Optometrist

joinaegvision; Town of Sidney (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Match

Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD

Vision Service Plan

Employee Vision Discount Program

HSA/FSA

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Acuity Eyecare Group seeks a licensed optometrist to perform comprehensive eye exams, patient education, and ongoing care. You will build lasting relationships, assess ocular history, diagnose refractive and ocular diseases, and prescribe eyewear, contact lenses, and medications.

You will also advise on vision therapies and postoperative care when needed. Responsibilities include promoting eye health, collaborating with staff, and referring patients to other providers when necessary.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conducting Eye exams
• Establishing long term patient relationships through proper patient care and education
• Verbal interview with patient prior to examination to determine health and ocular history, medical issues, reasons for visit and visual needs
• Instructs and advises patients on remediation options for ametropias and ocular disease; hand-off to staff with recap discussion
• Generate patient loyalty and promote the profession and practice values
• Perform vision tests and analyze results
• Diagnose sight problems and eye diseases
• Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications
• Recommend treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation
• Provide pre- and postoperative care for eye surgery follow-ups
• Evaluate for diseases and refer to other providers as needed
• Promote eye health and educate on contact lens care and eye exams
• Communicate recommendations clearly to opticians and sales staff

Skills

Eye examinations

Patient communication

Ocular history assessment

Vision testing

Prescribe eyewear/contacts

Vision therapy knowledge

Education

Doctorate of Optometry

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.

• Conducting Eye exams
• 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.

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

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 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.