Part-Time Optometrist (The Eye Center) - Rockville, MD

Located in Rockville, Maryland, The Eye Center is a growing practice searching for a highly skilled professional to join the team as soon as possible. If you're ready to make a positive impact in the community and be a part of a team that fosters professional growth and success, then this opportunity is for you!

Why join us?

The Eye Center, Inc. has proudly served Montgomery County for over 30 years, offering comprehensive eye care services for all routine, medical, and surgical needs. With a team of 20 employees, the practice provides primary eye care services, comprehensive ophthalmology, and a variety of procedures, including cataracts, glaucoma, cornea/refractive, and eyelid surgery. The practice strives to provide excellent and compassionate care in a professional and friendly environment, and the physicians value honesty, patient education, and individualized treatment plans.

What you'll do:

Working 16 to 24 hours weekly, you'll practice in a tech-forward, modern clinic and provide comprehensive optometry to patients of all ages, visual conditions, and medical diagnoses. With access to cutting-edge, high-tech equipment, such as Nidek Tonoref, Visuref 100 AR, and Zeiss Lensometer Visulens 550, you'll confidently conduct comprehensive eye tests, ensuring precise diagnoses and tailored solutions. This is a great opportunity to work with a talented team, care for a wide range of patients, and grow within a thriving private practice.

Who you are:

You know you're right for the role if you're a highly skilled professional with excellent clinical and accurate refraction skills who can provide quality patient care and excellent customer service through all interactions. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate leadership, communication, interpersonal skills, and compassion for patient health and safety.

The ideal candidate will be ambitious, responsible, service-oriented, community-involved, and a team player, as you will work alongside a team of dynamic professionals. By joining the team, you'll contribute significantly to the continued growth and success of the practice.

Why you'll love Rockville:

As part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, Rockville is the third largest city in the state, well known for its vibrant, diverse community and laid-back lifestyle. Booming with new businesses and home to some of the most prominent technology and bioscience companies, residents are never far from workplace opportunities and convenience services.

The city also offers a wealth of recreational options thanks to an extensive park and trail system. Families will enjoy a welcoming environment, safe neighborhoods, and a strong education sector with excellent public schools. Rockville's proximity to some of the East Coast's largest cities, such as New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., makes this beautiful area a fantastic place to call home.

You'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Medical insurance

• Malpractice insurance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Optometry license in Maryland

Preferred Specialties:

• Experience with specialty contact lens, i.e. scelera, and RGP

Special Notice:

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping Premier Program providers recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant.

The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.

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