(USA) Optometrist Pre-Grad Intern - at Albuquerque, New Mexico

Optical Care And Services Position

$15.00 - $32.00/hr* Intern Shifts may vary

Supports optical care and services to customers by obtaining measurements, verifying, determining, and dispensing prescriptions, counseling, consulting with, and educating customers, assisting with eyewear selection, and maintaining confidential information.

Provides optical clinical care by diagnosing customers to manage treatment of visual problems and ocular disease, providing effective patient education and counseling, and communicating with key stakeholders for example, Optometrist Clinic Staff to increase understanding of optometric standards under the guidance of Associate Doctor of Optometry.

Maintains the optical area in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns, damages, ensuring optical operations are aligned with company and regulatory standards for example, HIPAA, and ensuring a safe work environment.

Maintains merchandise presentation in the optical area by stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged, zoning the area, arranging and organizing merchandise supplies, identifying shrink and or out-of-date goods, setting up, cleaning, and organizing product displays, signing and pricing merchandise appropriately, and securing fragile and high-shrink merchandise.

Receives and stocks merchandise supplies from distribution centers and suppliers and organizes and maintains the optical area by following company procedures, utilizing equipment appropriately, merchandising, and completing and retaining required paperwork logs and other documentation.

Sells optical products and services by assisting customers with purchasing decisions, measuring, adjusting and repairing frames and lenses, completing eyewear contact lens orders, identifying and verifying prescription information, completing and maintaining paperwork forms and other required documentation, collecting payments for doctor services, and performing and recording results of optometric pretests.

Respect the individual: Embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where associates feel seen supported and connected through a culture of belonging creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform helps to attract the best talent.

Respect the individual: Works as a team builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the individual: Strengthens the team by helping developing and mentoring others recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.

Act with integrity: 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.

Act with integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble self-aware honest fair and transparent.

Serve our customers and members: Delivers results while putting the customer first.

Serve our customers and members: Makes decisions based reliable information balances short and long-term priorities and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.

Strive for excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience.

Strive for excellence: Drives continuous improvements is open to and uses new technologies and skills and supports others through change.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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 amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

The hourly wage range for this position is $15.00 - $32.00* *The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications: Enrolled in an accredited Optometry school.