Optometrist (Eyecare Plus) - Nashville, TN

Why you should apply

Eyecare Plus is the leading optometric group in Nashville and the surrounding areas. With a strong focus on quality patient care, this well-respected business continues to grow and an opening for an Optometrist is now available. If you're an energetic professional interested in bringing new skills, specialties, and perspectives to a well-established private practice-and, in return, be rewarded with a rich benefits package-Eyecare Plus is the place for you!

Nashville and the surrounding communities offer the perfect blend of exciting city life, a vibrant music scene, and small-town comfort. Regardless of the season, there's something for everyone to explore all year round. Live music events of all genres, unique festivals, culinary excursions, and stunning art exhibits are just a few activities available to residents and visitors alike. Within a few minutes from downtown Nashville, residents can easily explore the great outdoors. Majestic lakes, rolling hills, and expansive trails allow endless biking, hiking, horseback riding, and kayaking. Its proximity to popular destinations in Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Jackson, Knoxville, and Memphis-makes Nashville a wonderful place to practice and a pleasant place to call home.

As a full-time employee of the practice, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive base pay and production bonus
• Patient education bonus
• Relocation Allowance
• Medical and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Malpractice insurance
• Licensing fees
• AOA state and local society dues
• Continuing education allowance

About Eyecare Plus

Established in 1993, this thriving multi-location optometry group has expanded throughout Middle Tennessee, opening its newest location last year. Offering primary eye care for pediatrics to geriatrics, Eyecare Plus takes a holistic approach to comprehensive eye exams to identify vision issues in their earliest stage. Combining cutting-edge technology and a caring team of professionals, the practice specializes in all ocular diseases with the latest diagnostic testing, including glaucoma, dry eye, and age-related macular degeneration. The practice also features a dry eye clinic with IPL and LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System. With eight successful locations and a growing patient base, the business is looking to add an Optometrist to the team of 94 employees.

This tech-forward practice uses state-of-the-art vision care technology to diagnose and treat a wide array of eye diseases. All practice locations are well-appointed with automated optical equipment and behind-the-scenes functional technology, including electrodiagnostics, optical coherence tomography, wavefront topography, and visual fields. The staff and team of Optometric Technicians support an efficient practice flow, enabling the doctors to spend sufficient time with their patients. On average, 25 or more patients are cared for daily at high-volume locations. The optical department features the latest designer eyewear for cosmetic, lifestyle, and vision needs-plus quick turnaround times for glasses made in-house.

About the Optometrist Opening

Eyecare Plus seeks a highly efficient Optometrist passionate about caring for patients, helping them achieve the clearest possible vision. In this role, you practice at various locations, offer comprehensive optometric care, recommend vision-enhancing products, and promote good eye health through patient education. You'll have the opportunity to specialize in dry eye, chalazion removal, and other specialties, leading to additional outside and inter-office referrals. The position is full-time; the practice opens at 9:00 a.m. and schedules the last patient at 4:30 p.m.

The practice is looking for a well-rounded professional, comfortable caring for a diverse patient age population and who is proficient in medical eye care and treatments. This is an excellent opportunity to join a solid, privately-owned practice and learn from other experts in a supportive environment. Additionally, the practice has a large established patient base and a strong referral base.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, as well as compassion for patient health and safety. The ideal candidate will want to continuously develop skills through mentorship with experienced doctors and be willing to integrate new techniques and innovations that improve patient care and services.

Minimum qualifications:

• Optometry license in the state of Tennessee
• Proficient in medical eye care and treatments

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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.

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