Optometrist – Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Join the healthcare team at Camp Lejeune as an Optometrist, providing high-quality vision and eye care services to active-duty service members, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries. In this role, you will deliver both routine and acute eye care, ensuring early detection and effective management of visual disorders, ocular diseases, and systemic conditions that affect vision health. You'll use your clinical expertise to evaluate, diagnose, and treat a wide range of eye-related conditions while collaborating with other healthcare professionals to promote readiness, wellness, and prevention.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct comprehensive eye examinations to evaluate visual acuity, ocular health, and systemic implications affecting vision.
Diagnose and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the eye, visual system, and associated structures.
Provide preventive and therapeutic eye care, including prescribing corrective lenses, contact lenses, and ocular medications.
Perform pre- and post-operative evaluations for refractive and other ophthalmologic procedures.
Conduct color vision, contrast sensitivity, and binocular vision assessments.
Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as fundus photography, corneal topography, Pentacam scans, autorefraction, and visual field testing.
Remove superficial ocular foreign bodies and perform epilation when clinically indicated.
Provide patient education on eye health, safety, and vision conservation, promoting preventive practices and adherence to treatment plans.
Collaborate with ophthalmologists and other specialists for co-management or referral of complex ocular and systemic conditions.
Participate in clinical training, wellness initiatives, and vision research activities as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
Degree: Doctor of Optometry (OD).
Education:
Graduate of an optometry program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
Licensure:
Current, active, and unrestricted optometry license in any U.S. state or territory.
Schedule:
Full-time, Monday–Friday7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. MDPerm LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of credentialing, background screening, and any facility-specific requirements.
