This Optometrist role will provide professional optometric services in the Westwood & Santa Monica Cornea clinic and Westwood Vision Rehabilitation clinic for the Department of Ophthalmology. You will manage the optical and medical care of patients to the fullest extent allowed by optometric licensing. Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Perform optometric exams and imaging
Diagnose, treat, and manage diseases and disorders
Record all examination findings and recommendations
Provide patient education, answer questions, and issue resources
Evaluate and write prescriptions for glasses and contacts
Participate in the identification and recruitment of patients who are eligible for participation in clinical trials

Salary Range: $85,900-128,900 Annually

This position will travel to multiple UCLA Health locations including Westwood and Santa Monica.

Qualifications

Required:

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, cView, Kaleidoscope, Epic, PCIMS, CDS, etc).

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