Associate Optometrist Pr - Store 2423

Provides evidence-based vision care to ensure patients' health and wellbeing by recommending other treatment options such as red eye LASIK surgery, cataract surgery using evidence-based care guidelines, performance of pretesting and recording of results, delivering routine vision care, educating patients and store associates on eye health including contact lens care, disease state management and safety factors, recommending appropriate patient follow-up, consulting with other health professionals to prepare and coordinate patient care plans in accordance with optometry scope of practice per state board, providing patients with appropriate referrals as needed to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals, and following up with patient and other health professionals regarding any outstanding diagnostics tests or other patient information as needed.

Evaluates patients' health condition across and within the full vision center scope of service such as visual acuity, visual function, and eye health, keratometry, refraction to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment by reviewing complete patient medical history information and performing comprehensive eye examinations, examining eyes utilizing observation instruments and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity and perception focus and coordination as well as identify signs of vision defects such as injury, disease, abnormality, prescribing, fitting, and adjusting eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids, suggesting ordering, interpreting, and assessing diagnostic tests such as glaucoma testing, macular degeneration, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), providing additional vision treatment such as foreign body removal as necessary, developing treatment plans based on patients' clinical presentation using evidence-based care guidelines and patient preferences, referring patients with medical conditions outside of vision care services to appropriate community providers, and completing documentation of patient history, physical assessment, and treatment plan in a timely manner.

Represents the company in vision care and patient engagement by delivering exceptional customer service through all patient interactions, maintaining and updating patient information in vision center systems such as BOSS in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner, assisting vision center staff such as opticians on best practices and procedures, ensuring adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and Walmart vision center guidelines, performing administrative and retail tasks for the vision center as necessary such as financial transactions, patient registration, retail transactions, and working with internal stakeholders such as pharmacists, clinics, store management and external stakeholders such as external health care professionals to ensure overall coordinated and integrated patient care experience and high quality customer service.

Embraces new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation. This would be essential as we are integrating advanced technology such as digital phoropters, EMR Maestro OCT/retinal camera combo.

Provides 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 and incorporating them into business plans, determining and supporting resource requirements, evaluating operational processes, measuring outcomes to ensure desired results, identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, promoting a customer environment, and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.

Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps, recruiting, selecting, and developing talent, supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning, and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.

Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices, developing consequences for violations or noncompliance, and supporting the Open Door Policy.

Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives, engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives, and supporting associate efforts in these areas.

Respect the Individual: Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.

Respect the Individual: Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual: Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us, creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving.

Act with Integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.

Serve Our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.

Serve Our Customers and Members: Makes decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!

- Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, Sam's Club Membership, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility benefits, and more.

Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00-$200,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Minimum Qualifications:
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location:
Parque Escorial, Carolina, PR 00987-0000, United States of America