(USA) Associate Optometrist - Walmart

Walmart; Big Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Associate Optometrist and revolutionize healthcare at Walmart. In this role, you'll provide evidence-based vision care, educate patients on eye health, and collaborate with health professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes. You'll be equipped with advanced technology and supported by a culture that values patient care and safety. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the community while enjoying competitive pay, performance bonuses, and comprehensive health benefits. If you're ready to embrace new challenges and help others, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Vision Coverage

Dental Coverage

401(k) Plan

Stock Purchase Plan

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Family Care Leave

Performance-Based Bonuses

Qualifications

• Licensed optometrist with a Doctoral degree in Optometry.
• Experience in patient care and managing ocular diseases.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based vision care and prescribe treatments.
• Educate patients on eye health and consult with health professionals.

Skills

Patient Care

Evidence-Based Care

Ocular Disease Management

EMR/EHR Experience

Communication Skills

Technology Adaptability

Education

Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD)

Tools

Digital Phoropters

EMR Systems

Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo)

Job description

It's time to see optometry through a new lens. Walmart is revolutionizing healthcare and this your chance to be part of it. A Walmart Associate Optometrist is the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager, and core to our mission of advancing eyecare affordably for everyone.

About The Optometry Team
We're looking for someone that shows autonomy and will forge the way to be a trusted part of the community, operating the business as if it were your own. The Vision Center is fast-paced and equipped with the resources and technology you need to succeed. Your biggest tool? The ability to authentically connect with our patients, as they turn to Walmart for trusted expertise.

What you'll do...

1. Provide evidence-based vision care to ensure patient's health and well-being by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options (for example, red eye, LASIK surgery, cataract surgery).
2. Deliver routine vision care using evidence-based care guidelines.
3. Educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease state management, and safety factors.
4. Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans, observing optometry scope of practice per state board.
5. Embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation, such as digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo).

What you'll bring:

1. Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from accredited optometry school.
2. Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice.
3. EMR/EHR experience.
4. Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation.
5. Experience in treating and managing ocular disease.

Quality Patient Care-Facility:
Creates a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy. Communicates clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety. Ensures others are held accountable for following standard operating procedures (SOP) and achieving expected quality and patient safety goals.

Compliance Focused Execution-Facility:
Creates and fosters an environment centered on health care compliance execution. Actively communicates, trains, and guides the processes for completion and follow-up on compliance initiatives to associates within Health and Wellness and other associates as applicable to the respective health care business.

Leadership Expectations:
Respect for the Individual: Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging; creates equitable opportunities for associates to thrive and perform.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

The annual salary range for this position is $100,000.00-$200,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

21400 Perry Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-9262, United States of America