Optometrist: Grow patient relationships & eye care

Affinity Eye Care; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Match

Vision Service Plan

Employee Vision Discount Program

HSA/FSA

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Affinity Eye Care in Portland, OR is seeking a licensed Optometrist to conduct eye exams and provide patient education to support practice growth. You will establish long-term patient relationships, perform vision tests, diagnose refractive errors, and prescribe eyeglasses, contacts, and medications.

On-site, full-time role with comprehensive benefits. You will deliver pre- and postoperative care, refer for systemic issues when needed, and engage with staff to recommend optimal lens solutions

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Perform vision tests and analyze results
• Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases
• Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications
• Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery
• Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses how often to have their eyes examined

Skills

Relationship building

Eye exams

Patient education

Prescribe eyewear and meds

Postoperative care

Education

Doctorate of Optometry

State boards passed

Job description

Affinity Eye Care in Portland, OR is seeking a licensed Optometrist to conduct eye exams and provide patient education to support practice growth. You will establish long-term patient relationships, perform vision tests, diagnose refractive errors, and prescribe eyeglasses, contacts, and medications.

On-site, full-time role with comprehensive benefits. You will deliver pre- and postoperative care, refer for systemic issues when needed, and engage with staff to recommend optimal lens solutions