Optometrist, Vision Rehab

Participates in the evaluation, planning, recording, and implementation of patient care programs designed to assist patients in reaching their maximum performance level with remaining vision. 

Assessment and Plan of Care/Treatment

• Reviews patient history and interprets physician referral. 
• Evaluates patient's status, eye health, refractive error, and acuities as well as other standard optometric care.  Evaluates for binocular vision and visual-perceptual deficits. Evaluates for visual rehabilitation needs.
• Develops and adjusts on an ongoing basis a treatment program based on patient/family needs, goals, strengths, age, abilities, and preferences.      Consults with physicians, other rehabilitation team members, patient and family to design a coordinated treatment plan.
• Provides referrals to Occupational Therapist. 
• Performs patient treatment through the use of appropriate optometric interventions.
• Re-evaluates patient's status, and any environmental factors, to modify/terminate the treatment program as appropriate.
• Maintains active and supportive communication with patients and others concerned regarding progress, problems, home programs, and other issues related to the therapeutic process.
• Maintain updates in vision rehabilitation practice through webinars, conferences and continuing education.          

Quantity of Work and Initiative

• Manages schedule to meet departmental productivity expectations using sound clinical and professional reasoning.
• Attends staff meetings, program meetings, and inservices.
• Maintains accurate daily billing charges and productivity log.

Documentation

• Documents evaluations, progress notes, family/patient education, and all other forms in accordance with department policy and procedures. 
• Maintains accurate, comprehensive, and professional written documentation.

Customer Focused

• Maintains a focus on customers by anticipating and responding to customer needs, and by taking steps to ensure customer satisfaction.

Teamwork

• Promotes cohesiveness of work groups by supporting and contributing to the efforts of others within the work groups.
• Attempts to work through and resolve conflicts with all customers.

Flexibility and Reliability

• Follows through on job requirements and employer expectations.
• Reacts positively to change, unexpected disruptions in routines and job duties, constructive feedback, and requests from supervisor.          

Thriving in a culture that you can be proud of, you will also receive many employee benefits such as the following: 

• Competitive Pay 
• Comprehensive Benefits package 
• Vacation/Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan with Match
• Employee Discounts
• Clinical Education and Professional Development Programs

Job Qualifications: 

• Doctorate degree in optometry and must be licensed as an optometrist in the state of Florida. 
• Previous training or experience with vision rehabilitation is preferred.