Optometrist

Vision to Learn

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Sarasota, Florida

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive vision evaluations, including refractions and ocular health assessments, to students in underserved communities. Ensure accurate documentation of patient diagnoses and instruct patients on the proper use of prescribed vision devices.

Qualifications

Vision To Learn is seeking a licensed Optometrist in Florida to provide vision evaluations and prescribe corrective devices for students in underserved communities. The role involves working on a mobile clinic, requiring flexibility to commute throughout the Sarasota area. Candidates should have a track record of quality patient care and be dedicated to the organization's mission.

Job Description

VISION TO LEARN

OPTOMETRIST – Mobile Optometry – Sarasota, FL

Compensation: $85/HR

Job Title: Optometrist

Employment type: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven optometrists who want to make a tangible impact on children’s lives. As part of a mobile clinical team, you’ll provide high-quality eye exams and help deliver glasses to students in underserved communities—removing vision barriers that affect learning and long-term opportunities. If you’re motivated by service, inspired by teamwork, and excited to practice optometry in a meaningful, community-focused setting, Vision To Learn offers a rewarding way to use your skills to change lives.

For more information about our career opportunities and see the impact of our work, please visit our website www.visiontolearn.org .

Qualified applicants please apply through this direct link or our website: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=30b34f46-a9ae-44f4-935d-50f363bbe971&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&&source=EN

About Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides eye exams and glasses to students in underserved communities at no cost to the students and their families to help them succeed in school and in life. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012, Vision To Learn has since expanded to schools across the country. Vision care is critical as 80% of all learning during a child’s first 12 years is visual, we work to solve the problem of lack of access by partnering with school districts to provide eye exams and glasses at no charge to families. We have provided over 3.6 million vision screenings, 730,000 eye exams and 600,000 new, prescription glasses in the last decade.

Join us and make a direct impact in your community by helping provide vision services to school-aged children in underserved communities who would otherwise go without access to care. Competitive pay, flexible schedule, mileage reimbursement, no federal holidays, no nights, and no weekends (other than very select voluntary exceptions). 

Who We Are 

We are friendly, high energy, knowledgeable, and detail-oriented professionals committed to Vision To Learn’s mission. We approach our work with a value system of service excellence, empathy, integrity, open communication, empowerment, and an eagerness to help the communities we serve. 

Position Description

Vision To Learn is seeking a qualified candidate for an optometrist licensed to practice in Florida. This position would be up to 5 days/week. 

Key Position Responsibilities

• Provide vision evaluations: check VA’s, assess binocular vision, IOP, pupils, perform a full refraction and prescribe appropriate correction, and assess ocular health

•Prescribe vision devices, tests patient on all applicable equipment to determine the most suitable for his/her condition, and instruct patient in the proper use of it

•Confirm that patient diagnosis is properly documented in the internal systems 

Qualifications

• Florida Optometry License 

• As the position will work on a mobile clinic, must be flexible to commute throughout the greater Sarasota area.

• Must pass Department of Justice background check (LiveScan) and drug test

Successful candidates will have a proven track record for quality patient care, with positive, proactive attitudes who are dedicated to our mission. Vision To Learn is a rapidly growing organization and team players are critical to our collective success. 

Qualified applicants should submit cover letter and resume.

Clearance Requirements 

As a direct healthcare provider and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, VTL has implemented best practices for ensuring a clean and safe work environment. Employees will be asked to pass a Department of Justice background check/fingerprinting (LiveScan), child abuse history clearance, TB, and drug test.

Vision To Learn is committed to a diverse staff and to a culture that holds equity as a value and a priority. VTL welcomes applicants who bring a variety of perspectives, experiences, and competencies. People of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ persons are strongly encouraged to apply. VTL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, party or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any illegal or prohibited factor.

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule
  • Mileage reimbursement

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • No nights
  • No federal holidays

Education:

  • Doctorate (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Optometry License (Required)

Vision to Learn

Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides eye exams and glasses to students in underserved communities to help them succeed in school and in life at no cost to the child or their family. See visiontolearn.org for current opportunities to make a difference in your community. Vision To Learn solves a problem affecting as many as 1.5 million children nationwide who lack the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, study math or participate in class. Kids in low-income communities and minorities are disproportionately affected. The problem is one of access as most of the kids, for a host of reasons, do not get to a doctor. Vision To Learn solves the problem by bringing the clinic to the kids at schools and community organizations and providing eye exams and glasses free of charge. Vision To Learn has accomplished a great deal since it was started in 2012 in Los Angeles and plans to use that experience to serve as a model for the rest of the nation.
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