Optometric Resident

We are seeking a Optometric Resident who will work collaboratively with attending faculty with the objective to gain clinical autonomy providing primary ophthalmological evaluations for patients seeking vision services at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Wilmer Eye Institute. Services include diagnosing and treating routine and comprehensive visual problems and prescribing treatment as license allows. Refers and/or works in consultation with various ophthalmological specialists to diagnose and treat complicated vision disorders. Refers patients to surgeons for surgical interventions as needed. Assists in teaching ophthalmology fellows, residents, and medical students.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform various routine and comprehensive services.
• Diabetic eye examinations.
• Evaluation of dry eye disease, cataracts, and glaucoma suspicion.
• Plaquenil screenings.
• Triage of urgent eye or vision concerns.
• Refer patients requiring surgical or advanced sub-specialist care to appropriate physician/s in glaucoma, retina, cornea, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, and low vision rehabilitation.
• Perform refractions and prescribe eye glasses and soft contact lenses with the opportunity to work with patients needing specialty therapeutic contact lenses.
• Provide specialty contact lens services under the direction of faculty Amanda Crum, OD and Lee Guo, OD
• Following refraction and evaluation, refer patients to any one of Wilmer’s Optical stores. Inform patients that Wilmer has a team of licensed opticians and high-quality materials that are not available in standard retail stores.
• Capitalize on use of Cirrus OCT, HVF3, Pentacam, pachymeter, and autorefractor.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
  
• Graduation from an accredited school of Optometry.
• Completion of optometry school including clinical inter- and externships.

Classified Title: Resident-CS 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Optometric Resident   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $47,500 - $83,300 Annually ($74,350 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Oph Comprehensive Eye Svc  
Personnel area: School of Medicine