(USA) Optometrist - Sam's

About the role

Provides evidence-based vision care to ensure patients’ health and wellbeing by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options (for example, red eye, LASIK surgery, cataract surgery) using evidence-based care guidelines, delivering routine vision care, and educating 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, provides patients with appropriate referrals as needed to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals, and follows up with patients and other health professionals regarding any outstanding diagnostics tests or other patient information as needed.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients’ health condition across and within the full vision center scope of service (for example, visual acuity, visual function, eye health, keratometry, refraction) to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment by reviewing complete patient medical history information and performing comprehensive eye examinations.
• Examines eyes utilizing observation instruments and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination, as well as identify signs of vision defects (for example, injury, disease, abnormality).
• Prescribes, fits, and adjusts eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
• Suggests ordering, interpreting, and assessing diagnostic tests (for example, glaucoma testing, macular degeneration Optical Coherence Tomography OCT).
• Provides additional vision treatment (for example, foreign body removal) as necessary.
• Develops treatment plans based on patients’ clinical presentation 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 (for example, BOSS) in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner.
• Assists vision center staff (for example, opticians) on best practices and procedures and ensures adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and Walmart Vision Center guidelines.
• Performs administrative and retail tasks for the vision center as necessary (for example, financial transactions, patient registration, retail transactions).
• Works with internal stakeholders (for example, pharmacist clinics, store management) and external stakeholders (for example, external healthcare professionals) to ensure overall coordinated and integrated patient care experience and high-quality customer service.
• Analyzes business objectives and customer needs, develops and communicates 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.
• Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps, recruiting, selecting and developing talent, supporting mentorship, workforce development and succession planning, and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.
• Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices, developing consequences for violations or noncompliance, and supporting the Open Door Policy.
• Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives, engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives, and supporting associate efforts in these areas.
• Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, and creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
• Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our 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.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
• Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
• Drives continuous improvement, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Requirements

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

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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting; PTO/PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes and meets or exceeds paid sick leave law requirements where applicable.
• 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 company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates; 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.

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.