Optometry, Optometrist

Direct and provide outpatient care to clinic patients and ensure quality assurance including examination of patient’s eyes, sight testing, diagnoses of visual disorders and diseases, determining course of treatment, providing and supervising appropriate treatment for such diseases, including glaucoma, cataract and diabetes.
Examine patients’ eyes using observation, instruments, equipment and pharmaceutical agents
Determine visual acuity and perception to diagnose diseases and abnormalities
Perform tests on patients by operating eye testing equipment
Educate patients on the use and care of eyes such as visual hygiene and contact lens care
Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other healthcare professionals if eye problems are beyond scope of practice.
Provide pre and post-operative care to patients due to undergo eye surgeries such as laser vision correction and cataract removal
Optometry Doctorate from an accredited college of Optometry
Active valid CA Optometrist License
Bilingual preferred, with proficiency in Arabic a plus. Familiarity with basic word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Knowledge of communities we serve. Knowledge and experience working in medical settings and interacting collaboratively with medical teams. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

La Maestra Community Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation or belief.
Company Description The La Maestra Circle of Care® is a holistic, solution-based approach to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of diverse emerging communities—because complete wellness requires more than just a trip to the doctor. Since the first clinic opened in 1990, La Maestra’s board and staff recognized that for a patient and family to be healthy, they must have barrier-free access to integrated services including nutritious food, safe affordable housing, job training or continuing education opportunities, and programs that promote wellbeing.
La Maestra’s staff, who is from the diverse populations served, has embraced the Circle of Care® philosophy, working together to identify the total needs of patients and attend to them through preventive care, education, treatment, and referrals to services that address the social determinants of health, ultimately guiding patients and their families to wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The Circle of Care® involves a network of integrated services provided by La Maestra Community Health Centers Company Description
The La Maestra Circle of Care® is a holistic, solution-based approach to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of diverse emerging communities—because complete wellness requires more than just a trip to the doctor. Since the first clinic opened in 1990, La Maestra’s board and staff recognized that for a patient and family to be healthy, they must have barrier-free access to integrated services including nutritious food, safe affordable housing, job training or continuing education opportunities, and programs that promote wellbeing.\r\n\r\nLa Maestra’s staff, who is from the diverse populations served, has embraced the Circle of Care® philosophy, working together to identify the total needs of patients and attend to them through preventive care, education, treatment, and referrals to services that address the social determinants of health, ultimately guiding patients and their families to wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The Circle of Care® involves a network of integrated services provided by La Maestra Community Health Centers