Optometrist
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About the job
The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.
We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!
Optometrist
Broadlawns Medical Center is seeking a full time optometrist to join our Eye Clinic. The ideal candidate will be residency trained in primary care or ocular disease or have commensurate experience. The position provides an opportunity to work alongside both optometrists and ophthalmologists managing a large array of primary care, surgical, and complex disease cases.
- The applicant will be comfortable and experienced in diagnosing, treating and monitoring glaucoma and diabetes related eye disease as well as unusual and complicated visual conditions. We have up- to -date diagnostic equipment, talented technicians and interpreters for you to do your best evaluations. Our ophthalmologists provide surgical interventions such as cataract surgery/ MIGS/IVI/retinal laser surgery, etc.
- The applicant will be experienced in both referring for these services and providing post-operative and continuing care. We also treat urgent care patients throughout the week from our multiple walk- in clinics and hospital based emergency department. This positon includes one week of on call coverage per month.
- The positon also includes routine family eye care and contact lens fittings. Our Family Optical opticians are a great support.
- The preferred candidate will have completed a residency program, employment in an ophthalmological setting or above described clinical experience. We will consider a new graduate with appropriate internships for this position. Must be willing to see children 12 and under as part of the practice.
Qualifications
- The preferred candidate will have completed a residency program, employment in an ophthalmological setting or above-described clinical experience.
Work Shift
7:30a-4p (United States of America)
Benefits (FT/PT)
- Retirement - IPERS
- Education Assistance
- Employee Health & Wellness
- PTO
- Free Parking
- Health Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- 529 College Savings Plan
- And more!
Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
From Broadlawns Medical Center's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Broadlawns Medical Center
Broadlawns Medical Center is a public hospital with an emergency department in Des Moines, IA. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, imaging techs and mental health staff. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Broadlawns Medical Center
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