Optometrist

Garland Vision Center; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Match

Vision Service Plan

HSA/FSA

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD

Job summary

Garland Vision Center seeks a qualified optometrist to conduct comprehensive eye exams, educate patients, and support practice growth. You will build lasting patient relationships, assess health and ocular history, and prescribe eyewear, medications, and treatments as needed.

The role emphasizes patient education, collaboration with staff, and ongoing eye health promotion within the Acuity Eyecare Group framework.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Optometry from a credentialed institution.
• Must have passed all optometric state boards.

Responsibilities

• Establish long-term patient relationships through care and education.
• Interviews patients to determine health, ocular history, and needs.
• Explains options for remediation of refractive errors and ocular disease.
• Generate patient loyalty and promote Acuity Eyecare Group values.
• Perform vision tests and analyze results.
• Diagnose eye conditions such as refractive errors.
• Prescribe eyeglasses, contacts, and medications.
• Provide postoperative care after eye surgery.
• Refer patients to other healthcare providers when necessary.
• Counsel on eye health and contact lens care.
• Communicate recommendations to opticians for lenses.

Skills

Patient communication

Vision testing

Ophthalmic knowledge

Eye disease diagnosis

Prescribe eyewear/medications

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Doctorate of Optometry

Tools

Eye examination equipment

Job description

The optometrist will conduct eye exams for Acuity Eyecare group and strive to practice to the full capacity of their license. The optometrist will support practice growth by establishing patient relationships and education to the patient on eyecare.

• Establishing long term patient relationships through proper patient care and education
• Performs verbal interview with patient prior to examination to determine health and ocular history, medical issues, reasons for their visit as well their visual wants and needs
• Instructs, recommends and advises patients as to their options for remediation of ametropias, systemic and ocular disease as well as visual wants and needs. Hands-off patient to support staff with recap discussion
• Ability to generate patient loyalty and promote the profession of Optometry and Acuity Eyecare Group values
• Perform vision tests and analyze results
• Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases
• Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications
• Recommend or provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation (brand specific)
• Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery—for example, examining a patient’s eyes the day after cataract or refractive surgery
• Evaluate patients for the presence of diseases such as diabetes and refer patients to other healthcare providers within the proper time frame
• Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses how often to have their eyes examined
• clearly communicating to the opticians and other sales people appropriate recommendations for the best possible lenses with the latest highest technology coatings and designs.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Optometry from a credentialed institution,
• Must have passed all optometric state boards
• 401(k) with Match
• Vision Service Plan
• Employee Vision Discount Program
• HSA/FSA
• PTO
• Paid Holidays

*Benefits applicable to full Time Employees only.

Physical Demands

• This position requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, utilize equipment necessary to perform the job, and move about the office.

Full-Time / Part-Time

Full-time

Practice Name

Garland Vision Center

Work Location

On-Site

Benefits: 401(k) with Match, Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD, Vision Service Plan, Employee Vision Discount, Program HSA/FSA, PTO, Paid Holidays *Benefits applicable to Full Time Employment only*

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