Date:	October, 2013
Reports to (Job Title):	Clinic Director & Associate Director for Clinical Programs.
Jobs Reporting (Job Titles):	Associate Director for Clinical Programs
Location:	Main Campus
Grade:	USG 12 35 hr/wk

Primary Purpose

The Staff Optometrist provides optometric clinical teaching and instruction in the School's public clinics and laboratories as well as direct patient care in the School of Optometry & Vision Science, Optometry Clinics, on campus and external sites.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Clinical Teaching

Supervision of optometry students in clinic areas; this includes grading of clinical performance in the areas of: case history and counselling, technical ability, diagnosis/management, record keeping, and efficiency. Instruction of optometry students in clinical laboratories ; this includes grading of clinical techniques and demonstration of clinical skills

2. Independent Patient Care

Direct patient care without optometry students

3. Administrative Assignments

Completion of patient files including referral letters (as required) in a timely manner
Completion and submission of student grades in a timely manner
Other tasks as assigned (e.g.,. Quality Assurance reviews)

Position Requirements

Education:

Doctor of Optometry degree (OD) or equivalent; completion of an optometry residency program.

Experience:

1+ years in an academic setting in a clinical supervisory role, preferably at Waterloo. .

General certificate to practice Optometry in Ontario required, including the ability to prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPAs)

Technical:

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Nature and Scope

Interpersonal Skills:

Communicates with the school’s faculty, staff, students and patients and external practitioners, who are part of the circle of care of patients

Level of Responsibility:

Supervises and teaches optometry students and provides patient care within the Optometry Clinic.

Decision-Making Authority:

Grades optometry students

Physical and Sensory Demands:

Minimal demands typical of an optometrist working in clinical settings

Working Environment:

Minimal exposure to disagreeable conditions typical of an optometrist exposed to stress and pressure associated with daily clinical responsibilities.
Assignments may occur during weekdays, evenings and Saturdays
Teaching and patient care duties may occur at Waterloo teaching clinics or Waterloo-affiliated external sites

Staff Optometrist – Optometry & Vision Science