Optometrist (Advanced Eyecare) - Picayune, MS & Pearl River, LA

Advanced Eyecare is seeking a new graduate or experienced Optometrist to join its growing, medically focused team, with opportunities available in Picayune, Mississippi, and Pearl River, Louisiana. This is an exciting opportunity to provide full-scope eye care in a patient-centered private practice that values clinical excellence, relationship-driven care, and meaningful community impact.

Why join us?

Advanced Eyecare has proudly served the Picayune, Mississippi, and Pearl River, Louisiana communities since 1999, providing full-scope medical eye care with a personal touch. Across both locations, the team is committed to helping patients see better, feel confident, and enjoy healthier vision for life - treating every patient like family while delivering comprehensive care, from the diagnosis through eyewear solutions. With specialization in dry eye, AMD, glaucoma, disease management, and myopia management, Advanced Eyecare offers doctors the opportunity to work with advanced diagnostic technology, an in-house lens edging lab, and a wide selection of designer frames, all while helping expand care for the community, including future growth at the Pearl River location.

What you'll do

In this role, you'll provide full-scope optometric care by evaluating and treating patients during routine and medical eye exams, interpreting diagnostic reports, documenting findings in the EHR, and managing individualized treatment plans. You'll collaborate with scribes to support efficient documentation and patient flow, while working with advanced technology and procedures, including YAG, SLT, fundus photography, OCT with angiography, VEP/ERG, visual field testing, B-scan, RightEye, TearLab, and Keratograph. You can expect to see approximately 25 to 30 patients per doctor each day within a 40-hour workweek.

Who you are

You're a passionate, dedicated Optometrist committed to delivering exceptional eye care and improving the vision health of the community. The ideal candidate brings strong diagnostic skills, clinical expertise, professionalism, empathy, compassion, and excellent time management, with the ability to confidently care for patients of all ages and visual needs. You are willing to become licensed in both Louisiana and Mississippi, comfortable performing advanced procedures such as YAG, SLT, and minor lesion removals, and enthusiastic about staying current with the latest advancements in optometry and personalized treatment plans. You also value collaboration - working closely with scribes and team members to support efficient patient care, assist with staff training when needed, and learn from other associates to continue growing clinically and professionally. With strong communication skills and a commitment to continuous learning, you'll play an important role in supporting the practice's continued growth, reputation, and positive impact in the lives of patients.

Why you'll love Picayune, MS and Pearl River, LA:

Living and working near Picayune, Mississippi, and Pearl River, Louisiana offers the best of small-town charm, welcoming communities, and convenient access to the Gulf South region. These neighboring areas provide a relaxed pace of life with local shops, restaurants, parks, and outdoor recreation nearby, while keeping larger city amenities within reach. Whether enjoying community events, exploring scenic spaces, or building meaningful connections with patients and neighbors, this region offers a fulfilling lifestyle rooted in comfort, connection, and southern hospitality.

You’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including

• Insurance
• Paid time off
• Production bonus
• Malpractice insurance
• Continuing education allowance
• IRA

Minimum Qualifications

• Optometry license in Mississippi and Louisiana

Special Notice

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer. 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 designated 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, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.

VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support

VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals. The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals. VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.

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