Provide comprehensive eye care: conduct eye exams, diagnose visual and ocular disease, prescribe corrective lenses and medications, offer pre/postoperative and low-vision care, educate patients, and coordinate referrals and recommendations with clinical and optical staff to support patient loyalty and practice growth.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
The optometrist will conduct eye exams for Acuity Eyecare group and strive to practice to the full capacity of their license. The optometrist will support practice growth by establishing patient relationships and education to the patient on eyecare.
- Conducting Eye exams
- Establishing long term patient relationships through proper patient care and education
- Performs verbal interview with patient prior to examination to determine health and ocular history, medical issues, reasons for their visit as well their visual wants and needs
- Instructs, recommends and advises patients as to their options for remediation of ametropias, systemic and ocular disease as well as visual wants and needs. Hands-off patient to support staff with recap discussion
- Ability to generate patient loyalty and promote the profession of Optometry and Acuity Eyecare Group values
- Perform vision tests and analyze results
- Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases
- Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications
- Recommend or provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation (brand specific)
- Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery—for example, examining a patient’s eyes the day after cataract or refractive surgery
- Evaluate patients for the presence of diseases such as diabetes and refer patients to other healthcare providers within the proper time frame
- Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses how often to have their eyes examined
- clearly communicating to the opticians and other sales people appropriate recommendations for the best possible lenses with the latest highest technology coatings and designs.
- Doctorate of Optometry from a credentialed institution,
- Must have passed all optometric state boards
Benefits
- 401(k) with Match
- Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD
- Vision Service Plan
- Employee Vision Discount Program
- HSA/FSA
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
*Benefits applicable to full Time Employees only.
Physical Demands
- This position requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, utilize equipment necessary to perform the job, and move about the office.
$124,000 - $210,000
Compensation & BenefitsBenefits: 401(k) with Match, Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD, Vision Service Plan, Employee Vision Discount, Program HSA/FSA, PTO, Paid Holidays *Benefits applicable to Full Time Employment only*Similar Jobs
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