About this position
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position/Title: Optometrist
Reporting/Department Head: Chief Medical Officer
*FLSA Status – Not Exempt
*EEO Category – Professional
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Our Mission: To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.
Our Vision: CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.
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MAJOR FUNCTION:
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive eye and vision tests
- Diagnose defects of the eye, such as myopia, astigmatism and glaucoma
- Provide personalized temporary and permanent solutions to sight issues based on each patient’s specific case and medical history
- Prescribe medications, and eyeglasses
- Advise patients on proper eye care techniques
- Keep updated and accurate medical records for all patients
- Book next appointments in cases where re-examination is required
- Refer eye doctors and ophthalmologists when patients need to undergo a surgery or in cases of severe eye injuries
Requirements and skills
- Work experience as an Optometrist
- In-depth understanding of eye conditions and vision defects
- Hands-on experience with eye examination tools, such as ophthalmoscope and tonometer
- The ability to explain medical terms simply and calmly
- Attention to detail
- Degree in Optometry
Provides referral and case management.
· Refers patients to internal resources according to program standards, protocol, or physician consultation
· Refers patients for specialty care as per program standards, protocol, or physician consultation
· Refers patients to primary care as appropriate
· Follows up on referrals according to site specific standards
- Case manages client care according to program standards and patients plan of care
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Unrestricted license to practice as an Optometrist from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
· Employee shall maintain registration including prescriptive authority
· Maintain Board Certification, as applicable
· Maintain Active CPR approved by American Heart Association
· Ability to stand, swift waling, lifting, moving patients as needed
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:
OTHER JOB DUTIES:
The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.
EOE
Requirements:
Requirements and skills
- Work experience as an Optometrist
- In-depth understanding of eye conditions and vision defects
- Hands-on experience with eye examination tools, such as ophthalmoscope and tonometer
- The ability to explain medical terms simply and calmly
- Attention to detail
- Degree in Optometry
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