Optometrist - Part Time w/Benefits

Davita Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization in Dallas as an Optometrist, where you'll provide essential eye care and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. A Doctoral degree in Optometry and Texas licensure are required to ensure quality patient management in an established health system dedicated to improving community health.

Qualifications

• Licensed Optometrist in Texas.
• Ocular Disease Residency training preferred.
• American Board Certification in Medical Optometry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct primary optometric healthcare services.
• Responsible for quality management of patients with eye conditions.
• Part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Effective optometry skills

Patient centered behaviors

Team collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in Optometry

Ocular Disease Residency

Job description

Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that's served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It's our passion.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Provides direct primary optometric healthcare services and participates as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Responsible for providing quality management of patients, presenting to the outpatient clinics with conditions of the eye.


MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• Must have a Doctoral degree in Optometry from an approved College of Optometry.
• Ocular Disease Residency trained preferred.

Certification/Registration/Licensure:

• Must be a licensed Optometrist for the practice of optometry in the State of Texas, licensed through the Texas Optometry Board.
• Texas Optometric Glaucoma License Required.
• American Board Certification in Medical Optometry preferred.
  
  Skills or Special Abilities:
  - Must be able to demonstrate effective optometry skills and techniques.
  - Must be able to determine objectives, set priorities, and establish and meet target dates.
  - Must be able to work effectively with other healthcare professionals and serve as a resource.
  - Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.

Parkland Health and Hospital System prohibits discrimination based on age (40 or over), race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, national origin, marital status, political belief, or veteran status.As part of our commitment to our patients and employees' wellness, Parkland Health is a tobacco and smoke-free campus.