Optometrist - OptimEyes - Part time - Monroe

Sign on bonus eligible, up to $20,000

Join the dynamic eye care team that is the driving force behind the success of Henry Ford Health System's OptimEyes. This position is eligible for $10,000 sign on bonus.

Our Mission - We enhance and enrich people’s lives by providing compassionate, state-of-the-art eye care and vision for life.

Our Vision - We are leaders in eye care committed to advancing the profession through education, training, and innovation.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Works collaboratively with the General Manager and Optometrist in Charge to ensure each patient receives the best possible care, and the office achieves productivity and performance goals. Works collaboratively with the Department of Ophthalmology to ensure the seamless delivery of eye care to all patients. Supports professional staffing and office coverage needs and ancillary staff training.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Primary eye care

o Ocular health evaluation

o Eye glass prescriptions

o Contact lens prescriptions and care

o Management of eye disease

· Comprehensive primary eye care

· Routine eye care including comprehensive examinations, refractions, contact lens services

· Medical eye care for acute and chronic eye diseases

· Specialty eye care (ex. medically necessary contact lenses, dry eye clinic) privileges based on training and experienceWork with General Manager and Director of Clinical Services to maintain proper professional staffing and coverage within the clinic.

· Professional growth and compliance with continuing education requirements to maintain licensure

· Support ancillary staff training programs

· Support practice building programs.

o Develop and support new relationships with Henry Ford Medical Centers, ERs, and other system entities.

o Develop and support new relationships with non-Henry Ford entities if possible including pharmacies, nursing homes, etc.

o Maintain existing relationships with key individuals.

· Attend regularly scheduled office and staff meetings

· Act as a role model for other staff

· Embrace best practices to ensure that we are providing the highest possible level of professional care.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Successful completion of the program from a school of Optometry.

• Previous direct patient care experience.

• Experience in primary care optometry, preferred

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Licensed as an Optometrist in the State of Michigan.

• Must be T.P.A./D.P.A. certified.

• Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the HFHS’ Customer Service Policy

• Must practice the customer skills as provided through on-going training and in-services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Works in a retail optical environment.

• Requires evening and weekend hours.

Additional Information

• Organization: Community Care Services

• Department: HF Optimeyes Monroe

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.