Optometrist - Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Westwood
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Description
Required:
- Doctoral degree in optometry issued by an accredited school / college of optometry
- Active California State Board of Optometry license
- 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 Divisions 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 (Kaleidoscope, Epic, PCIMS, CDS, etc.)
- Ability to constantly use Phoropter, lensometer, topographer, tonometer, slit lamp biomicroscope, and EMR
- Ability to frequently use Retinoscope, specular microscope, anterior segment OCT, and pachymeter