(USA) Associate Optometrist - Walmart (155 E COURTLAND ST, MORTON, IL 61550-8931, 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based vision care to ensure patients' health and well-being by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options (for example, 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. This would be essential as we are integrating advanced technology such as digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo).

Requirements

• 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.
• Judgment: Make Sound Judgments: Uses objective financial and business analyses to evaluate the returns and risks of business choices. Analyzes and integrates trends and patterns to determine the root causes of problems and identify solutions. Evaluates short- and long-term implications of decisions. Accurately forecasts growth, costs, and business challenges.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from accredited optometry school. Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice.
• Preferred Qualifications: Not specified.

Skills

• Customer/Member Centered: Promote a Customer/Member-Focused Environment.
• Execution and Results: Optimize Execution and Results.
• Planning and Improvement: Advocate Planning and Continuous Improvement.
• Influence and Communicate: Inspire Commitment.
• Talent: Assess and Improve Talent.
• Build Relationships: Build Internal and External Relationships.
• Quality Patient Care-Facility: Creates a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy.
• Compliance Focused Execution-Facility: Creates and fosters an environment centered on health care compliance execution.

Benefits

• 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.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00 - $200,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) Complex Structure (based on external factors that create challenges).

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00 - $200,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) Complex Structure (based on external factors that create challenges).

Schedule

Full-time