Optometrist

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine seeks an experienced optometrist to independently manage complex patient cases and collaborate with other health professionals.

The role focuses on comprehensive eye care, advanced diagnostics, and mentoring junior optometrists in a high‑volume outpatient setting.

Qualifications

• OD degree from an accredited optometry school.
• State licensure to practice optometry.
• Two years of clinical experience as an optometrist.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive eye exams with advanced diagnostic testing.
• Prescribes corrective lenses and manages refractive errors including contact lenses.
• Diagnoses and treats common eye diseases and conditions.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative care for eye surgeries.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and clinic efficiency.
• Develops personalized treatment plans and educates patients on long‑term eye care.

Skills

Advanced diagnostic testing

Patient management (ocular)

Mentoring/training

Interpersonal skills

Patient education

Ocular disease management

Education

Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree

State licensure to practice optometry

Tools

OCT

Visual field testing

Job description

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Ophthalmology duties: Performs, prescribes, and analyzes results for the treatment of illnesses, diseases, injuries, and conditions that are related to the eye. Tasks include vision assessments, eye surgeries and advanced forms of eye disease in patients with significant systemic illness. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. An experienced level role that applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently with general supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not complex, and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies and practices.

Job Overview

This position is an experienced optometrist that independently manages a variety of patient cases, provides more specialized care, and potentially mentors junior optometrists. This position also collaborates with other healthcare professionals in diagnosing and treating more complex eye conditions.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited optometry school.
• State licensure to practice optometry.
• Two (2) years of clinical experience as an optometrist.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of clinical experience as an optometrist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive eye exams, including advanced diagnostic testing and assessments for patients with complex visual or health concerns.
• Prescribes corrective lenses and manages patients with a variety of refractive errors, including contact lens fitting and management.
• Diagnoses and treats common eye diseases and conditions (e.g., dry eye syndrome, glaucoma, macular degeneration).
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative care for patients undergoing eye surgeries (e.g., LASIK, cataract surgery).
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and clinic efficiency.
• Develops personalized treatment plans and educates patients on long‑term eye care strategies.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal office work environment for an outpatient clinic patient care area.

Skills & Abilities:

• Proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques, including OCT and visual field testing.
• Ability to manage patients with moderate to severe ocular conditions.
• Knowledge of treatment options for ocular diseases and conditions.
• Ability to mentor and train less‑experienced optometrists or support staff.
• Ability to perform advanced diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Knowledge of specialty contact lenses, low‑vision aids, and treating more complex conditions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to educate and counsel patients.

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.

Pay Range: $161,324.80 - $161,324.80 based on full‑time equivalent

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.