Optometrist for Low Vision Care

3 weeks ago


Santa Rosa, California, United States LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Full time

Job Summary:

The Low Vision Optometrist will provide specialty low vision care to patients who have experienced vision loss, are under the care of a primary eye care professional, and who wish to improve the quality of their daily living through vision rehabilitation.

Services include trial frame refraction, contrast sensitivity testing, evaluation of visual fields, prescribing and demonstrating low vision aids, recommending assistive technology, and referring to other specialty rehabilitation services as needed.

The low vision optometrist will collaborate with a team of rehabilitation specialists to promote the independence and well-being of our blind and visually impaired patients.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide low vision evaluations including functional vision assessments, prescribing glasses and low vision aids, educating patients on available resources, and referring to rehabilitation services as needed.
  • Services will be on-site 2-3 days/week.
  • Make diagnostic referrals and coordinate care to ensure patients receive appropriate medical attention.
  • Collaborate with rehabilitation team including certified O&M specialists, service navigator, low vision occupational therapists, and assistive technology specialists to develop goal-oriented plan of care.
  • Integrate records into an electronic health records (EHR) system.
  • Assist in the completion of paperwork as necessary (for example, applications for disabled parking placard, free audio books, etc.).
  • Timely completion of patient charts including documentation of ICD-10 diagnosis and CPT billing codes.
  • Keep current with new developments in the field of optometry, specifically low vision.
  • Uphold the highest standards of medical care and ethical guidelines.
  • Must comply with all organizational, state, and federal regulations pertaining to Optometry.

Requirements:

  • Doctor of Optometry Degree.
  • Residency training preferred.
  • At least 4 years thorough knowledge of optometry and ability to perform optometric examinations.
  • Will consider looking at less than 4 years' experience, as well as recent graduates for a Jr position.
  • Must be able to effectively communicate with patients, staff, and other providers.
  • Must comply with HIPAA regulations in all communications and handling of protected health information.
  • Active certification in CPR, AED, and First Aid.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Work Environment:

Services will be on-site 2-3 days/week. Must be able to independently travel to all LightHouse physical locations and events as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

LightHouse policy and the law prohibit discrimination and harassment based on an individual's race, ancestry, religion or religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, age (40 and over), sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions), marital status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS), military or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions, denial of Family and Medical Care leave, height and weight, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

Our policy and the law prohibit co-workers, third parties, supervisors, and managers from engaging in such conduct.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter, along with the completed employment application (downloads in a Word document), to -sf. To fill out the application, please enable editing in the document. We will not consider videos or hyperlinks to online profiles.



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