Vista Community Clinic
Optometrist
Vista Community Clinic, Lake Elsinore, California, United States, 92532
Overview
Vista Community Clinic is a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic providing care in a comprehensive, high quality setting. Located in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties, we work to advance community health and hope by providing access to premier health services. We are looking for dedicated, motivated, enthusiastic team players who want to make a difference in the community. Our competitive compensation and benefits program includes health, dental, vision, company-paid life, flexible spending accounts and a 403(B) plan, for eligible employees. VCC is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities Direct and provide outpatient care to clinic patients and ensure quality assurance including examination of patient's eyes, sight testing, diagnosis of visual disorders and diseases, determining course of treatment, providing and supervising appropriate treatment for such diseases, including glaucoma, cataract and diabetes.
Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement and utilization review
Examine the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects
Assist in fitting spectacles or contact lenses
Write referral communications to doctors
Read retinal scans
Prescribe medicines for people with eye conditions
Participate in the development of clinic protocols and procedures to ensure quality eye care
Participate in utilization and peer review programs which evaluates the quality of the optometry staff and services being performed at the clinics
Qualifications Minimum
Current California Optometric License
State of California Certification for the treatment of ocular disease
State of California Certification for the treatment of glaucoma
A Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree from an accredited optometry school
Current CPR certification
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Experience/familiarity with Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records systems, NextGen preferred
Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities
Responsibilities Direct and provide outpatient care to clinic patients and ensure quality assurance including examination of patient's eyes, sight testing, diagnosis of visual disorders and diseases, determining course of treatment, providing and supervising appropriate treatment for such diseases, including glaucoma, cataract and diabetes.
Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement and utilization review
Examine the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects
Assist in fitting spectacles or contact lenses
Write referral communications to doctors
Read retinal scans
Prescribe medicines for people with eye conditions
Participate in the development of clinic protocols and procedures to ensure quality eye care
Participate in utilization and peer review programs which evaluates the quality of the optometry staff and services being performed at the clinics
Qualifications Minimum
Current California Optometric License
State of California Certification for the treatment of ocular disease
State of California Certification for the treatment of glaucoma
A Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree from an accredited optometry school
Current CPR certification
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Experience/familiarity with Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records systems, NextGen preferred
Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities