(USA) Optometrist - Sam's (7021 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002-4206, United States of America)

What you'll do

Provides 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, using evidence-based care guidelines. Delivers routine vision care, educates patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease state management, and safety factors. Recommends appropriate patient follow-up, consults with other health professionals to prepare and coordinate patient care plans in accordance with optometry scope of practice per state board, and follows up with patients and other health professionals regarding outstanding diagnostics tests or other patient information.

Evaluates patients' health condition across and within the full vision center scope of service, such as visual acuity, visual function, and eye health, keratometry, refraction, to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment. Reviews complete patient medical history information and performs comprehensive eye examinations. Examines eyes utilizing observation instruments and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination, and identifies signs of vision defects, such as injury, disease, or abnormality. Prescribes, fits, and adjusts eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids. Suggests ordering, interpreting, and assessing diagnostic tests, such as glaucoma testing and macular degeneration Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). Provides additional vision treatment, such as foreign body removal, as necessary. Develops treatment plans based on patients' clinical presentations using evidence-based care guidelines.

Represents the company in vision care and patient engagement by delivering exceptional customer service through all patient interactions. Maintains and updates patient information in vision center systems, such as BOSS, in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner. Assists vision center staff, such as opticians, on best practices and procedures. Ensures adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and Walmart vision center guidelines. Performs administrative and retail tasks, such as financial transactions, patient registration, retail transactions, and working with internal stakeholders, such as pharmacists, clinics, store management, and external stakeholders, such as external healthcare professionals, to ensure overall coordinated and integrated patient care experience and high-quality customer service.

Develops and implements strategies

Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs, developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices. Analyzes costs and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans. Determines and supports resource requirements. Evaluates operational processes. Measures outcomes to ensure desired results. Identifies and capitalizes on improvement opportunities. Promotes a customer environment and demonstrates adaptability and sponsors continuous learning.

Respects and adheres to company standards of integrity and ethics

Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals. Sponsors and leads key community outreach and involvement initiatives. Engages key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives. Supports associate efforts in these areas.

Attracts and retains the best talent

Diagnoses capability gaps, recruits, selects, and develops talent. Supports mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning. Leverages the capabilities of new and existing talent.

Act with Integrity

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Models the Walmart values to support and foster the culture. Holds oneself and others accountable. Supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.

Serve Our Customers and Members

Strives to deliver results while putting the customer first. Considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop. Applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans. Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis. Balances short and long-term priorities. Considers associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.

Live Better U

A company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Additional Compensation

Annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.