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Walmart

Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online

Independent Optometrist

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBrunswick, GA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school is required.
  • A current optometrist license in good standing in the state of practice is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide evidence-based vision care by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options, including care for red eye, LASIK surgery, and cataract surgery, in accordance with evidence-based care guidelines.
  • Deliver routine vision care and educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease-state management, and safety factors.
  • Recommend appropriate patient follow-up and consult with other health professionals to prepare and coordinate patient care plans in accordance with optometry scope of practice and state board requirements.
  • Provide appropriate referrals to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals, and follow up with patients and health professionals regarding outstanding diagnostic tests or other patient information.
  • Evaluate patients' health conditions across the full vision center scope of service, including visual acuity, visual function, eye health, keratometry, and refraction, to support proper diagnosis and treatment.
  • Review complete patient medical histories and perform comprehensive eye examinations using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity, perception, focus, and coordination, and identify signs of vision defects, injury, disease, or abnormality.
  • Prescribe, fit, and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
  • Suggest, order, interpret, and assess diagnostic tests, including glaucoma testing, macular degeneration testing, and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
  • Provide additional vision treatments, including foreign body removal, as necessary.
  • Develop treatment plans based on patients' clinical presentations and evidence-based care guidelines.
  • Represent the company in vision care and patient engagement by delivering customer service through patient interactions.
  • Maintain and update patient information in vision center systems, including BOSS, in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner.
  • Assist vision center staff, including opticians, with best practices and procedures.
  • Ensure adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and Walmart vision center guidelines.
  • Perform administrative and retail tasks for the vision center as necessary, including financial transactions, patient registration, and retail transactions.
  • Work with internal stakeholders, including pharmacists, clinics, and store management, and external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, to support coordinated patient care and customer service.
  • Provide overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts for business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes and outcomes; identifying improvement opportunities; promoting a customer-focused environment; and sponsoring continuous learning.
  • Develop and implement strategies to attract and maintain a skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps, recruiting, selecting, and developing talent, supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning, and leveraging new and existing talent.
  • Promote integrity and ethics by integrating company standards into programs and practices, establishing consequences for violations or noncompliance, and supporting the Open Door Policy.
  • Develop and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to advance business goals; lead community outreach and involvement initiatives; engage stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of business plans and initiatives; and support associate efforts in these areas.
  • Build high-performing teams, embrace differences, and create a workplace where associates feel supported and connected, with opportunities to thrive and perform.
  • Collaborate, build trusting relationships, and communicate to motivate and influence others.
  • Attract and retain talent, empower and develop talent, and recognize others' contributions and accomplishments.
  • Maintain and promote integrity, ethics, and compliance; model Walmart values; hold oneself and others accountable; and support the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company through positive impacts for associates, customers, members, and the wider community.
  • Act humbly, self-awarely, honestly, fairly, and transparently.
  • Deliver results while putting customers first, adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying the EDLP and EDLC business models to plans.
  • Make decisions based on data, insights, and analysis; balance short- and long-term priorities; and consider customers, associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when planning.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, show courage and resilience, and encourage learning from mistakes.
  • Drive continuous improvement, adopt and encourage new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Desired Qualifications

  • Healthcare experience is listed as a preferred qualification.

About the Company

Walmart

Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online

Walmart sells groceries, household essentials, clothing, and electronics through stores and online marketplaces for consumers around the world. Its everyday low price model combines large purchasing volumes with distribution networks that move goods to stores and customer homes. Shoppers can browse online, collect orders at a nearby store, or request delivery, while third-party merchants use its marketplace and fulfillment services to reach customers. The group earns revenue from merchandise sales, memberships, advertising, and services, and also operates pharmacies, optical centers, and digital payments businesses. Walmart opened its first discount store in 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bentonville, AR
Founded
1962

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