Optometrist

Job Title: Optometrist (Part- Time)
Location: Columbus, OH 43223
Duration: 1Year to long-term
Shift: 4 hours per week

Job Duties
• Conducts routine, periodic & emergency examinations using specialized diagnostic equipment (e.g., refractometer, indirect & direct opthalmoscope) to Client defects that can be corrected by prisoms, lenses or other optical accessory, determines by examination & evaluation of medical history whether corrective treatment or physician referral is indicated & prescribes, fits, adjusts & repairs glasses for patients.
• Acts as consultant to other professional & para -professional staff regarding forms of eye pathology; evaluates medical records to determine corrective optometric treatment.
• Plans, schedules & directs comprehensive eye screening program; prescribes, fits, adjusts & repairs glasses; instructs patients in proper eye care & care of glasses; writes medical & technical reports.
• Knowledge of optometry which must include coursework in each of the following areas: practical, theoretical, physiological & optic optometry, pathology, anatomy & physiology of eye; federal & state laws & rules governing practice of optometry.
• Ability to deal with many variables & determine specific course of action; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; demonstrate dexterity to use hands skillfully.

Requirements
• Active licensure to practice optometry.
• Active BLS/ CPR.