Location: Boston, MA and surrounding cities (in-school and mobile clinic settings)
Job Type: Independent Contractor, Flexible Schedule (1–5 days/week)
Compensation: $700 per day
Schedule: Monday–Friday, typically 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
20/20 Onsite is seeking a licensed optometrist to provide comprehensive eye exams to students in Boston Public Schools. This is a contracted, flexible-schedule position: you choose anywhere from one to five days per week based on your availability. Exams are conducted either aboard our mobile vision clinic or on-site within school buildings. Every student we see receives a free eye exam, and any student who needs corrective lenses receives a free pair of glasses.
This role is a great fit for an optometrist looking for flexible, meaningful, community-based work that fits around an existing practice or schedule.
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Perform comprehensive pediatric eye exams for students in Boston Public Schools, either on our mobile clinic or in a designated space within the school.
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Diagnose refractive errors and other vision issues, and prescribe corrective lenses as needed.
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Accurately document exam findings and prescriptions in accordance with clinical and program standards.
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Communicate exam results and recommendations clearly to school staff and families as needed.
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Maintain a warm, patient bedside manner suited to working with children.
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Ensure all exams and services are delivered in compliance with applicable state licensing and clinical standards.
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Active, unrestricted Optometrist license in Massachusetts (OD).
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Comfortable and experienced working with pediatric patients.
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Reliable and punctual, with strong communication skills.
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Ability to work efficiently in a mobile clinic or school-based setting.
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Prior experience with school-based or community vision programs is a plus, but not required.
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Exams take place Monday through Friday, generally between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
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You select your own schedule, from 1 to 5 days per week, based on your availability.
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Work locations rotate across Boston Public Schools; exams are conducted either aboard 20/20 Onsite's mobile vision clinic or inside the school itself.
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$700 per day, paid as an independent contractor (1099).
20/20 Onsite brings free, comprehensive eye exams and glasses directly to students where they learn — removing the transportation, cost, and scheduling barriers that keep kids from getting the vision care they need to succeed in school.
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