UFCW Local 7 - $67.85 - $94.47
“May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts.
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Optometry, examines eyes to determine visual status & performance by means of instrumentation & observation, & prescribes corrective procedures.
Essential Responsibilities
This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.
Basic Qualifications:
N/A
Education
“May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts.
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Optometry, examines eyes to determine visual status & performance by means of instrumentation & observation, & prescribes corrective procedures.
Essential Responsibilities
This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.
- Examines patients having a full range of visual problems by taking patient’s case history & reviewing medical records, if available
- Examines patient’s eyes & adjoining structures for evidence of pathology
- Investigates the state of patient’s visual functioning by using a full field of optometric instruments & techniques
- Diagnoses visual deficiencies & prescribes corrective lenses
- Prescribes & fits contact lenses
- Determines visual requirements of the partially sighted
- Prescribes low-vision aids such as telescopic & microscopic lenses, magnifiers & other optical devices to aid low-vision patients
- Prescribes & fits contact lenses
- Determines visual requirements of the partially sighted
- Prescribes low-vision aids such as telescopic & microscopic lenses, magnifiers & other optical devices to aid low-vision patients
- Examines patients presenting w/ ocular emergencies
- Prescribes medications when appropriate
- Refers patients w/ indications of possible ocular pathology to an Ophthalmologist as needed
- Refers patients to other appropriate KP providers as needed for further evaluation & required treatment
- Participates in departmental & educational meeting including peer review activities within the department & medical facility
- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives
- Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendorsSupports compliance & Kaiser Permanent’s Code of Conduct by adhering to federal & state laws & regulations, accreditation & license requirements, by policies & procedures
- Responds appropriately to observed fraud & abuse
Basic Qualifications:
N/A
Education
- Graduation from an accredited college of optometry w/ a Doctor of Optometry degree,
- Optometrist License (Colorado)
- Optometric TPA Certification (Colorado)
- Optometric DPA Certification (Colorado)
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- N/A
- N/A
- Completion of optometric residency or two years clinical experience desired.