Optometrist - Comprehensive Division, Westwood

General Information Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Posted Date 01/29/2025 Salary Range: $0 - 0 Annually Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 21823 Primary Duties and Responsibilities Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Optometrist to join the Comprehensive Division in Westwood.

This position involves delivering exceptional patient care while collaborating with a dynamic clinical team in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Perform imaging and comprehensive optometric examinations, including refractions, ocular motility, slit lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, and fundus exams.

* Provide patient education through written and verbal communication, addressing questions about surgical options, lens choices, medication, etc.

* Participate in the identification and recruitment of patients who are eligible for participation in clinical trials.

* Assisting with Urgent Care clinic operations by supporting providers with clinic overflow, coverage, and addressing absences as needed.

* Write prescriptions for glasses and authorize medication refills Salary Range: $85,900-128,900 Job Qualifications Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Required: * Possession and maintenance of an active license to practice optometry from the California Board of Optometry * Exceptional oral and written communication skills including knowledge of medical and ophthalmic terminology to establish effective working relations with all levels of university staff, faculty, trainees, and patients * Ability to work in a cooperative and collegial fashion with other members of the Division to provide exemplary patient care * Ability to work quickly and efficiently under a variable but often very busy workload * Ability to function in a research environment with patients who are enrolled in clinical study protocols * Ability to learn new routines quickly, to follow routines consistently, and identify better ways of accomplishing routine tasks * Proficiency in Apple and Windows operating systems, Microsoft Word and Excel, email, calendaring programs, and web browsers * Demonstrated or acquired competency in office and medical center based data and electronic records systems (ChartLogic, Epic/Kaleidoscope, etc.)