(USA) Associate Optometrist

About the Role

Walmart is revolutionizing healthcare, and this is your chance to be part of it. An Associate Optometrist is the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager and core to our mission of advancing eyecare affordably for everyone. We are looking for someone who 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides evidence-based vision care, recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options.
• Delivers routine vision care.
• Educates patients and store associates on eye health, including contact lens care, disease management, and safety factors.
• Recommends appropriate patient follow-up.
• Consults with other health professionals to coordinate patient care plans in accordance with state optometry scope of practice.
• Provides patients with appropriate referrals to ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals.
• Follows up with patients and other health professionals regarding outstanding diagnostics, tests, or patient information.
• Evaluates patients' health condition across the full vision center scope of service.
• Reviews patient medical history and performs comprehensive eye examinations.
• Examines eyes utilizing observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents to determine visual acuity, perception, focus, and coordination, and to identify signs of vision defects.
• Prescribes, fits, and adjusts eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
• Suggests, orders, interprets, and assesses diagnostic tests (e.g., glaucoma testing, macular degeneration, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)).
• Provides additional vision treatment (e.g., foreign body removal) as necessary.
• Develops treatment plans based on patients' clinical presentation, using evidence-based care guidelines and patient preferences.
• Refers patients with medical conditions outside of vision care services to appropriate community providers.
• Completes documentation of patient history, physical assessment, and treatment plan in a timely manner.
• Analyzes business objectives and customer needs to provide overall direction.
• Develops, communicates, builds support for, and implements business strategies, plans, and practices.
• Analyzes costs and forecasts, and incorporates them into business plans.
• Determines and supports resource requirements.
• Evaluates operational processes and measures outcomes to ensure desired results.
• Identifies and capitalizes on improvement opportunities.
• Promotes a customer environment and demonstrates adaptability.
• Sponsors continuous learning.
• Delivers exceptional customer service through all patient interactions.
• Maintains and updates patient information in vision center systems (e.g., BOSS) in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner.
• Assists vision center staff (e.g., opticians) on best practices and procedures.
• Ensures adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and Walmart vision center guidelines.
• Performs administrative and retail tasks for the vision center as necessary (e.g., financial transactions, patient registration, retail transactions).
• Works with internal stakeholders (e.g., pharmacist, clinics, store management) and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated patient care and high-quality customer service.
• Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce.
• Diagnoses capability gaps, recruits, selects, and develops talent.
• Supports mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning.
• Leverages the capabilities of new and existing talent.
• Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics.
• Develops consequences for violations or non-compliance and supports the Open Door Policy.
• Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks.
• Sponsors and leads key community outreach and involvement initiatives.
• Engages key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of business plans and initiatives.
• Supports associate efforts in community initiatives.
• Embraces new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation, including digital phoropters, EMR, and Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in the state of practice.
• Optometry
• Patient Evaluation
• Customer Service
• Patient Education And Counseling
• Medical History Documentation
• BOSS (vision center system)
• Digital Phoropters
• EMR
• Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo)

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from accredited optometry school.
• Licensed optometrist in good standing in state of practice.
• Completion of a post-graduate year one (PGY-1) in area of emphasis (e.g., family practice, low vision care, pediatric or geriatric optometry, ocular disease) is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k).
• Stock purchase.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program (tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart).