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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Onsite
Why join us?
University Eye Associates has proudly served the community since 1986, building a strong reputation as an independent practice rooted in full-scope, medical-model optometry. The practice provides comprehensive primary eye care along with medical eye care, dry eye treatment, specialty contact lenses, and myopia management, giving doctors the opportunity to practice to the full extent of their training in a supportive and well-established clinical setting. The team is committed to combining advanced technology, personalized treatment, and a warm patient experience to deliver high-quality care for individuals and families across the community.
What you'll do:
You’ll provide refractive and medical patient care in a full-scope optometric setting, using advanced technology such as OCT, virtual visual fields, LipiFlow, IPL, corneal topography, and optical services to support accurate diagnoses, personalized treatment plans, and high-quality outcomes. In this full-time, 40-hour-per-week role, you’ll care for 20 to 24 patients each day while managing a broad range of visual and medical eye care needs. You’ll also collaborate with an experienced clinical and optical team to create a smooth, patient-centered experience from exam through follow-up care.
Who you are:
You are a compassionate, patient-centered optometrist with strong clinical skills and a natural ability to communicate clearly with patients and team members. You take pride in delivering thoughtful, high-quality care, building trust through every interaction, and taking the time to understand each patient’s unique vision and eye health needs. You are comfortable practicing in a full-scope medical optometry environment, confident using advanced technology to support clinical decision-making, and motivated to provide care that is both thorough and personalized. As a collaborative team member, you value open communication, professionalism, and a positive practice culture, and you are excited by the opportunity to grow with an established independent practice that offers long-term potential and meaningful patient relationships.
Why you'll love Charlotte:
Living in Charlotte offers the perfect blend of Southern charm, big-city opportunity, and everyday convenience. As one of North Carolina’s most dynamic cities, Charlotte is known for its welcoming neighborhoods, strong professional community, growing dining and arts scene, and access to parks, greenways, shopping, and entertainment. From the energy of Uptown and South End to the local character of areas like NoDa and Plaza Midwood, the city offers something for every lifestyle, whether you enjoy live music, local restaurants, outdoor recreation, sports, or quiet neighborhood living. With a mild climate, proximity to Lake Norman and the Blue Ridge Mountains, and a strong sense of community, Charlotte provides an engaging and well-rounded place to build both a career and a life.
You’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:
Minimum Qualifications:
Special Notice
This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer. The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.
VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support
VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals. The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals. VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.
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