Optometrist OptimEyes - Full time - Westland

About the role

Join the dynamic eye care team that is the driving force behind the success of Henry Ford Health System's OptimEyes. This position is eligible for $10,000 sign on bonus.

Our Mission

We enhance and enrich people's lives by providing compassionate, state-of-the-art eye care and vision for life.

Our Vision

We are leaders in eye care committed to advancing the profession through education, training, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with the General Manager and Optometrist in Charge to ensure each patient receives the best possible care, and the office achieves productivity and performance goals.
• Works collaboratively with the Department of Ophthalmology to ensure the seamless delivery of eye care to all patients.
• Supports professional staffing and office coverage needs and ancillary staff training.
• Primary eye care
• Ocular health evaluation
• Eye glass prescriptions
• Contact lens prescriptions and care
• Management of eye disease
• Comprehensive primary eye care
• Routine eye care including comprehensive examinations, refractions, contact lens services
• Medical eye care for acute and chronic eye diseases
• Specialty eye care (e.g., medically necessary contact lenses, dry eye clinic) privileges based on training and experience
• Work with General Manager and Director of Clinical Services to maintain proper professional staffing and coverage within the clinic.
• Professional growth and compliance with continuing education requirements to maintain licensure
• Support ancillary staff training programs
• Support practice building programs.
• Develop and support new relationships with Henry Ford Medical Centers, ERs, and other system entities.
• Develop and support new relationships with non-Henry Ford entities if possible including pharmacies, nursing homes, etc.
• Maintain existing relationships with key individuals.
• Attend regularly scheduled office and staff meetings
• Act as a role model for other staff
• Embrace best practices to ensure that we are providing the highest possible level of professional care.

Requirements

• Successful completion of the program from a school of Optometry.
• Previous direct patient care experience.
• Licensed as an Optometrist in the State of Michigan.
• Must be T.P.A./D.P.A. certified.
• Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the HFHS' Customer Service Policy
• Must practice the customer skills as provided through on-going training and in-services.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care optometry, preferred

Schedule

Requires evening and weekend hours.