Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Springfield, Missouri - Full Time - 36-hour workweek with full benefits!
If you are a compassionate professional who provides exceptional quality care, Jordan Valley is for you! We are Missouri’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center, founded in 2003, and we serve 75,000 patients each year. The mission of Jordan Valley is to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and accessible medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Southwest MO. We’re collaborative and believe in always going above and beyond as part of our commitment to deliver excellent care to our community!
Job Duties
Assess patient eye condition. Examine and test eye vision and defects. Refer for minor and major eye surgery. Prescribe effective medication for eye problems. Prescribe the use of eye glasses, contact lenses, eye drops and other eye drugs. Give prior advice to the patient conditions. Write referral notices to doctors. Examine eyes, using observation, instruments and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities such as glaucoma or color blindness. Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit. Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses and other vision aids. Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements and safety factors. Remove foreign bodies from the eye. Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care. Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision. Refer for vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation. Able to diagnose other major medical diseases. Refer patient to other physicians. Promote effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the clinic’s ability to meet its goals and objectives. Attain all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the clinic’s overall mission. Responsibly follow the clinic Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens. Demonstrate respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment. Requirements
Doctor of Optometry Degree. Optometry license. Current BLS Certification required. Want to chat before committing to applying? Reach out directly to Katherine Morsovillo at: Katherine.Morsovillo@jordanvalley.org.
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Assess patient eye condition. Examine and test eye vision and defects. Refer for minor and major eye surgery. Prescribe effective medication for eye problems. Prescribe the use of eye glasses, contact lenses, eye drops and other eye drugs. Give prior advice to the patient conditions. Write referral notices to doctors. Examine eyes, using observation, instruments and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities such as glaucoma or color blindness. Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit. Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses and other vision aids. Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements and safety factors. Remove foreign bodies from the eye. Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care. Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision. Refer for vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation. Able to diagnose other major medical diseases. Refer patient to other physicians. Promote effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the clinic’s ability to meet its goals and objectives. Attain all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the clinic’s overall mission. Responsibly follow the clinic Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens. Demonstrate respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment. Requirements
Doctor of Optometry Degree. Optometry license. Current BLS Certification required. Want to chat before committing to applying? Reach out directly to Katherine Morsovillo at: Katherine.Morsovillo@jordanvalley.org.
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