Optometrist - Per Diem

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Triage and examines patients with complex eye-related issues and provides acute eye care.
• Performs routine and specialized contact lens fittings.
• Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and campus policies and procedures to resolve a wide range of issues.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Provides optometric examinations including but not limited to: pupillary reflexes, tonometry, keratometry, evaluation of muscle balance, stereopsis, phorias, vergences, slit lamp examination, visual acuity, lensometry and indirect biomicroscopy.
• Performs eye examinations and contact lens fittings to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Performs triage and screening for acute or unscheduled patients in ophthalmology.
• Prescribes ophthalmic medications within the scope of practice.
• Aids in medication refills for the Department of Ophthalmology.
• Complies with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administrative and clinical practice.
• Complies with activities mandated by JCAHO and DHS.
• Communicates the specific needs of patients to care providers.
• Ensures a professional and helpful working environment by upholding the House Standards as adopted by the Medical center Staff.
• Demonstrates courtesy, common sense and follow-through in all telephone communications.
• Orders and maintains contact lens fitting stock and supplies.
• Keeps informed of current trends and developments within optometry.
• Works within the ophthalmology clinics to provide support as needed.
• Adheres to the Medical Center and Departmental guidelines related to documentation of patient encounter notes, charge documents, and diagnostic study interpretation notes.
• Maintains the Department’s guideline for the wRVU productivity and/or patient care visits per half-day clinic session.
• Provides clinical services on an on-call basis.

Qualifications

• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
• Thorough knowledge of optometry and skills essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to this position.
• Thorough knowledge of eye diseases diagnosis.
• Must be able to effectively communicate findings of examination to patients.
• Requires strong communication and presentation skills.
• Position must be able to work with diverse client group.
• Position must be able to provide direction and guidance to less experienced staff members.
• Must be able to work in a collaborative manner with staff, faculty, and members of the health care community across the campus.
• Requires effective interpersonal skills.
• Thorough professional skills in delivering eye care, treatment, and diagnostic services to patients.
• Doctoral degree in optometry issued by an accredited school/college of optometry.