optometrist - Bronx, United States - MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER

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    This is a wonderful opportunity for an Optometrist to work at multiple school-based health centers as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes medical, nursing, dental, mental health, and community health services. The optometrist will serve children and adolescents ages 3-24 and will provide screening, full examinations, and assessment/treatment for ocular problems. We are fortunate to have a partnership with a national eyeglass provider and are able to offer each child who needs glasses a free pair

    Must be a NYS licensed O.D. Diagnose and treat vision problems, eye diseases, prescribe eyeglasses, and limited medication for ocular disorders.

    The Department of Ophthalmology credentials all eye care providers in the Montefiore system. Eligible for faculty appointment in the department if you are full-time and participate in resident or medical student teaching and/or research. Although you will be employed by our School Health Program, the Chair of Ophthalmology with Montefiore Medical Center is part of the interview process.

    Department: School Health Program Bargaining Unit: Non Union Campus: MMG Employment Status: Regular Full-Time Address: 450 St. Paul's Place, Bronx
    Shift: Day Scheduled Hours: 8 AM-4:30 PM Req ID: 186450

    Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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