Posts Tagged ‘corporate optometry’
Navigating the Salary vs Hourly Conundrum in Corporate Optometry
Recently in the Corporate Optometry Facebook group, a growing number of ODs find themselves facing a significant transition: moving from a salaried position to an hourly rate. This transition caused mixed emotions among different ODs that work with different brands. However, a few ODs look forward to being paid extra for those days they have…
Read MoreODs Reflect on Their Most Memorable Surprises and Letdowns in Corporate Optometry.
Job satisfaction can be a highly individualized experience, and what surprises one OD in their job satisfaction may not apply to others. However, here are some potential surprises related to job satisfaction that ODs have encounter in their careers: Work Life Balance: Some ODs were pleasantly surprised by their ability to maintain a healthy work-life…
Read MoreBreaking Free from Golden Handcuffs: Unlocking Your Career Potential
You just graduated, did all the hard work and finally got offered a job with a excellent pay and excellent benefits or finally got the sublease. Fast forward five years: you are stuck in the same office with a salary that’s a bit better than before, work life balance has slowly changed over the years,…
Read MoreHow to Handle Career Blocks
With so many changes in working conditions over the last few years, it shouldn’t be a surprise that many of us feel isolated, burnt out, or stuck in our jobs. Maybe you aren’t growing your career as quickly as you wanted because of a lack of interactions or opportunities amid the ongoing issues. Or perhaps…
Read MoreReasons Not to Work with a Rep that is Rude to your Staff
An ophthalmic sales representative works for vendors in our industry and should work to help support your business as much as possible. While many reps can help your business, some can also hurt it. You must be careful as the bad representative can cause more damage than you think. One red flag is a rep…
Read MorePressure That Comes with Being an Optometrist
The job of an optometrist is usually considered to be easy and one with very low levels of stress. While that assumption is true to a large extent, some stressors can make the job pressurizing. Although what an optometrist does is relatively simple, the job’s nature becomes monotonous, making it a challenging task. Below are…
Read MoreOvercoming some Challenges in Corporate Optometry
You get to enjoy many perks as a corporate OD. A steady paycheck, insight into the business processes, already established patients, just to name a few. But the field of corporate optometry comes with its own set of challenges. You may already know about the limited space provided to corporate ODs for their practice. It…
Read MoreBest Practices to Take Walk-Ins
There are a few practices you should implement at your healthcare facility if you encounter numerous walk-in patients. Read more to understand what you can do as a Corporate OD. As an optometrist , it’s your job to ensure quality healthcare for your patients. Many patients often pile up, making it challenging for the OD…
Read MoreWhy Some Corporate Locations might have higher Turn Over.
One of the major concerns for employers is their associate ODs transfer or exit. All associate ODs hired seem to leave after a while for a couple of reasons. This certainly isn’t very well for the business, as the outflow of associate optometrists can cause patients to turn away too. Every associate optometrist has reasons…
Read MoreThe future of Optometry will include Telemedicine.
You might think the practice of tele-optometry has been necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. That because everything is going down the virtual route, it only makes sense for some aspects of the healthcare industry to follow suit. The truth is, tele-optometry has been around since retinal imaging was taken at the VA almost 20 years…
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