Full-Time Associate Optometrist — Advanced Optometric Care

Clear Horizon Eyecare

Plainville (CT)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 160,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

SIMPLE IRA with 3% employer match

Health insurance reimbursement / ICHRA

Supplemental insurance options

3 weeks PTO

6 paid holidays

Employer-paid DEA license

Employer-paid controlled substance lic

Employer-paid CT OD license renewal

CAO membership dues

Malpractice insurance & credentialing

Paid required Connecticut continuing教育

Job summary

Clear Horizon Eyecare in Plainville, CT is seeking an adaptable optometrist to join our 3-doctor private practice. We value patient care, collaboration, and lifelong learning in a new, tech-enabled facility.

We offer comprehensive eye care, a supportive team, flexible scheduling, and competitive compensation with production bonuses. New grads welcome; aiming to grow with the community.

Qualifications

OD degree from an accredited school.
Active Connecticut optometry license is required.
National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.
Additional languages, particularly Polish or Spanish, are a bonus.

Responsibilities

Provide full-scope medical eye care.
Manage glaucoma and ocular disease.
Provide pediatric eye care and InfantSEE.
Support patients through comprehensive eye exams and co-management with surgical procedures when applicable.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Lifelong learning

Adaptability

Efficient practice

Education

Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree

Active Connecticut optometry license

National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Job description

Are you an optometrist who wants to practice excellent patient care without sacrificing your life outside the office?

We're looking for an adaptable, personable OD to join our established private practice in Plainville, Connecticut. We care for patients from infants to grandparents, with a broad scope of medical, primary, pediatric, and specialty optometry.

We are a 3-doctor, 15-person practice that values clinical excellence, efficiency, collaboration, and genuine relationships with our patients. We recently moved into a newly renovated 10,000-square-foot facility and have invested heavily in technology, specialty services, and our people.

Why This Practice?

Practice thoroughly. Work efficiently. Go home when you're done.

Our doctors typically see approximately 15-18 comprehensive exams and 7-9 brief visits per day. Our efficient EHR workflow, technology, and staff support allow our doctors to generally finish their charting when they finish seeing patients -we don't expect our doctors to routinely take charts home at night.

We also believe you should have a voice in how you practice.

Have a clinical specialty you'd like to develop? Want to see more specialty contact lens patients, myopia management, medical optometry, pediatrics, binocular vision, or another area of interest?

Let's build it.

If your clinical interests call for a different scheduling model, we're open to creative solutions as long as patient care and practice goals are being met.

Your Clinical Opportunity

Our practice offers:

Full-scope medical eye care
Glaucoma and ocular disease management
Dry eye / ocular surface disease
Diabetic eye care and macular degeneration
Acute and urgent eye care
Cataract and LASIK co-management
Pediatric eye care and InfantSEE
Amblyopia, strabismus & binocular vision
Onsite Vision Therapy
Myopia management, including atropine, multifocal CLs, Ortho-K & Stellest
Specialty contact lenses, including sclerals, RGPs, hybrids & pediatric aphakia
Prism and complex refractions
Strong relationships with local pediatricians and primary care physicians

You don't need to arrive knowing how to do everything. We value adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

The Team

We're big believers in collaboration without micromanagement.

We share ideas, discuss challenging cases, and learn from one another. You'll have access to experienced colleagues, tech support, scribe support as desired, and modern diagnostic technology.

At the same time, we want you to develop your own clinical style and interests.

We're looking for someone who is:

Comfortable caring for both children and adults
Thorough but efficient
Adaptable and flexible
Personable and compassionate
A strong communicator
A collaborative team member
Interested in lifelong learning
Excited about building a long-term professional home

New graduates and residency-trained ODs are welcome. Experienced ODs are encouraged to apply as well.

Schedule

4- or 5-day work week
Typical clinical hours approximately 8:00/8:30 AM-5:00 PM
One evening per week until 6:00 PM
No routine weekend clinical hours
Light rotating doctor on-call schedule; historically very few calls, if any, per month
Full-time benefits available for 4- or 5-day schedules

Compensation

For a 5-day work week:

New Graduate: Starting salary of $130,000 + production bonus

Residency-Trained OD: Approximately $160,000 + production bonus

Experienced OD compensation will be based on experience and contribution, with alternative compensation structures available for the right candidate.

Four-day schedules are welcome, with compensation prorated from the five-day schedule.

Benefits

SIMPLE IRA with 3% employer match
Health insurance reimbursement / ICHRA
Supplemental insurance options
3 weeks PTO
6 paid holidays
Employer-paid DEA license
Employer-paid controlled substance license
Employer-paid CT OD license renewal
CAO membership dues
Malpractice insurance & credentialing
Paid required Connecticut continuing education (20 hours)

Why We're Hiring

One of our owner-doctors will retire December 31, 2027. We would like our new associate to join us by Summer 2027, allowing time to build relationships with our patients and team before taking on a larger role in the practice beginning January 2028.

We're looking for someone who wants to become a long-term member of our practice, not someone looking for a temporary stop.

For the right person, there may eventually be opportunities for increased leadership and partnership.

Qualifications