Optometrist - Kelsey-Seybold - Lake Houston

Optum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as an Optometrist at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family. In this full-time role, you will diagnose and treat a range of eye conditions, providing comprehensive care to improve patient outcomes. You'll work within a supportive team dedicated to quality and patient satisfaction, with competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• Diagnosing vision problems and eye diseases.
• Performing visual acuity tests and prescribing lenses.
• Administering drugs for diagnosis and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients' eyes to diagnose vision issues.
• Develop treatment plans and provide patient care.
• Conduct preoperative and postoperative care.

Skills

Vision diagnostics

Patient care

Prescribing treatments

Education

Medical Degree (MD, DO)

Job description

Optometrist - Kelsey-Seybold - Lake Houston

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Base pay range

$106,800.00/yr - $194,200.00/yr

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

General Role Description

At Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, our Optometrists examine people’s eyes to diagnose vision problems and eye diseases, and test patients’ visual acuity, depth and color perception, along with their ability to focus and coordinate the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses and provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation. They analyze test results and develop a treatment plan, administer drugs to patients to aid in the diagnosis of vision problems and prescribe drugs to treat some eye diseases. They often provide preoperative and postoperative care to cataract patients who have been referred to one of our Ophthalmologists, as well as to patients who have had laser vision correction or another eye surgery. As part of their job description they diagnose conditions caused by systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, referring patients to other specialists within the Kelsey-Seybold family as needed.

At Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, we’re keeping an eye on our patient’s vision health. We offer comprehensive care for a wide range of conditions ranging from routine vision exams to cutting edge treatments for eye disorders. Kelsey-Seybold’s optometrists and coordinate eye care to detect, repair and prevent eye problems to help protect our patient’s vision for life.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MD, DO)
• Licensed or willing to be licensed in the State of Texas
• Board Certified or Board Eligible
• Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
  
  

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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