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Walmart

Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online

Optometrist

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRockford, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

  • Provide evidence-based vision care by recommending and prescribing medications and treatment options, including care for red eye, LASIK surgery, and cataracts; deliver routine vision care; educate patients and store associates on eye health, contact lens care, disease-state management, and safety; recommend patient follow-up; coordinate patient care plans with other health professionals within the state optometry scope of practice; refer patients to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals as needed; and follow up on outstanding diagnostics, tests, or patient information.
  • Evaluate patients' health across the full vision-center scope of service, including visual acuity, visual function, eye health, keratometry, and refraction, to diagnose and treat conditions. Review patient medical histories; perform comprehensive eye examinations using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents; assess visual acuity, perception, focus, and coordination; identify vision defects, injuries, diseases, and abnormalities; prescribe, fit, and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids; order, interpret, and assess diagnostic tests such as glaucoma testing, macular-degeneration testing, and Optical Coherence Tomography; provide additional treatment such as foreign-body removal; and develop treatment plans based on clinical presentation and evidence-based guidelines.
  • Represent the company in vision care and patient engagement by delivering customer service, maintaining accurate and confidential patient information in vision-center systems such as BOSS, assisting vision-center staff such as opticians with best practices and procedures, ensuring compliance with state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and company guidelines, and performing administrative and retail tasks such as financial transactions, patient registration, and retail transactions.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including pharmacists, clinics, and store management, and external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, to provide an integrated patient-care experience and high-quality 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; 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 company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating values into programs and practices, developing consequences for violations or noncompliance, and supporting the Open Door Policy.
  • Develop internal and external partnerships and networks to support business goals by leading community outreach and involvement initiatives, engaging stakeholders in developing, executing, and evaluating business plans and initiatives, and supporting associate efforts.
  • Build high-performing teams, embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, and foster a culture of belonging where associates feel supported and have opportunities to thrive.
  • Work collaboratively, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact to motivate and influence.
  • Attract and retain talent, empower and develop talent, and recognize others' contributions and accomplishments.
  • Model integrity, ethics, and compliance; hold oneself and others accountable; and support company sustainability and community-impact goals.
  • Deliver results while prioritizing customers, adapt to how, where, and when customers shop, and apply EDLP and EDLC business models to plans.
  • Make decisions using data, insights, and analysis; balance short- and long-term priorities; and consider customers, associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, show resilience, and encourage learning from mistakes.
  • Drive continuous improvement, adopt and encourage new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Desired Qualifications

  • Completion of a postgraduate year-one (PGY-1) program in an area of emphasis such as family practice, low-vision care, pediatric optometry, geriatric optometry, or ocular disease.

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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