Description
The New England College of Optometry (NECO) prepares the next generation of eye care providers, educators, and innovators through a rigorous curriculum and extensive clinical experiences. NECO graduates compassionate and skilled optometrists prepared to practice in diverse settings. Located in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay, the College is a small, independent graduate institution that currently enrolls students from 34 states and 8 countries. The College has its primary didactic teaching location at 424 Beacon Street, Boston and an additional Clinical Training Center located within the largest of its three owned and operated eye clinics (Boston-Commonwealth).
The New England College of Optometry (NECO) Clinical Network is the patient care and clinical education subsidiary of the New England College of Optometry and encompasses a wide network of local, national and international sites throughout which our students do their clinical training. As one of the largest providers of optometric services in Massachusetts, our faculty and students provide optometric services to nearly 90,000 patients annually in more than 43 locations, including many of Greater Boston’s community health centers.
Full-time Specialty Contact Lens Clinical Optometrist / Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry
The New England College of Optometry (NECO) Clinical Network invites applications for the position of attending optometrist and clinician educator. We are looking for a doctor with a strong interest in providing specialty contact lens and myopia control services to patients in a busy, multispecialty eye clinic at NCEC Commonwealth. The candidate should have experience in fitting scleral contact lenses and ortho-K lenses for myopia control. The ideal candidate should also be passionate about teaching future optometrists the principles of optometric and specialty contact lens care while delivering high-quality patient services using the latest diagnostic technology.
Our mission is to enhance the vision and eye health of communities through excellence in collaborative patient care, service, education, and research. Additional responsibilities for this position include leading contact lens workshops, with potential opportunities to teach contact lens didactic laboratories. Clinical attending optometrists are also faculty members with teaching appointments at NECO, contributing to both service and teaching missions. This is a full-time, non-tenure clinical track position, with a salary commensurate with experience.
NECO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
Benefits
New England College of Optometry offers a robust benefits program including:
- 3 plan options for BCBS medical coverage (employer subsidized at 75% or greater)
- Mental Health and Wellness benefits
- BCBS Dental
- Discounted vision services
- 13 paid holidays and generous paid time off for sick, vacation, and personal days
- Employer-paid life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
- Voluntary Insurance: life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident
- Voluntary Benefits: employee discounts and pet insurance
- 9% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan after 1 year of service with no vesting schedule or match requirement
- Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
Requirements
Qualifications include an OD degree with TPA+ licensure (glaucoma and anti-infectives) in Massachusetts, advanced professional credentials such as residency training or equivalent clinical experience, appropriate credentials for a faculty appointment, and an active commitment to excellence in patient care and teaching. Preference given to those who have clinical precepting experience.
The start date for the position is as soon as credentialing is complete. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Timothy Bossie (bossiet@neco.edu). Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae and a cover letter on the NECO website for employment opportunities.
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