Position Summary:
A Walmart Associate Optometrist is the clinical partner to the Vision Center Manager and is core to our mission of advancing eyecare affordably for everyone.
What You'll Do:
Provide evidence‐based vision care, recommending and prescribing medications and treatment options such as red eye, LASIK surgery, and cataract surgery.
Deliver routine vision care using evidence‐based care guidelines.
Educate patients and store associates on eye health, contact lens care, disease‐state management, and safety factors.
Consult with other health professionals to prepare patient care plans while observing optometry scope of practice per state board.
Embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation, integrating digital phoropters, EMR, Maestro (OCT/retinal camera combo) and other advanced tools.
Core Competencies:
Judgment: Use financial and business analysis to evaluate returns, risks, and long‐term implications of decisions.
Customer/Member‐Centered: Create an environment that provides customers/members with wanted products, services, and experiences.
Execution and Results: Optimize execution using internal and external resources, hold associates accountable for goals and results.
Planning and Improvement: Set and communicate clear, aligned goals, monitor progress, and implement continuous improvement practices.
Influence and Communicate: Inspire commitment, build high‐performing teams, and communicate strategies clearly.
Ethics and Compliance: Maintain integrity and ethics, identify opportunities for enhanced compliance.
Adaptability: Remain resourceful and resilient, update knowledge and skills to handle new challenges.
Strategy: Build and implement strategies that align with company goals.
Social Responsibility: Lead volunteer activities and strengthen community ties.
Talent: Develop talent and create replacement plans to increase effectiveness.
Relationships: Build trusting relationships across functional and geographical boundaries.
Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school.
Licensed optometrist in good standing in the state of practice.
Experience with EMR/EHR systems.
Eagerness to embrace new equipment technology and advanced instrumentation.
Experience treating and managing ocular disease.
Benefits:- Walmart offers competitive pay, performance‐based bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health benefits: medical, vision and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, company‐paid life insurance.
Paid time off:
PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting. Disability: short‐term and long‐term disability. Company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement. Live Better U education benefit program for full‐time and part‐time associates.
Compensation and Location:
Annual salary range: $135,000.00 – $200,000.00.Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses, Regional Pay Zone based on location, and a Complex Structure based on external factors.
Primary location: 1610 No. Riverside Drive, Espanola, NM 87532‐8063, United States of America.
Legal & Policies:
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‐free workplace and have a no‐tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.
