Optometrist (Village Optical) - Greater Philadelphia/Chester County, PA

Village Optical is centrally located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and offers six thriving practice locations to conveniently serve the local communities. A full-time opportunity is now available for the right Optometrist who is passionate about a career focused on helping others see to their fullest at their Phoenixville location. If you're an ambitious professional and a team player excited to leverage your talents, grow your skillset, and collaborate with other team members to drive the practice forward, we invite you to apply to this opportunity!

Why join us?

Established in 1996, Village Optical lives by its mission to provide the highest quality and comprehensive eye care to meet the needs of all patients. Offering full-scope optometry, the professionals specialize in diabetic eye care, glaucoma, myopia management, vision therapy, and scleral contact lenses, and features a dry eye center. The practice also strongly focuses on medical optometry and emergency eye care, enabling Optometrists to refer cases to other doctors within the practice group.

Village Optical is offering the following

• Competitive base pay
• Bonus incentive
• Medical and dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Malpractice insurance
• License fees

What you do

As the newest member of the team, you'll practice in a state-of-the-art clinic, providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages, visual and medical diagnoses. You'll perform optometric eye care services, patient charting, assist staff members as needed, and other standard duties of optometry. The daily patient flow consists of a comprehensive exam every half hour and additional emergency appointments. The practice is well-equipped for full-scope medical optometry, and you'll have access to optical coherence tomography, visual fields, and other diagnostic technology. A team of Optometric Technicians is available for support, enabling you to provide the highest level of care possible.

Who we're seeking

Village Optical is searching for a full-time Optometrist who is a team player with excellent clinical skills and is willing to take on new challenges. A candidate with solid experience in routine eye care and diagnosing, treating, and managing ocular diseases and disorders will be an asset to the team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive team environment where you'll be empowered to grow as a doctor and continue building your skills.

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 willing to integrate new techniques and innovations that improve patient care and services.

Minimum qualifications

• Optometry license in the state of Pennsylvania
• Vision therapy experience

Preferred specialties

• Ocular diseases and disorders

For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment

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. T he 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.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status . We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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