Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow - Community Based Fellowship - College of Optometry

Description

The one-year post-doctoral fellowship is designed to provide the candidate with extensive experience in a community-based setting and additional specialty rotations that will enhance the candidate's clinical experience. The fellowship provides educational opportunities necessary to build a strong foundation in community patient care and diagnosis and treatment for a broad range of ocular pathology. This position also allows the candidate to develop effective teaching styles through participation in clinical and laboratory instruction to student optometric clinicians and non-optometric professionals. Furthermore, the fellow will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop vision projects focused on improving access to care through community outreach programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in assigned clinical settings under appropriate supervision, with progressive autonomy consistent with training level and demonstrated competency.
• Performs advanced diagnostic, therapeutic, and management procedures, including surgical and perioperative care when applicable and within licensure and credentialing requirements.
• Serves as an attending clinician or preceptor in clinical and laboratory instructional settings; supervises, instructs, and evaluates students, residents, or other trainees.
• Participates in clinical teaching activities, including case-based instruction, clinical conferences, workshops, seminars, journal clubs, and grand rounds.
• Engages in clinically focused research and scholarly activity, including clinical trials, outcomes research, quality improvement initiatives, and preparation of presentations or manuscripts related to patient care.
• Collaborates with faculty mentors and program leadership to meet defined clinical competency milestones and educational objectives of the fellowship program.
• Maintains accurate and timely clinical documentation in compliance with institutional policies, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
• Participates in programmatic, community-based, or outreach clinical activities as required by the fellowship.
• Exercises professional judgment and ethical decision-making appropriate to a post-doctoral clinical training role; seeks consultation for complex clinical situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Candidate must have a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree and must be able to practice in Texas.

Skills

No specific skills are listed; however, the ability to perform advanced clinical procedures, teach effectively, and engage in scholarly activity is implied.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned; however, the fellowship provides educational opportunities and hands-on experience which may qualify the fellow for academic, community-based/public health, or private practice settings.

Pay

$50,000.00

Schedule

The fellowship is a one-year commitment.