Physician Assistant - Mobile Optometry
hace 7 días
Jacksonville
Job DescriptionWe are Advanced Surgical Mobile Eye Care and we are seeking a part-time physician assistant. We are a successful 25-year-old company in practicing optometry by traveling to local nursing homes in all these areas of Florida - Daytona, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Sarasota. We are seeking and physician assistant for the Gainesville, Jacksonville, and St Augustine area. This is the perfect opportunity for someone interested in practicing medicine to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Imagine you can practice medicine to its fullest for patients that truly need care and who can not voice for themselves. This group of patients often gradually lose their eyesight and/or have eye infections unnoticed by staff or poorly treated by their nurses. They have a high rate of glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, blepharitis, and a plethora of other eye diseases. These patients often greet you with a big smile when their eyeglasses are dispensed. We are equipped with portable OCT, fundus camera, b-scan, and visual fields to diagnose and monitor eye diseases. If you are compassionate and love ocular pathology, you would be a perfect match for this mode of practice compared to conventional practices. Other Pertinent Details: • The Physician Assistant will provide ophthalmic patient care in nursing homes or assisted living facilities under the supervision of an ophthalmologist, • Perform and assist with optometric procedures such as intravitreal injections and minor interventions, • On average 20-25 patients daily with most exams being medical, short, and brief, • An ophthalmic technician is available to locate patients, perform preliminaries, and fit glasses., • A scribe is available for your brief note-taking, • All portable optometric equipment is provided and you will be trained, • $400-$800 with the ability to earn $100K-$180k. Your rate is per diem with bonuses and you would be paid as 1099-Misc. We reimburse mileage above 50 miles per day., • There are no weekends. Your M-F work schedule on most days is much shorter than 8 hours., • Masters Degree in Physician Assistant and certified to practice medicine in the state of Florida, • Background in Optometry or Ophthalmology is a benefit but not required