(USA) Associate Optometrist - Walmart (11900 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044-2612, United States of America)

About the role

It's time to see optometry through a new lens. Walmart is revolutionizing healthcare and this your chance to be part of it. A Walmart Associate Optometrist is the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager, and core to our mission of advancing eyecare affordably for everyone.

What you'll do...

• Provide evidence-based vision care to ensure patients' health and wellbeing by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options, such as red eye LASIK surgery, cataract surgery.
• Deliver routine vision care using evidence-based care guidelines.
• Educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease state management, and safety factors.
• Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans, observing optometry scope of practice per state board.
• Embraces new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation, essential as we are integrating advanced technology like digital phoropters, EMR Maestro, OCT, retinal camera combo.

What you'll bring

• Doctoral degree in Optometry OD from accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice.
• EMR, EHR experience.
• Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation.
• Experience in Treating and managing ocular disease.
• Manages Optical Operations.
• Stays current on changes in optical procedures, ideas, and processes and shares the information and ideas with associates and managers.
• Ensures adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on merchandise and filling prescriptions.
• Ensures optical operations are aligned with company and regulatory standards for prescriptions and claims, doctor and optician certifications/licensure, and associate training.
• Guides associates and supports managers on how to address customer and member concerns and merchandise defects.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, honest, fair, and transparent.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience.
• Performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Optometry OD from accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice.
• EMR, EHR experience.
• Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation.
• Experience in Treating and managing ocular disease.
• Manages Optical Operations.
• Stays current on changes in optical procedures, ideas, and processes and shares the information and ideas with associates and managers.
• Ensures adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on merchandise and filling prescriptions.
• Ensures optical operations are aligned with company and regulatory standards for prescriptions and claims, doctor and optician certifications/licensure, and associate training.
• Guides associates and supports managers on how to address customer and member concerns and merchandise defects.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, honest, fair, and transparent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional experience in managing optical operations.
• Experience in leading and mentoring others.
• Experience in recruiting doctors in partnership with Market Directors.
• Experience in promoting reporting and transparency of errors.
• Experience in analyzing and identifying areas of improvement.