Job Details
About the role
Are you passionate about providing top-notch eye care to patients? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a difference in people's lives? Our client is a family-oriented practice group that provides full-service vision care for children and adults and is hiring an Optometrist for a fill‑in as needed opportunity. Our friendly, comfortable, and professional offices are located inside select retail locations. The Optometrist will analyze vision tests, diagnose potential vision impairments, and prescribe corrective lenses and eyeglasses. Success in this role requires being detail‑oriented, treating patients with kindness and discretion from young children to the elderly, and ensuring accurate diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and injuries. This position is for fill‑in or as‑needed coverage.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive eye exams and vision tests
- Diagnose defects of the eye, such as myopia, astigmatism, and glaucoma
- Provide personalized temporary and permanent solutions to visual impairments based on each patient’s specific case and medical history
- Prescribe medications, eyeglasses, and contact lenses
- Advise patients on proper eye care techniques
- Keep updated and accurate medical records for all patients
- Advise patients on how to use and maintain their contact lenses
- Co‑management of patients with local ophthalmologists
Requirements
Detail‑oriented optometrist able to treat patients with kindness and discretion, from young children to the elderly.