Optometrist Primary Eye Care

Sisseton South Dakota

Weekday primary eye care in South Dakotas glacial lakes country two openings no nights or weekends any state license.

The Community

Sisseton sits in the far northeast corner of South Dakota on the Lake Traverse Reservation home of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. It is glacial lakes country: Big Stone Lake and Lake Traverse are on the doorstep Sica Hollow and Roy Lake state parks are close by and the fishing and hunting are excellent. Watertown is about an hour away FargoMoorhead under two hours and the Minnesota line is ten minutes east. The cost of living is far below what you would pay in a metro practice.

Getting Here

Hector International Airport (FAR) Fargo ND about 1 hour 45 minutes from the facility. Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) is about an hour away and Sioux Falls Regional (FSD) about 2.5 hours.

The Facility

Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center is a modern Indian Health Service outpatient health center built in 2007 serving about 7000 tribal members. Optometry works alongside dental behavioral health community health pharmacy lab radiology and physical therapy under one roof in a Patient Centered Medical Home model.

100 Lake Traverse Drive Sisseton SD 57262

Responsibilities

• Full-scope primary eye care for patients of all ages: examination diagnosis treatment plan follow-up and consultation
• Routine diagnostic consultative and urgent optometric care typically 1216 patients per day in 30-minute appointments
• Prescribe from the facility formulary and refer through Purchased & Referred Care when specialty care is needed
• Patient education on eye disease diabetic eye health and prevention
• Document in the electronic health record and complete charts within 72 hours

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry from an ACOE-accredited program
• Active unrestricted optometry license from any U.S. state DC Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory a South Dakota license is not required
• One-year residency or at least one year of optometry practice within the last 24 months
• Electronic health record experience

Schedule

MondayFriday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. No nights no weekends. Federal holidays off. Twelve-month contract anticipated to start December 2026.

Questions Contact Rob Kurz directly at or .

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