(USA) Associate Optometrist - Walmart

Walmart•Lincoln, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Walmart is revolutionizing healthcare, and this is an opportunity to be part of it. A Walmart Associate Optometrist serves as the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager, crucial to the mission of providing affordable eyecare for everyone. The ideal candidate will demonstrate autonomy, becoming a trusted community member and operating the business as if it were their own. The Vision Center offers a fast-paced environment equipped with necessary resources and technology. A key aspect of the role is the ability to genuinely connect with patients who seek Walmart for trusted expertise.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school
Licensed optometrist in good standing in the state of practice
EMR/EHR experience
Eagerness to embrace new equipment, technology, and advanced instrumentation
Experience in treating and managing ocular disease

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based vision care to ensure patients' health and wellbeing by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options (e.g., red eye, LASIK surgery, cataract surgery).
Deliver routine vision care using evidence-based care guidelines.
Educate patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease state management, and safety factors.
Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans, observing optometry scope of practice per state board.
Embrace new equipment, technology, and advanced instrumentation, such as digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro OCT, and retinal camera combo.
Stay current on changes in optical procedures, ideas, and processes, and share information with associates and managers.
Ensure adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on merchandise and filling prescriptions.
Ensure optical operations align with company and regulatory standards for prescriptions and claims, doctor and optician certifications/licensure, and associate training.
Guide associates and support managers on how to address customer and member concerns and merchandise defects.
Meet with managers, doctors, and associates to identify and discuss business concerns and issues, and share information related to new initiatives.
Effectively recruit doctors in partnership with Market Directors.
Create a culture of patient care safety and accuracy.
Communicate clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety.
Ensure others are held accountable for following standard operating procedures (SOP) and achieving expected quality and patient safety goals.
Ensure counseling, providing information related to the health service provided, occurs on new therapy, new items, and as requested by patients or required by practice or state regulations, including appropriate documentation.
Analyze and identify areas of improvement needed and implement intervention steps to improve team knowledge and focus on patient safety and risk reduction.
Promote reporting and transparency of errors, whether actual or patient perceived.
Write timely and effective plans of action focused on identification and correction of root cause.
Create and foster an environment centered on health care compliance execution.
Actively communicate, train, and guide processes for completion and follow-up on compliance initiatives to associates within Health and Wellness and other applicable associates.
Implement compliance initiatives and priorities and monitor compliance execution by others.
Ensure appropriate operational execution of billing procedures, HIPAA compliance adherence, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
Utilize auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement processes for improvement.
Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, and creating opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform to attract the best talent.
Work as a team, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Strengthen the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values to support and foster the culture, holding oneself and others accountable, and supporting Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
Act in a selfless manner and be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Deliver results while putting the customer first.
Make decisions based on reliable information, balance short and long-term priorities, and consider how own work impacts the team's ability to deliver on purpose for all stakeholders.
Display curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, and demonstrate courage and resilience.
Drive continuous improvements, be open to and use new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Benefits

competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical coverage
vision coverage
dental coverage
401(k)
stock purchase
company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
parental leave
family care leave
bereavement
jury duty
voting
short-term disability
long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.