Optometrist - Part Time / Days - 8 hours per week

at  Wellpath

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
As an Optometrist, you will be responsible for treating a wide range of eye diseases, disorders, and injuries under the direction of the Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or a higher licensed medical professional. Your role will involve working in compliance with all applicable optometrist standards, state and federal rules and regulations to provide comprehensive eye care services to patients. By leveraging your advanced knowledge and expertise in optometry, you will be making a significant impact on the visual health and well-being of patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive eye exams to identify and address any visual impairments, injuries, or diseases that may impact the patient’s vision.
• Educate patients on their options, provide prescriptions for corrective lenses, and prescribe medications as needed.
• Utilize all necessary equipment properly, ensuring it is in good working order, and chart all findings in the patient’s medical record.
• Collaborate with the rest of the staff to meet patients’ needs and address their questions and concerns.
• May participate in the training and evaluation of new employees and ensure compliance with company and facility documentation requirements.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Graduate of accredited Optometrist school.

Experience

• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• One years’ experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current Optometrist license in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Perform comprehensive eye exams to identify and address any visual impairments, injuries, or diseases that may impact the patient’s vision.
• Educate patients on their options, provide prescriptions for corrective lenses, and prescribe medications as needed.
• Utilize all necessary equipment properly, ensuring it is in good working order, and chart all findings in the patient’s medical record.
• Collaborate with the rest of the staff to meet patients’ needs and address their questions and concerns.
• May participate in the training and evaluation of new employees and ensure compliance with company and facility documentation requirements