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HealthPartners lists this Optometrist - Float opportunity in saint louis park, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Optometrist, Clinic Float
Park Nicollet is looking to hire an Optometrist to join our Eye team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.
Position Summary
Provides direct patient care within the Eye Department, involving advanced assessment, implementation, intervention, and evaluation skills to determine visual efficiency and performance, eye diseases, and other abnormalities of or affecting the eyes. Prescribes corrective lenses, vision therapy, environmental modifications, and medications as allowed by state law and Park Nicollet Medical Center standards. Administers high quality patient care in accordance with the Board of Optometry and Park Nicollet Medical Center standards. The incumbent will be expected to comply with the standards of Personalized Care and Customer Service including all applicable SHINES and job-specific standards.
Work Schedule
Fulltime 1.0 FTE. Monday - Friday, Days. Float to various clinics with one Saturday clinic half day a month. Sites include St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, Brookdale, Golden Valley, Carlson, Maple Grove, Chanhassen, Shakopee, Burnsville, Bloomington and Lakeville.
Required Qualifications
Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination: Doctor of Optometry from an accredited school of Optometry, and two or more years related optometric experience.
Licensure/ Registration/ Certification: The incumbent must maintain licensure to practice optometry in the State of Minnesota. This position requires credentialing, following the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Maintain standards of clinical skills and professional ethics established by the Board of Optometry. Strong clinical and human relation skills, effective oral and written communications, and an extensive knowledge in optical testing is also required.
Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and ensure safety of patients.
Proven proficiency in the operation of the following equipment:
Phoropter
Retinoscope
Ophthalmoscope
Slit Lamp
Keratometry
Lensometer
Radioscope
Trial Lenses
Indirect Ophthalmoscope
Fusion Test
Color Blindness Test
Applanation Tonometry
Telephone
Fax Machine
CRT
Tape Recorder
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