Optometrist (North Pole Eyecare) - North Pole, AK

Build a meaningful career in full-scope eye care with a close-knit team serving Interior Alaska.

Why Join Us?

Established in 2018, North Pole Eyecare provides primary eye care and full-scope optometry in a welcoming, modern setting. Our seven-person team, including the owners, is committed to attentive, individualized care for a diverse and growing community. Clinical resources include automated screening, Zeiss OCT and visual field equipment, Optos imaging, ERG, topography, and fully equipped exam lanes.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a staff optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care, including management of medical ocular conditions in a patient population with a growing number of older adults. This is a 40-hour-per-week position in a busy, collaborative practice.

Current volume is approximately 17–20 patients per doctor per day, with an anticipated reduction to about 15 per doctor when two optometrists are in the office. New graduates are welcome. Future ownership or partnership opportunities may be available.

Who You Are

A compassionate, personable optometrist who values clinical quality, clear communication, and teamwork. You should enjoy full-scope practice, be comfortable with a varied caseload, and take pride in building lasting patient relationships.

Why You'll Love North Pole

North Pole is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, with a close-knit community and ready access to fishing, hiking, hunting, boating, camping, skiing, and snowmachining. Life here is distinctly seasonal: summers bring exceptionally long daylight hours, but can be wet; spring and fall are often brief.

Winters are long and very cold, with limited daylight in December and January. For individuals and families who appreciate outdoor recreation, independence, and the realities of Interior Alaska living, the region offers a distinctive place to put down roots.

You'll Enjoy a Range of Benefits, Including

• Paid time off
• Continuing education allowance
• Malpractice insurance
• Licensing fees
• 401(k)
• Potential production bonus

Qualifications

• Required: Eligibility for full-scope optometry licensure in Alaska
• Preferred focus: Primary optometry

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.

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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