Optometrist - Sam's Club

About the role

The Sam's Club Optometrist is a clinical partner to the Optical Center Manager, playing a pivotal role in advancing eyecare affordably for everyone. This role requires strong clinical knowledge and a passion for helping patients. You will be empowered to work to the top of your license, ensuring high-quality care while leveraging your entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

• Provides evidence-based vision care to ensure patient health and wellbeing by recommending and prescribing treatments such as LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, and other interventions.
• Evaluates patients' health conditions across and within the full vision center scope of service, including visual acuity, visual function, and eye health.
• Performs comprehensive eye examinations, utilizing observation instruments and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity, perception, focus, and coordination, and identify vision defects.
• Prescribes, fits, and adjusts eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids, and suggests appropriate patient follow-ups and referrals to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals.
• Develops and implements strategies to attract and retain a highly skilled and engaged workforce, including diagnosing capability gaps, recruiting, selecting, and developing talent.
• Supports associate efforts in community outreach and involvement initiatives, fostering a culture of belonging and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in the state of practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, technology-equipped environment.
• Strong business mindset, including the ability to analyze metrics and P&Ls.
• Passion for community involvement and outreach activities.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and embrace diversity.
• Self-awareness, honesty, fairness, and transparency.
• Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of optometry.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in using vision center systems like BOSS.
• Knowledge of state and federal healthcare regulations.

Benefits

Competitive pay, performance-based bonuses, and a wide range of benefits including health, financial, and paid time off packages. Additionally, Live Better U offers tuition assistance for educational advancement.

Pay

$135,000.00 - $200,000.00 annually, with potential for additional compensation.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate the needs of the Optical Center and the patients served.