Optometrist - Comprehensive Division, Westwood

Company: University of California - Los Angeles Health
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

DescriptionWe are seeking a skilled and dedicated Optometrist to join the Comprehensive Division in Westwood. This position involves delivering exceptional patient care while collaborating with a dynamic clinical team in a high-volume setting.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform imaging and comprehensive optometric examinations, including refractions, ocular motility, slit lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, and fundus exams.
• Provide patient education through written and verbal communication, addressing questions about surgical options, lens choices, medication, etc.
• Participate in the identification and recruitment of patients who are eligible for participation in clinical trials.
  
• Assisting with Urgent Care clinic operations by supporting providers with clinic overflow, coverage, and addressing absences as needed.
• Write prescriptions for glasses and authorize medication refills
  
  Salary Range: $85,900-128,900QualificationsRequired:
  • Possession and maintenance of an active license to practice optometry from the California Board of Optometry
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills including knowledge of medical and ophthalmic terminology to establish effective working relations with all levels of university staff, faculty, trainees, and patients
  • Ability to work in a cooperative and collegial fashion with other members of the Division to provide exemplary patient care
  • Ability to work quickly and efficiently under a variable but often very busy workload
  • Ability to function in a research environment with patients who are enrolled in clinical study protocols
  • Ability to learn new routines quickly, to follow routines consistently, and identify better ways of accomplishing routine tasks
  • Proficiency in Apple and Windows operating systems, Microsoft Word and Excel, email, calendaring programs, and web browsers
  • Demonstrated or acquired competency in office and medical center based data and electronic records systems (ChartLogic, Epic/Kaleidoscope, etc.)

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