County of Santa Clara

Optometrist

County of Santa Clara  •  $78.25 - $94.76/hr  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Posting number: 26-P47-A

Department: Santa Clara Valley Health Care - Valley Medical Center

Job classification: Optometrist

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Medical

Under general direction, to coordinate and provide optometric services.

Please note: All applications are required to attach proof of a valid Optometrist license issued by the State of California Board of Optometry.

Final Filing Date: The recruitment may be extended or closed as early as 10 days after issue date.

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Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Because we serve patients throughout multiple hospitals and clinics, you may have to work at different sites. We will meet any obligations we may have when this occurs.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - SCVMC is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital - O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume increases other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital - Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.

Regional Medical Center– Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital that is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. Since the SCVH integration of RMC effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded the critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy capable Stroke Center and STEMI care, and has been seeing an increased number of emergency visits and inpatient volume.


Examples of duties

    • Performs optometric evaluation and treatment;
    • Coordinates daily patient flow;
    • Reviews medical chart to evaluate treatment and the necessity for follow-up visits;
    • Implements policies, procedures, rules, and regulations related to optometric services;
    • Coordinates with staff ophthalmologists in the daily treatment of patients;
    • Under direction of ophthalmologists, performs technical ophthalmological functions, such as fluorescein, angiography, retinal photography, and visual field examinations;
    • Organizes and distributes angiography results to private practitioners;
    • Maintains inventory of supplies for optometry and ophthalmology services;
    • Prepares and submits reports on major equipment for the eye clinic;
    • Maintains liaison with optometric organizations, practitioners, and optician professionals;
    • May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required*;
    • Performs other related duties, as required.

Qualifications

Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks, plus the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities:

Training and Experience Note The required knowledge and abilities are attained through possession of the special requirements.

Special Requirements

  • Possess and maintain a valid license to practice optometry, as issued by the California State Board of Optometry, for the duration of employment in this classification.
  • Ability to travel to alternate locations in the course of work. If driving, possession of a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.
  • *As a condition of employment, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 3100-3109 and Local Ordinance, all County of Santa Clara employees are designated Disaster Service Workers (DSWs), including extra help. A DSW is required to complete all assigned DSW-related training, and in the event of an emergency, return to work as ordered.

Knowledge of

  • Principles and practices of general optometry;
  • Diagnostic images used in optometry/ophthalmology;
  • Pre-treatment and post-treatment refractions for cataract patients;
  • Proper documentation of optometric services, including Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes used for billing;
  • English usage, style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling;
  • Common computer systems and applications.

Ability to

  • Operate the full range of optometric instruments and equipment to diagnosis and treat eye and vision problems;
  • Diagnose and treat disease, including reading diagnostic images;
  • Evaluate the type and quality of optometric services provided and recommend appropriate action;
  • Formulate and recommend policies and procedures;
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, at all levels, including colleagues, the public, patients, and representatives of other agencies;
  • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
County of Santa Clara

About County of Santa Clara

The County of Santa Clara is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay and encompasses 1,312 square miles.

It has one of the highest median family incomes in the country, and a wide diversity of cultures, backgrounds and talents. The County of Santa Clara continues to attract people from all over the world. With more than 70 agencies/departments and 22,000 employees, the County of Santa Clara plans for the needs of a dynamic community, provides quality services, and promotes a healthy, safe and prosperous community for all. The County provides essential services including public health protection, environmental protection, medical services through Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC), child and adult protection services, homelessness prevention and solutions, roads, park services, libraries, emergency response to disasters, protection of minority communities and those under threat, access to a fair criminal justice system, and scores of other services, particularly for those members of our community in the greatest need.

The County's population of nearly 1.9 million is one of the largest in the state, and the largest of the nine Bay Area counties. Its population constitutes about one fourth of the Bay Area's total population. There are 15 cities including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale ranging from Palo Alto to the north, to Gilroy in the south. San Jose is the largest city in the County, with a population of 1.035 million, and is the administrative site of County Government. A significant portion of the county's land area is unincorporated ranch and farmland. Nearly 92% of the population lives in cities.

The County of Santa Clara operates 27 parks covering more than 50,000 acres including scenic lakes, streams, and miles of hiking and biking trails.

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