Optometrist

The Heart of Our Community. Ahead of the Curve.
Lynn Community Health Center is a non-profit, multicultural, community health center. Located in the heart of our community, we are at the center of a larger solution to the healthcare crisis that is facing our nation today. We are recognized as a leader in developing new initiatives that result in high-impact, low cost health care.

Our mission is to provide comprehensive health care to everyone in our community, regardless of ability to pay
At the health center, board-certified providers lead teams of health professionals who can address almost any non-emergency health need or chronic condition. These teams include highly-qualified mental health therapists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, community health workers, and other specialists. LCHC uses an innovative, integrative care model called a patient-centered medical home, which is designed to respect each patient's unique needs.

We are committed to social justice and reducing barriers to care. Our staff reflect the diversity within the community we serve, and we provide care in many languages and with respect for all cultures.

At LCHC, you are at the center of your care.
About The Role
Lynn Community Health Center is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Optometrist to join our team. As an Optometrist, you will be responsible for providing exceptional eye care services, engages in clinical teaching and assists the clinical director in clinical operations. Your ultimate goal will be to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality eye care possible.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted license to practice optometry in the State of Massachusetts
• Current controlled substance certificate
• Training appropriate to practice – 5 years' experience or Optometry Residency
• Excellent customer care skills
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of quality eye care, evaluations, diagnosis and treatment
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements
• Knowledge of relevant medications and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides
• Ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment
• Residency training preferred
• Experience working in a community health setting preferred
• Strong ocular disease background preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on care while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility and responsiveness.
• Examine eyes, using observation, instruments and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities such as glaucoma or macular degeneration.
• Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system.
• Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment.
• Prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.