Optometrist - Sam's Club

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Shakopee, MN

The Optometrist role at Sam's Club in Shakopee, MN focuses on providing evidence-based vision care, including prescribing medications and treatment options, and performing routine vision care. The role involves educating patients on eye health and utilizing advanced instrumentation like digital phoropters and Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo). Key requirements include a Doctoral degree in Optometry, a valid license, and EMR/EHR experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide evidence-based vision care to ensure patients health and well-being by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options (for example, red eye, LASIK surgery, cataract surgery).
  2. Deliver routine vision care using evidence-based care guidelines.
  3. Educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease state management, and safety factors.
  4. Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans, observing optometry scope of practice per state board

Skills

Required

  • Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from accredited optometry school
  • Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice
  • EMR/EHR experience
  • Experience in Treating and managing ocular disease

Nice to have

  • Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation

What the JD emphasized

  • Embraces new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation
  • integrating advanced technology such as digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo)
  • Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation
  • Experience in Treating and managing ocular disease