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Walmart

Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online

Associate Optometrist

Physicians & SurgeonsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeClinton, MO, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school is required.
  • A license to practice optometry in good standing in the state of practice is required.
  • Experience with electronic medical records or electronic health records is required.
  • Experience treating and managing ocular disease is required.
  • The role requires eagerness to use new equipment, technology and advanced instrumentation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide evidence-based vision care to support patients' health and wellbeing, including recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options, such as for red eye, LASIK surgery and cataract surgery.
  • Deliver routine vision care using evidence-based care guidelines.
  • Educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease-state management and safety factors.
  • Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans while observing the optometry scope of practice under the state board.
  • Use new equipment, technology and advanced instrumentation, including digital phoropters and the EMR Maestro OCT/retinal camera combination.
  • Stay current on changes in optical procedures, ideas and processes, and share information and ideas with associates and managers.
  • Ensure adherence to policies and procedures for advising on merchandise and filling prescriptions.
  • Ensure optical operations comply with company and regulatory standards for prescriptions and claims, doctor and optician certifications and licensure, and associate training.
  • Guide associates and support managers in addressing customer and member concerns and merchandise defects.
  • Meet with managers, doctors and associates to identify and discuss business concerns and issues and share information about new initiatives.
  • Recruit doctors in partnership with Market Directors.
  • Create a culture of patient care, safety and accuracy.
  • Communicate clear expectations for quality of care and patient safety, and hold others accountable for following standard operating procedures and achieving quality and patient safety goals.
  • Ensure counseling and information about health services, new therapies and new items is provided when requested by patients or required by practice or state regulations, with appropriate documentation.
  • Analyze areas needing improvement and implement interventions to improve team knowledge and focus on patient safety and risk reduction.
  • Promote reporting and transparency of actual or patient-perceived errors.
  • Write timely, effective action plans focused on identifying and correcting root causes.
  • Create and foster an environment centered on healthcare compliance execution.
  • Communicate, train and guide associates in Health and Wellness and other applicable areas on compliance processes and follow-up.
  • Implement compliance initiatives and priorities and monitor execution by others.
  • Ensure appropriate execution of billing procedures, HIPAA compliance and standard operating procedures.
  • Use auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement improvement processes.
  • Help develop and mentor others, and recognize their contributions and accomplishments.
  • Build strong and trusting working relationships and communicate to motivate and influence.
  • Act with integrity, ethics and compliance, model Walmart values, and hold oneself and others accountable.
  • Deliver results while putting customers and members first.
  • Make decisions using reliable information, balance short- and long-term priorities, and consider how one's work affects the team's ability to deliver on its purpose.
  • Pursue learning, take calculated risks, demonstrate resilience and drive continuous improvement.
  • Use new technologies and skills and support others through change.

About the Company

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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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