Optometrist (PRN)

Optometrist

Marathon Health is seeking a PRN Optometrist to perform eye exams and provide excellent eye care to our patients. Optometrist responsibilities include analyzing vision tests, identifying sight problems and prescribing corrective lenses and eyeglasses to work with the employees of Carpenters Regional Council at their on-site corporate health and wellness center (Carpenters Wellness Center) in St. Louis, MO.

This is a PRN position with flexible scheduling. 

About Marathon Health

Marathon Health (www.marathon-health.com) is one of the nation’s leading providers of employer-based health services.   We serve businesses throughout the United States, providing a different kind of healthcare program that focuses on total population health management and health risk reduction.

Marathon Health promotes a culture of health and wellness in everything we do. It is for this reason we seek to hire individuals who embrace wellness and model healthy behaviors in their own lives. We are proud to be a drug and tobacco free company. We value the richness diversity brings to our workforce and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and provider (EOE). The selected candidate must pass a criminal background check and drug test.

• Perform comprehensive eye and vision tests
• Diagnose defects of the eye, such as myopia, astigmatism and glaucoma
• Provide personalized temporary and permanent solutions to sight issues based on each patient’s specific case and medical history
• Prescribe medications, eyeglasses and contact lenses
• Advise patients on proper eye care techniques
• Keep updated and accurate medical records for all patients
• Book next appointments in cases where re-examination is required
• Train patients on how to use and maintain their contact lenses
• Refer eye doctors and ophthalmologists when patients need to undergo a surgery or in cases of severe eye injuries

Requirements:

• Board Certified Optometrist
• Missouri State Optometrist License 
• In-depth understanding of eye conditions and vision defects
• Hands-on experience with eye examination tools, such as ophthalmoscope and tonometer
• The ability to explain medical terms simply and calmly
• Doctor of Optometry Degree (O.D).

Preferred:

• • VSP Credentialing (Strongly preferred)

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