Part-Time Flexible OD Needed - Ithaca, NY - Option to own - Amazing opportunity !

Optometrist – Part-time (w/ Potential Ownership Buy-In!) – Private Practice – Ithaca, NY
Experienced ODs and new or upcoming graduates are welcome to apply!
650$ daily rate, 1-4 days a week, 9-5, no nights, no weekends, no holidays.

About Our Practice
Classic Optical is a professional, locally-owned optometric office located in the heart of Ithaca. We take pride in the meaningful and long term relationships we’ve built with our community and are passionate about providing high-quality care to our family of patients. It is our goal to provide an incredible experience that exceeds all our patient’s expectations, and we're looking for a new team member to help us grow to new heights.
Our Optician owner has been in the field for 35 years and owned this practice since 2003. Our office manager has been at this practice since 2000 and in the field since 1992. This is a very well run, very profitable, very friendly private practice seeking to continue the tradition of eyecare that you'd expect to receive from a good family friend.
Our staff has decades of experience to ensure reliable eyeglass fits and they provide excellent optical problem solving prior to bothering the OD with needless recheck appointments or redo's. We believe in using high end name brand lenses and frames to ensure the beast possible experience for our customers.
We take minimal EC plans (Eyemed and VSP only) choosing instead to focus on excellent private pay service to our clients. Our core clientele is centered around the collegiate experience. Students, professors, staff, and local professionals within the Ithaca community. Our practice sees a very minimal amount of pediatric or geriatric clientele.
Optometrist Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree
• Valid NY state license to practice optometry

Optometrist Job Duties & Responsibilities
We are searching for a talented OD to join our growing practice! You'll use your clinical and interpersonal skills to provide high-quality vision care to our patients. Our ideal OD candidate is energetic, flexible, and outgoing. Our future OD has the potential to own or buy into the practice.
Your regular duties will include:
Workday 9-5, with a 1/2 hr. lunch. 1st patient is typically 9am, the last is 4:30pm - We book 2 exams per hour, with occasional CL follow-up's as required by the OD booked on the 1/4 hr. Our office staff will take/make all appts, check in, and prescreen all clients and they handle all eyeglass or contact lens sales etc. So far in the calendar year 2022 it's been an average of 12 patients a day. This is right in line with our typical patient load.

• Perform comprehensive eye exams
• Diagnose and assist in the treatment of ocular disease
• Prescribe contact lenses
• Promote healthy vision by counseling and educating patients
• Maintain detailed patient records regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, and progress using EyePegasus EHR
• Handle eye care emergencies or refer out to appropriate specialists.

Our Equipment and Environment
Our office is a relaxed and fun environment to work in. We gutted the office and did a full remodel in early 2021 and now present a clean, bright, fresh, modern office with digital amenities. The exam lane is a 100% brand new digital lane (Norwood). Additional equipment features an auto refractor (w K's), a digital lensometer, iCare handheld tonometer, and a Volk digital retinal camera. Our doctors utilize our in-house technology and are equipped to see routine cases such as:

• Comprehensive eye exams
• Specialty contact lenses
• Glasses
• Glaucoma testing
• Other eye health-related issues as they arise

Compensation and Benefits
We reward our doctors with competitive salaries starting at $550 day as an *employee. (commensurate with experience) We offer the option of $650 a day as 1099.
*Employee benefits include:

• PTO
• Paid parking
• CE reimbursement
• We don’t work nights, holidays, or weekends!
• Flexible scheduling to allow for a full personal life of travel / family etc.
• Optional Health Benefits - shared expense - (BCBS)
• 401k

About the Location:
Ithaca is a city full of diversity and gorgeous landscapes. There are many hiking trails, gorges, and waterfalls to explore. Ithaca is a progressive powerhouse for young professionals. Home to Ithaca College and Cornell University, which is literally just around the corner from the office. The universities and tourism bring an upbeat liveliness to the town. Ithaca is home to an extensive entertainment scene full of the the country's most talented musicians and artists. We have a robust theater and cinematic outlets bringing the whole world to the doorstep. Your tastebuds will enjoy the abundance of amazing and culturally diverse restaurants, breweries, and locally produced wineries. The fantastic school systems and the close-knit community makes it the perfect place to raise a family.