Optometrist - Sam's

Walmart • Peoria, IL

7d • $135,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Optometrist provides evidence-based vision care to support patients’ health and well-being. The role includes routine vision care; recommending and prescribing medications and other treatments within state optometry scope of practice; educating patients and store associates on eye health, contact lens care, disease management, and safety; coordinating care with other health professionals; and making referrals and following up on outstanding diagnostic tests or patient information.

The Optometrist evaluates patients’ vision and eye health by reviewing medical histories and performing comprehensive eye examinations. Duties include assessing visual acuity, visual function, keratometry, refraction, focus, and coordination; identifying signs of injury, disease, or other abnormalities; prescribing, fitting, and adjusting eyeglasses and contact lenses; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests; and providing additional vision treatments as needed.

The role also represents the company in vision care and patient engagement, maintains accurate and confidential patient records, supports vision center staff, and ensures compliance with healthcare regulations and company guidelines. The position includes administrative and retail tasks and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to provide coordinated care and customer service.

In addition, the position provides overall business direction, supports workforce development and talent strategies, fosters integrity and ethical conduct, and develops partnerships and community initiatives. The role is expected to demonstrate the company’s values, build collaborative and inclusive teams, prioritize customers, and drive continuous improvement. The position is based at the Sam’s Club location at 4100 W Willow Knolls Dr, Peoria, Illinois.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in the state of practice.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a post-graduate year one (PGY-1) in an area of emphasis such as family practice, low vision care, pediatric or geriatric optometry, or ocular disease.
• Healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based routine vision care and recommend or prescribe medications and other treatments within the scope of practice.
• Educate patients and store associates on eye health, contact lens care, disease management, and safety factors.
• Recommend patient follow-up, coordinate care plans with health professionals, refer patients when appropriate, and follow up on outstanding diagnostics or other patient information.
• Review patient medical histories and perform comprehensive eye examinations, including evaluations of visual acuity, visual function, eye health, keratometry, and refraction.
• Use observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents to examine eyes and identify vision defects, injury, disease, or abnormalities.
• Prescribe, fit, and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
• Order, interpret, and assess diagnostic tests, including glaucoma testing and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
• Develop treatment plans using evidence-based care guidelines and provide additional vision treatment, such as foreign body removal, as needed.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential patient information in vision center systems.
• Support vision center staff with best practices and procedures and ensure adherence to applicable healthcare regulations and company guidelines.
• Perform vision center administrative and retail tasks, such as financial transactions, patient registration, and retail transactions.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support coordinated patient care and customer service.
• Analyze business objectives, customer needs, costs, forecasts, resource requirements, and operational outcomes; develop and implement business strategies and improvement opportunities.
• Develop strategies to attract, develop, and retain skilled associates, including recruiting, mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning.
• Promote integrity, ethics, compliance, accountability, and company standards.
• Develop partnerships and networks and lead community outreach and involvement initiatives.
• Build collaborative, inclusive, high-performing teams; communicate effectively; develop talent; and recognize others’ contributions.
• Serve customers and members, use data and analysis to make decisions, and encourage continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Company-paid education benefits through Live Better U, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree