical, and speech therapists

Future Prospects: We do not just offer a position; we present a pathway toward your future. Envisage beyond a conventional employee role and explore the potential of partnership, reaping a percentage of net revenue with no earnings cap. For those intertwining with our values of Enrichment, Growth, Integrity, Teamwork, and Compassion, co-ownership is not merely an opportunity its a reality awaiting your grasp. Together, lets weave a future where your career ascends while being an intrinsic part of our evolving story.

Whether you are freshly stepping into a role that elevates others' lives or youre an experienced optometrist seeking your next career move, we warmly welcome you to our team. Begin your Clarendon Vision journey by submitting your cover letter and resume today.