Part-Time Optometrist: Precision Eye Care & Vision Therapy

West Point Optical Group; Mishawaka (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

West Point Optical Group in Mishawaka, IN seeks a Part-Time Optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care, perform exams, diagnose conditions, and prescribe corrective lenses and medications within state guidelines.

You will collaborate with staff, counsel patients on eyewear options, and help meet practice goals while delivering high-quality patient care. This role emphasizes patient communication, accuracy, and professional growth in a dynamic, patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Business acumen, self-discipline, and the ability to deal tactfully with patients.
• Strong attention to detail and manual dexterity.
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited optometry school.
• Successful completion of the National Board examination and a National, Regional, or State clinical examination.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe medications, low vision rehabilitation, vision therapy, spectacle lenses, and contact lenses.
• Counsel patients regarding surgical and non-surgical options that meet their visual needs related to their occupations, avocations, and lifestyle.
• Doctors must uncover patient's eye wear needs and make product recommendations that will help them see their best and protect the health of their eyes.
• Provide vision services; eye exams.
• Treat conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
• Prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses.
• Provide low vision aids and vision therapy.
• Diagnose eye conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and conjunctivitis.
• Prescribe medications for certain eye conditions; as allowed according to State guidelines.
• Participate in pre- or post-operative care for people who need surgery.
• Effectively communicate with patients to get detailed case histories.
• Offer advice and reassurance to patients about vision-related matters.
• Write referral communications to doctors.
• Act as a liaison with other medical practitioners when needed and share in the care of patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions.
• Effectively transition patients to the optical in order to communicate information about the patient's prescription to the Optician or eye wear consultant.
• Meet sales targets with regard to selling spectacles or contact lenses.

Skills

Patient communication

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Self-discipline

Education

Doctor of Optometry degree

National Board examination

Clinical examination certification

Job description

West Point Optical Group in Mishawaka, IN seeks a Part-Time Optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care, perform exams, diagnose conditions, and prescribe corrective lenses and medications within state guidelines.

You will collaborate with staff, counsel patients on eyewear options, and help meet practice goals while delivering high-quality patient care. This role emphasizes patient communication, accuracy, and professional growth in a dynamic, patient-focused environment.