Job Summary: 

• Deliver patient-focused contact and lens care with consistent precision.
• Maintain a clear commitment to understanding each patient’s needs.
• Prioritize friendliness to create a supportive experience for every patient.
• Place patient wellbeing at the center of all decisions.
• Guide Optical Assistants as they build their skills and confidence.
• Provide direction that strengthens their knowledge and daily performance.
• Contribute to advancing the organisation’s position within the market.
• Identify opportunities that support long-term professional growth.
• Work independently with assurance and sound judgment.
• Manage responsibilities effectively even when support is limited.

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Focused Care (Soft Skills)
• Contact Lens Care (Hard Skills)
• Patient Needs Understanding (Soft Skills)
• Friendly Communication (Soft Skills)
• Staff Guidance (Soft Skills)
• Performance Development (Soft Skills)
• Independent Judgment (Soft Skills)
• Responsibility Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsible for basic optometric services, examination, and management of conditions of the eyes.
• Provide patient education, prescribe corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses, and offer professional advice to maintain, improve, and correct vision.
• Educate and advise patients on contact lens use and care, ocular hygiene, preventive care, and maintenance.
• Write referrals to ophthalmologists to ensure continuity of care for the patient.
• Help customers choose the right products, such as frames, lenses, and lens coatings, based on their needs, preferences, and wants.
• Develop a strong customer service orientation and maintain a good relationship to ensure customers’ eyewear and eye care needs are fulfilled.
• Maintain patient and customer satisfaction to encourage return visits and referral business through appropriate follow-up.
• Maintain good interpersonal relations among colleagues.
• Clean, fit, bend, reshape, and adjust lenses and spectacles to help each customer obtain the right and comfortable fit.
• Give prescriptions for contact lenses and spectacles.
• Check patients for the presence of other health conditions affecting vision.
• Execute merchandise display strategies with colleagues to boost sales and promote customer satisfaction.
• Meet and exceed sales targets and objectives.

Skills on Resume: 

• Optometric Services (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Contact Lens Prescribing (Hard Skills)
• Vision Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Product Recommendation (Soft Skills)
• Customer Service Orientation (Soft Skills)
• Lens Fitting (Hard Skills)
• Sales Target Achievement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Diagnose eye and vision problems, as well as some conditions caused by systemic diseases.
• Examine visual acuity, depth, and color perception.
• Assess the ability to coordinate and focus eyes.
• Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.
• Analyze test results and develop treatment plans.
• Administer drugs to aid in the diagnosis of vision problems.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative care.
• Maintain competency through continuing education and professional affiliations.
• Adhere to policies and procedures and safeguard assets.

Skills on Resume: 

• Eye Disease Diagnosis (Hard Skills)
• Visual Acuity Testing (Hard Skills)
• Binocular Vision Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Vision Therapy (Hard Skills)
• Treatment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Diagnostic Drug Administration (Hard Skills)
• Perioperative Care (Hard Skills)
• Policy Compliance (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Perform ocular examinations on patients of all ages, including children and the elderly.
• Complete fundus examinations and write an impression and plans.
• Supervise optometric externs and make a final disposition on all their patients.
• Experience academic growth by attending lectures and utilizing library facilities, in addition to learning on-the-job from other members of the eye care team.
• Give formal classroom instruction in optometric subjects.
• Assist all members of the eye care team by answering their questions regarding optometry.
• Participate in optometric continuing education courses.
• Perform or participate in occasional research projects, as approved by senior staff, Services, Residency Director, and the appropriate faculty.
• Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.

Skills on Resume: 

• Ocular Examinations (Hard Skills)
• Fundus Examinations (Hard Skills)
• Optometric Diagnosis (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Supervision (Soft Skills)
• Classroom Instruction (Soft Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Research Participation (Hard Skills)
• Policy Compliance (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide high-quality optometric care and services to patients.
• Establish a positive doctor/patient relationship.
• Conduct all services in accordance with clinical protocols and accepted standards of care.
• Ensure all patients receive accurate diagnosis and appropriate recommendations.
• Create exceptional value in the lives of patients by providing excellent patient/customer service through the delivery and execution of the neighborhood eye care experience.
• Work with the license operators store team and brand field leadership to build and secure a safe and motivating work environment that encourages commitment, innovation, success, and continued growth for the brand.
• Ensure the office quality systems are maintained.
• Help ensure the organization is known as a leading optical provider within the community.

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Care Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Patient Relationships (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Diagnostic Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Service Excellence (Soft Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Quality Systems (Hard Skills)
• Community Reputation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Perform eye examinations using specialized equipment for diagnosis and testing.
• Present good knowledge when explaining the features of contact lenses.
• Dispense and manage the inventory of contact lenses, trials, and solutions.
• Maintain the good condition of equipment and measuring devices.
• Ensure smooth running of daily shop operations.
• Process sales transactions, sales documents, and collections in accordance with established customer service and operating procedures.

Skills on Resume: 

• Eye Examinations (Hard Skills)
• Diagnostic Equipment Use (Hard Skills)
• Contact Lens Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Daily Operations (Soft Skills)
• Sales Processing (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide and ensure that patients receive appropriate routine eye exams and urgent care, as well as other vision care that is appropriate in the care setting.
• Provide additional specialized testing and therapy or low-vision rehabilitation.
• Assure that referrals are made on time to specialists or other providers when medically necessary.
• Assure that the documentation of care in the medical records meets established standards of quality.
• Act as a day-to-day resource to ophthalmology and other departments regarding vision care issues.
• Assist in responding to patient concerns about care issues and work to solve problems and improve patient care.

Skills on Resume: 

• Routine Eye Exams (Hard Skills)
• Urgent Eye Care (Hard Skills)
• Specialized Testing (Hard Skills)
• Low Vision Rehab (Hard Skills)
• Referral Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Departmental Support (Soft Skills)
• Patient Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Evaluate patients' health conditions within the full vision center scope of service to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment in accordance with the optometry scope and practice per the state board.
• Perform comprehensive eye examinations using observation, pharmaceutical agents, and instruments to determine visual perception, acuity, focus, and coordination.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and provide additional treatment.
• Clearly document diagnosis and treatment plans, including referrals, therapeutic prescriptions, and any co-management with external healthcare professionals.
• Prescribe and fit glasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids.
• Deliver outstanding customer service and engagement in all patient interactions.
• Assist vision center staff on best practices and procedures, ensuring adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and organizational guidelines.
• Understand that this job description is a summary and does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed.

Skills on Resume: 

• Eye Examinations (Hard Skills)
• Diagnostic Testing (Hard Skills)
• Treatment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Vision Prescribing (Hard Skills)
• Customer Engagement (Soft Skills)
• Staff Support (Soft Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide optometric examinations, including pupillary reflexes, tonometry, keratometry, evaluation of muscle balance, stereopsis, phorias, vergences, slit lamp examination, visual acuity, lensometry, and indirect biomicroscopy.
• Provide routine eye examinations for new and established patients as well as follow-up exams for established medical patients in the ophthalmology practice.
• Perform eye examinations and contact lens fittings for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Perform triage and screening for acute or unscheduled patients in ophthalmology.
• Prescribe ophthalmic medications within the scope of practice.
• Comply with all policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administrative, and clinical practice, and with activities mandated by regulatory bodies.
• Participate in communicating the specific needs of patients to care providers.
• Ensure a professional and helpful working environment by upholding established standards.
• Demonstrate courtesy, common sense, and follow-through in all telephone communications.
• Order and maintain contact lens fitting stock and supplies.
• Keep informed of current trends and developments within optometry.
• Work within the ophthalmology clinics to provide support.
• Adhere to guidelines related to documentation of patient encounter notes, charge documents, and diagnostic study interpretation notes.

Skills on Resume: 

• Comprehensive Eye Exams (Hard Skills)
• Contact Lens Fitting (Hard Skills)
• Acute Patient Triage (Hard Skills)
• Ophthalmic Prescribing (Hard Skills)
• Infection Control Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Patient Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Conduct and document history, including chief complaint, relevant symptoms, pertinent ocular health, family and medical history, medications, current spectacle/contact lens use, and any other data required to manage the patient's vision and ocular health needs.
• Perform minimum as well as appropriate additional testing based on the specific needs of each patient.
• Adequately document findings and be proficient in the use and interpretation of standard ophthalmic equipment, including retinoscopy, subjective refraction, lensometry, visual fields, mobility and pupil testing, slit lamp examination, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, gonioscopy, fundus contact lens, tear function testing, Amsler grid, and confrontation fields.
• Accurately interpret data from clinical exams.
• Make sound clinical diagnoses.
• Take appropriate actions to address patients’ chief complaints and ensure ocular health and visual needs are met.
• Clearly document impressions and clinical action plans in the chart, including referrals to other providers, long-term medical management, and optical or therapeutic prescriptions dispensed.
• Use tests and procedures as described above to detect and appropriately manage disorders common to the elderly, such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration.
• Actively communicate with optical, ophthalmology, support staff, and fellow OD teams to optimize quality and clinical care and service to patients.
• Team with optical staff and ophthalmologists to ensure the most timely and convenient service is given to patients when their services are needed.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings to keep up with events and policy changes, identifying and reporting system problems that result in waste or poor services, and suggesting possible solutions.
• Maintain all licensing and job requirements, including CE, CPR, safety training, and PPD.
• Dictate or write referral and information letters to other providers or agencies, or otherwise communicate with parents, teachers, or other providers.
• Perform other related duties such as completing school forms, DMV, FAA, and similar documents.

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient History Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Ophthalmic Testing (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Diagnosis (Hard Skills)
• Ocular Disease Management (Hard Skills)
• Care Plan Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Interdisciplinary Communication (Soft Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide direct supervision for all the optometrists within the department and be ultimately responsible for the oversight of all eye care staff within the department, including contracted optometrists and ophthalmologists.
• Supervise subordinates, including other optometrists and/or optometry technicians and medical support assistants at multiple locations within the service unit.
• Assign work, rate performance, interview candidates, recommend selections, resolve complaints and grievances, recommend promotion and training, effect minor disciplinary actions, and find ways to increase the quality and efficiency of work.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise department-specific objectives, priorities, policies, and procedures that are consistent with those for the overall eye care program and service unit programs.
• Develop short and long-range department plans.
• Coordinate programs with other departments, services, and agencies.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise performance improvement programs to evaluate the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the eye care services provided in the department, ensuring that the performance improvement program complies with applicable accrediting and regulatory bodies.
• Plan, implement, and direct the clinical eye care program.
• Establish and maintain working policies of the eye clinic, assure adequate staffing, develop or direct the development of procedure manuals, and establish and maintain effective quality control, performance improvement, preventive maintenance, and safety programs.
• Provide direct care to patients in a responsible, respectful, and caring manner.
• Diagnose visual and ocular problems through external and internal physical examination of the eye and adnexa, detect neuromuscular impairment or anomalies of binocular function, and treat visual disorders through the prescription of corrective lenses, vision training, and pharmacological means.

Skills on Resume: 

• Departmental Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Staff Supervision (Soft Skills)
• Performance Management (Soft Skills)
• Program Development (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Soft Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Patient Care Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Ocular Diagnosis (Hard Skills)