(USA) Associate Optometrist - Walmart

Walmart•Lincoln, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

It's time to see optometry through a new lens. Walmart is revolutionizing healthcare and this your chance to be part of it. A Walmart Associate Optometrist is the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager, and core to our mission of advancing eyecare affordably for everyone. We're looking for someone that shows autonomy and will forge the way to be a trusted part of the community, operating the business as if it were your own. The Vision Center is fast-paced and equipped with the resources and technology you need to succeed. Your biggest tool? The ability to authentically connect with our patients, as they turn to Walmart for trusted expertise.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Optometry OD from accredited optometry school
Licensed optometrist in good standing in 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 (e.g., digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro OCT/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 are aligned with company and regulatory standards for prescriptions, 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/issues and share information on 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 and information related to health services occurs for new therapy, new items, and as requested by patients or required by practice/state regulations, including appropriate documentation.
Analyze and identify areas for improvement, implementing intervention steps to enhance 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 associates as applicable.
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 to create an inclusive workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected.
Create opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform, helping 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 contributions and accomplishments.
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values.
Hold oneself and others accountable, supporting Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
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, balancing short and long-term priorities, and considering 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
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning and short-form certificates)