About This Role
This optometrist role involves conducting eye exams and practicing to the full capacity of their license within the Acuity Eyecare group. The position focuses on supporting practice growth by building strong patient relationships and educating patients on eye care.
Responsibilities
- Conduct eye exams
- Establish long-term patient relationships through proper patient care and education
- Perform verbal interviews with patients prior to examination to determine health and ocular history, medical issues, reasons for their visit, and visual wants and needs
- Instruct, recommend, and advise patients as to their options for remediation of ametropias, systemic and ocular disease, as well as visual wants and needs
- Hand off patients to support staff with a recap discussion
- 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 and how often to have their eyes examined
- Clearly communicate to the opticians and other sales people appropriate recommendations for the best possible lenses with the latest highest technology coatings and designs
Requirements
- Doctorate of Optometry from a credentialed institution
- Must have passed all optometric state boards
- Ability to communicate and exchange information
- Ability to utilize equipment necessary to perform the job
- Ability to move about the office
Benefits
- 401(k) with Match
- Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD
- Vision Service Plan
- Employee Vision Discount Program
- HSA/FSA
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
Important Details
- Benefits applicable to full-time employees only
