Provider - Optometrist

Unicare Community Health Center; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unicare Community Health Center in San Bernardino, CA is seeking an Optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care for patients across age groups. You will perform exams, prescribe medications, and coordinate with the Medical Director and care team in a community health setting.

The role requires a Doctoral degree in Optometry, CA licensure, and strong interpersonal skills to serve a diverse patient population, with opportunities to rotate across UCHC optometry locations and participate in

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of licensed optometrist work experience.
• Doctoral degree in optometry from an accredited school.
• Licensure by the California State Board of Optometry.
• Thorough knowledge of optometry and related procedures.
• Knowledge of eye disease diagnosis.
• Ability to communicate examination findings to patients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse client groups.
• Ability to guide less experienced staff.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff and clinicians.
• Experience delivering eye care, treatment, and diagnostics.
• Willingness to orient to other UCHC optometry locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive optometric examinations and related tests.
• Perform eye exams for new, established, and pediatric patients.
• Perform contact lens fittings and triage for acute cases.
• Prescribe ophthalmic medications within scope.
• Coordinate with care providers and maintain documentation.
• Participate in quality and policy meetings.
• Maintain currency with new optometry techniques.
• Support staffing and supervision as needed.
• Represent the health center in professional organizations.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Patient education

Adaptability

Education

Doctoral degree in optometry

CA Optometry licensure

Job description

Unicare Community Health Center-San Bernardino 184, 190 East Highland Ave, San Bernardino, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Job Summary

The Optometrist is primarily responsible for providing general optometry care for the patients at Unicare Community Health Center; in addition, the Optometrist may be directed by the Medical Director, Chief of Staff to perform other duties in accordance with funding agencies requirements, contractual agreements, and policies, procedures, and protocols established by the UCHC board of Directors.

Job duties

• Provides optometric examinations including but not limited to pupillary reflexes, tonometry, keratometry, evaluation of muscle balance, stereopsis, phorias, vergences, slit lamp examination, visual acuity, lensometry and indirect biomicroscopy.
• Provides routine eye examinations for new and established patients as well as follow-up exam for established patients in the health center.
• Performs eye examinations and contact lens fittings to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. - Performs triage and screening for acute or unscheduled patients in the clinic.
• Prescribes ophthalmic medications within the scope of practice.
• Participates in communicating the specific needs of patients to care providers. Demonstrates courtesy, common sense and follow-through in all telephone communications.
• Assume quality of care for all patients.
• Adheres to the highest standards of practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.
• Participate in the control of and supervision of optometry practice and dispensary in conjunction with the Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer.
• Works within the optometry clinics to provide support as needed. - Adheres to the health center’s guidelines related to documentation of patient encounter notes, charge documents, and diagnostic study interpretation notes.
• Keep current with new techniques and philosophies related to all aspects of optometry field.
• Participate in quality assurance committee meetings provider meetings, general staff meetings and core management meeting.
• Other duties as required by the funding agencies to carry out contractual agreements and/or as established by the UCHC Board of Directors.
• Must become familiar with the Federal and State rules, regulations, and practices in a Community Health Center.
• Become familiar with Federal and State Health Care programs requirements and assist in carrying out these programs.
• Assist in developing the health care plan and review of the program requirements and recommend changes when necessary to carry out the health plan as required.
• Assist the Associate Director of Medical Services in establishing medical polices, quality improvement procedures, evaluating current practices, policies and procedures.
• Recommend changes in all clinical areas, and/or in general areas to improve the patient flow, medical records, billing practices, and appointment practices.
• Assist the Associate Director of Medical Services in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs for the UCHC patients and clinical staff.
• Responsible for the directing and supervising the clinical staff, as appropriate.
• Maintain an affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, as per policies established and represent UCHC in all the meetings of these associations and organizations.
• Promotes and believes in UCHC mission statement.
• Ability to relate to the public regardless of ethnic, religion and economic status.

Professional Requirements

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Promote the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must have a minimum of one year of work experience as a licensed optometrist.
• Doctoral degree in optometry issued by an accredited school / college of optometry.
• Licensure by the California State Board of Optometry.
• Thorough knowledge of optometry and skills essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to this position.
• Thorough knowledge of eye diseases diagnosis.
• Must be able to effectively communicate findings of examination to patients.
• Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Position must be able to work with diverse client group.
• Position must be able to provide direction and guidance to less experienced staff members.
• Must be able to work in a collaborative manner with staff, faculty, and members of the health care community across the campus.
• Thorough professional skills in delivering eye care, treatment, and diagnostic services to patients.
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at other Unicare Community Health Center optometry locations, when needed.

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensure by the California State Board of Optometry

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Pushing and pulling objects up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent wrist , hand and finger dexterity to perform fine motor function without tremor.
• Full range of body motion including twisting body, pushing, pulling
• Position requires light to moderate work with 25 lb. maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, sitting down for long periods or time, walking, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

Work Schedule

• 40 hours per week. Monday – Friday; 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, occasional Saturdays

Working Conditions

• Hazardous Exposure (chemical [E.G. Latex] and infectious)

Unicare Community Health Center-San Bernardino 184, 190 East Highland Ave, San Bernardino, California, United States of America