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Priority Dispatch Corp. lists this Physician - Optometrist opportunity in plymouth, New Hampshire. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Job Details
Job Location: Legal Address - Plymouth, NH 03264
Position Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Days
Job Title: Optometrist
Are you a dedicated, detail-oriented healthcare professional with a passion for optometry? Join our team as an Optometrist at White Mountain Eye Care and play a pivotal role in helping the patient care team provide safe, effective, and exceptional patient care. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and excel at providing compassionate patient care, we want to hear from you!
About Speare Memorial Hospital
Speare Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving dozens of communities in the Lakes Region. We are passionately committed to providing exceptional, local care to our friends, families, neighbors, and communities at large.
Mission: To work together to serve the needs of our patients and community.
Vision: A community where all can achieve optimal health.
Values: Kindness, Collaboration, Patient & Family-Centered, Safety, Excellence, Efficiency, and Professionalism.
What You’ll Do:
Perform vision tests and analyze results
Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases, such as glaucoma
Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications
Provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation
Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery
Evaluate patients for the presence of diseases such as diabetes and refer patients to ophthalmologists or other healthcare providers as needed
Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses
Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan; administer drugs to patients to aid in the diagnosis of vision problems and prescribe drugs to treat some eye diseases.
Diagnose conditions caused by systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, referring patients to other health practitioners as needed.
Direct and coordinate the activities of nurses, assistants, and other support personnel
Stabilize patients in life-threatening or unusual situations and, when appropriate, arrange for emergency transport to a physician and/or tertiary care center with appropriate clinical skills/resources.
Maintain all requirements for licensure including continued medical education
Actively participate in the hospital’s quality and patient experience programs, working with the team to continually improve the patient experience.
Actively participate in the hospital’s quality and patient safety programs and demonstrate an understanding of safety issues and practices in all aspects of work; Consistently observe universal precautions.
Participate fairly in call rotation, if required, providing consultative services for patients in the emergency room and those requiring hospital admission.
In performing these essential functions, Optometrist will:
Demonstrate hospital’s mission and values with co-workers, patients, families and visitors, and with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, governmental regulations;
Work collaboratively and build effective relationships, demonstrating flexibility and adjusting to changing work demands;
Effectively communicate plans, expectations, and clinical progress with SMH staff, consultants, referring providers, patients and families as appropriate;
Maintain utmost confidentiality in all aspects of duties; and
Document all patient services and care in a timely, clear, accurate, and comprehensive manner, and properly code and provide necessary information to facilitate billing for all professional services provided.
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For:
Required:
Graduation from school of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
Licensed by NH Board of Optometry as Doctor of Optometry OD). Requirements as set forth in the Medical Staff Policy Manual for each specialty.
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents/glaucoma (TPA/g) certification
CPR certified
Ability to work independently. Willingness to work in a team-oriented environment.
Effective communication skills.
Must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to use computer for healthcare work.
Preferred:
Board certification by the American Board of Optometry
Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously and professionally with other practitioners and staff.
Why Join Speare Memorial Hospital?
Community Connection: Be part of an organization deeply invested in local health and wellness.
Collaborative Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their work and each other.
Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuing education and career development.
Comprehensive Benefits:
Competitive salary
Health, dental and vision insurance
Health savings accounts with employer contributions
403(b) retirement plans with generous employer contributions
Lifestyle Savings Account reimbursement program
Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment programs
Employee recognition and appreciation programs
Generous Earned Time accrual
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Life insurance
Our Commitment
Speare Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to serve our equally diverse community.
Join us in our mission to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare to our community.
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Worksite address
plymouth, NH, 03264, US
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