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Optometrist
Burlington, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Category: Non MD Provider Job ID: JR21777 Date posted: 12/09/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Optometrist
Burlington, MA
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Join our team! Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health) is seeking a skilled Optometrist to join our growing Division of Ophthalmology.
About Lahey:
- 317-bed tertiary care facility with outpatient clinics and a Level I trauma center in Burlington, MA.
- Physician-led, multi-disciplinary group practice of 600+ doctors.
- Multiple locations across the northern and western suburbs of Boston (Burlington, Peabody, Arlington, and Lynnfield).
- State-of-the-art surgical facility in Peabody.
- Fully integrated EPIC EHR platform.
- Excellent school systems, abundant cultural activities, and convenient access to mountains and seacoast.
About the Role:
As an Optometrist at Lahey, you will:
- Perform comprehensive eye exams.
- Conduct vision tests and analyze results.
- Diagnose and treat ocular issues and diseases (e.g., farsightedness, glaucoma).
- Prescribe corrective lenses and fit contact lenses.
- Provide contact lens treatment with scleral lenses, Rigid GPL, with a special interest in Keratoconus.
- Build strong doctor-patient relationships.
- Handle eye care emergencies.
- Evaluate patients for other health issues (e.g., diabetes) and refer as needed.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree
- Massachusetts State License/Controlled Substance License
Experience:
Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive eye care, from routine check-ups to treatment and management of visual disease or injury. Experience counseling patients on health issues impacting ocular health (e.g., smoking, obesity) is a plus.
Skills & Competencies:
- Active listening and detail orientation
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
To Apply:
Interested candidates should send a CV and brief cover letter to:
- Shiyoung Roh, MD, Chair of Ophthalmology: Shiyoung.Roh@lahey.org
- Renee Castro, Physician Recruiter: Renee.Castro@lahey.org
Lahey is an equal opportunity employer with competitive salary and benefits.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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Why join Beth Israel Lahey Health?
If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference and explore your potential, Beth Israel Lahey Health is the place you belong. Our system includes a network of hospitals, physician practices, outpatient centers, and other healthcare facilities and we offer a broad range of careers in direct patient care, environmental services, registration, finance and many other fields. We are focused on providing compassionate and personalized healthcare with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and research and offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Conveniently, we have many locations in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.
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