Optometrist

Job Title

The position provides support of the day-to-day activities of the Eye Clinic.

Incumbent will provide care as delineated in the clinical privilege list for Optometrists.

The clinician will conduct primary ocular health examinations including dilated eye exams for diabetic eye care, glaucoma, macular degeneration and other related conditions prevalent in a hospital-based eye clinic.

The clinician must be adept at managing these conditions with appropriate therapeutic intervention and/or referral protocols.

Primary eye and vision care services consist of:

• Prescribing and ordering eyeglasses
• Ordering diagnostic imaging and laboratory studies
• Preparing referrals for diagnosis, treatment, and management of systemic and ocular conditions revealed through optometric examination
• Patient and family health education.

Components of primary optometric eye and vision care include:

• Emergency care (evaluating/managing/triaging emergent, not-surgical eye conditions)
• Problem-oriented care (managing patients referred with complaints of typical routine disorders)
• Preventive health services (performing mandated examinations such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma screenings).

Clinical procedures employed include:

• Medical and ocular history
• Visual acuity measurement
• Pupillary function testing
• Color vision testing
• Extraocular muscle function and binocularity testing
• Refractive and accommodative testing
• External examination of the eye and adnexal structures
• Biomicroscopic evaluation of the ocular adnexa, anterior, and/or posterior segments of the eye, including gonioscopic and fundus lens evaluation
• Ophthalmoscopic, tonometric, and perimetric evaluations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skill Set:

• Manifest Refractions
• Retinoscopy
• Goldmann Applanation tonometry
• External examination
• Anterior Segment Slit Lamp examination
• Fundus Slit Lamp examination
• Indirect ophthalmoscopy
• Fundus photography interpretation
• OCT interpretation
• Visual Field interpretation
• Evaluation and Management of routine eye diseases including refractive error, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, dry eye, glaucoma,
• Evaluation and Diagnosis of complex eye diseases including corneal ulcers, cataracts, retinal tears, retinal detachments, ocular tumors
• Proficiency with electronic medical record systems
• Maintenance of an unrestricted Optometry license

Work Schedule:

Full-Time; Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Management reserves the right to change schedule to accommodate patient needs. Including extended hours and weekends.