Optometrist

About the role

This position is primarily responsible for leading the NVISION Center by ensuring patient care is at the forefront of all activities. The Optometrist will see general ophthalmology patients in addition to educating patients on cataract surgery and lifestyle lenses.

Responsibilities

• Leads all clinical aspects of the center to ensure the best patient care for all general ophthalmology, cataract, and glaucoma patients.
• Works with the technicians to improve efficiencies in testing and patient work-up, in addition to ensuring accurate patient refractions.
• Follows the clinical standards of care for the center, including operating practices and procedures, incident tracking/reporting, quality maintenance, surgical protocol, updating medication protocol, patient, and occupational health and safety.
• Interacts with center and surgeon to ensure full communication between the surgeon and the staff in areas of surgical protocol, patient management, and medication schedule.
• Performs pre- and post-operative care for patients at the center and assists doctors with pre- and post-operative care when complications arise.
• Follows up with co-managing/referring doctors regarding patient status and results.
• Defines and reports any clinical incidents as necessary.
• Assists in other areas as needed.

Requirements

• Licensed Optometrist in the state of CA
• Cataract experience preferred
• Desire to be an integral part in providing an exceptional patient experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Pay

Compensation is $550 - $600 per day.