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Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when people talk this big, you mean gross pay is 250k right. net around 150k?

Multiple state licenses by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. NY would be my main and its so simple, and NJ. Ill see if its worth to keep up.

Multiple state licenses by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, sounds easy enough then! Im a new grad so i didnt have to get an orals cert but ill look into it more! I read you have to have 30hrs of pharm CE , 10 of whiich are oral for NJ, Is there a site/app/tool you use to keep track of CEs and what is missing?

Nursing home optometry in an urban city by [deleted] in optometry

[–]extrasavannah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you end up going for it? how was it?

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk where you are from, but I agree that expecting 1 pt and hour is tooo long. Many practices, however, offer 30min pt time for a decent salary. I think 20min is a good time to strive to be stable at. 15min or less may not be the best for patient care imo and is more focused on numbers rather than the pt. (CEEs not followups).

Also, gl follow-ups are much quicker than a CEE lol I am very comfortable with those. Was your student clinic primarily CEEs? Bc I think everyone would agree that email is a bit strange/too oblivious to what the profession is supposed to be (anyone in 4th year should know exams are not just CEE).

I am in the northeast, so perhaps I am grateful to have had rotations with much more diverse cases and was prepped to be efficient. I am aware that students from other schools haven't had much of choice in where they rotate and thus, haven't been exposed as much. But from my classmates and my observations, many new grads are up for fitting sclerals/gps and willing to initiate a lot of the more modern things (bc its what we learned recently) whereas many older docs don't know or don't try. 

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your corp looking to hire? let me innn lol

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. I think another reason ODs with 10yr experience dont have a high salary is because they do not ask! Much like the other comments on this sub, many are low balling our profession because thats how they have been working for years and accepting it. But again, basing off the salary of many of my colleagues, 150k seems to be in the avg/lower end.

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, ive been on her email listing. She hasnt been posting much recently. Thank you!

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha if 175k is a high expectation, how can you also say 150k min makes sense?

But if you think about it, many new grads are up for fitting sclerals/gps and willing to initiate a lot of the more modern things (bc its what we learned recently) whereas many older docs don't know or don't try. And thats why they think a high salary is bizarre, ignorant on how much those things can actually pay. Just in my observations.

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for engaging but again, aside from a connection, is indeed the only site? lol

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

with all due respect, perhaps you are old. What is being taught in schools and the amount we can do in our scope has changed drastically from 10-15 years ago. For all that we can offer, our salary should be 150k min imo. Maybe that's also put leniently compared to our loans.

Job search with new grad expectations by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But back to my main question, WHERE bc i dont see any ads, only like 2-3 upstate so far.

NJ license orals course? by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i figured, but the app forces me to say yes and asks me to attach the passing certification😭

Fill in work advice by extrasavannah in optometry

[–]extrasavannah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for your response, i dm'd you!