Optometrist with Duke Eye Center – Clinic sites across Durham, NC & Mebane, NC

Duke Eye Center is accepting applications for a full-time optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care within a multi-specialty ophthalmology setting. This role includes diagnosis and management of chronic and acute eye disease, as well as post-operative surgical care, delivered in collaboration with a highly skilled, team-oriented clinical staff.

This position offers a unique opportunity that includes the following:

• Fast-paced, academic medical environment while working closely with ophthalmologists across multiple subspecialties.
• Rotation between Duke Eye Center’s main campus in Durham and the new Duke campus in Mebane, supporting patient care across these locations as clinical needs require (approximately 20 miles between the two sites)
• Help grow a patient base in our new clinic location, enjoying the perks of a new construction
• 100% clinical FTE role, 4.5 day work week

This role requirements:

• Active North Carolina optometry license
• Willingness and ability to travel between Duke Eye Center locations, including Durham and Mebane
• Strong clinical, communication, and collaborative skills

Visit Duke Ophthalmology

The greater Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has a population of more than two million residents that offers diverse opportunity. From urban loft living to suburban and rural family homes with acreage – there are options for every lifestyle. The Research Triangle Park (RTP) lies in the midst of the area, a globally prominent research and development center conceived around the main academic centers – Duke University, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University. This trio of leading universities, combined with the RTP, has helped create a region that is culturally diverse, economically resilient, and nationally recognized as a wonderful place to live. 

Located in the heart of central North Carolina, Mebane is a vibrant and growing community that blends small-town charm with modern convenience. With a revitalized downtown, expanding residential neighborhoods, and easy access to both the Triangle and Triad regions, Mebane offers an exceptional quality of life. Residents enjoy a welcoming community atmosphere, excellent schools, abundant outdoor recreation, and a steadily growing dining and arts scene. Its strategic location near Durham, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro makes Mebane an attractive place to live and work while staying connected to the energy and innovation of the region.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status. 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.