Optometrist (Clinical)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to patients in a responsible, respectful and caring manner to diagnose optometric/ocular problems through external and internal physical evaluation of the eye and surrounding tissues.
• Independently provide comprehensive optometric services that utilize optometric procedures and instrumentation techniques to detect neuromuscular impairment or anomalies of binocular function.
• Treat visual disorders through examination, prescription of corrective lenses, vision training, and pharmacologic means.
• Responsible for reviewing case histories of patients, analyzing visual functions, far acuity, near acuity, a field of vision, depth of perception, ocular coordination, and color perception.
• Uses objective and subjective methods for detecting apparent ocular and systemic disease in the eyes and refers patients to the appropriate health professional upon diagnosing ocular manifestations of systemic disease.
• Prescribes vision aids, contact, and conventional lenses, and corrective eye exercises deemed necessary.
• Provide optometric services that require advanced instrumentation, procedures, and techniques to detect and correct unusual visual deficiencies.
• Consults with the Ophthalmology staff or private Ophthalmologist and medical practitioners as warranted.
• Record all patient care examinations, assessments, procedures, and care plans appropriate health records electronically and manually in compliance with professional standards.
• Provides guidance, direction, and support to facilitate the functions of the entire eye care staff.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the Tohono O'odham culture, customs, and traditions.
• Knowledge and understanding of advanced optometric procedures and instrumentation techniques and their various applications in the detection and correction of unusual visual deficiencies.
• Knowledge of legal regulations and requirements about confidentiality, specifically to the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Knowledge of urgent/emergency ocular treatment.
• Professional optometric knowledge and skills in examining and analyzing the eye for disease or defects and prescribing correctional lenses or exercises.
• Skill in providing superior customer service to external and internal customers.
• Ability to serve as an authoritative source of information for optometric conduct practice in any phase of the optometry program.
• Ability to organize and plan work.
• Ability to deal with individuals from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently, use sound judgment, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
• Ability to work extended hours and various work schedules.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) accredited by the Council on Optometric Education.
• One year work experience in clinical optometry practice.