Assistant Professor/Clinic Care Lead- IL- Chicago College of Optometry

The Clinic Care Lead provides clinical and operational leadership
for an assigned clinic section, ensuring high-quality patient care,
compliance with current national guidelines and documentation
requirements, and ongoing quality assurance. The role also
supervises assigned faculty and staff, coordinating workloads,
clinic coverage, time off requests, and supporting the annual
performance review process.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Clinical Lead, Contact Lens and
Dry Eye:

• Responsible for daily operations of the contact lens and dry

eye clinics, including ordering specialized supplies to ensure that
the clinic is properly stocked for optimal care, managing contact
lens and dry eye inventory and ensuring that equipment is regularly
serviced and in good working order.

• Responsible for reviewing applications for privileging from the

faculty and providing recommendations to the Associate Dean of
Clinical Affairs on such requests.

• Responsible for annual identification of new equipment needs

for the capital budget.

• Responsible for reviewing the department fee schedule as

needed.

• Responsible for identifying ways to increase patient volume in

the clinics. This includes working with marketing or suggesting
changes to marketing strategies, developing new services, community
outreach, etc.

• Oversee the quality of student education in their section. The

Clinical Lead will work closely with the Assistant Director of
Clinical Rotations to schedule students for this patient care
experience, identify students who are having difficulty and take
primary responsibility for remediation efforts, handle all student
related issues related to this rotation, ensure that grades for
students are posted in a timely fashion. The Clinical Lead will
review student comments about the rotation and preceptors
regularly, making needing adjustments to the rotation, annually
update rotation objectives.

• Oversee the quality of patient care in their clinical section,

including making sure faculty are using the most current national
guidelines of care, are compliant with all documentation
requirements of Medicare and the Eye Institute, and conducting
regular quality assurance assessments to aid in preparation of the
quarterly quality assurance reports.

• Supervise faculty and staff in the clinic section, including

assignment of workloads, assisting with time off requests and
needed clinic coverage, and aiding in annual review processes.
Typically, this may include approximately 3 faculty members and one
optical technician.

• Direct faculty and staff development and training in this

specialty area.

• Responsible for the orientation of faculty and students to this

specialty area, including orientation packets for rotation students
and policy manuals as needed.

• Handle patient complaints in the specialty area.
• Take leadership in developing templates for electronic medical

records, or in training faculty on implementing new software.

• Participate as a member of the leadership team for the Eye

Institute, and as a member of the Clinic Administrative Team to
advise the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and the Assistant
Director of Clinic Operations.

• Assist with budget planning and management of this specialty

area.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Candidates must possess a Doctor of
Optometry degree from an AOE-accredited institution, must have
completed an ACOE-accredited residency, and must be eligible for an
Illinois optometric license. Expertise in the area of cornea and
contact lenses is also required.

Contact information: Interested applicants should apply
online at www.midwestern.edu and include a curriculum vitae
and a letter of interest. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Brianne
Hobbs, OD, PhD, FAAO, Dean and Professor, Chicago College of
Optometry, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515;
e-mail: bhobbs@midwestern.edu

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization
that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health
sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove,
Illinois, and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000
full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic
medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies,
physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia,
cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology,
speech-language pathology, biomedical sciences, and veterinary
medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members
are dedicated to the education and development of our students in
an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of
the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly
activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical,
dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance,
short/long-term disability, and pet insurance. We offer flexible
spending accounts, including healthcare reimbursement and
child/dependent care accounts. We offer a work-life balance with a
competitive time off package including paid holidays, sick/flex
days, personal days, and vacation days. We offer a 403(b)
retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy
reimbursement program, identity theft protection, and an employee
assistance program. Wellness is important to us, and we offer a
wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness
facility.

Midwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer that does not discriminate against an employee or
applicant based upon race; color; religion; creed; national origin
or ancestry; ethnicity; sex (including pregnancy); gender
(including gender expressions, gender identity; and sexual
orientation); marital status; age; disability; citizenship; past,
current, or prospective service in the uniformed services; genetic
information; or any other protected class, in accord with
all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Midwestern
University complies with the Smoke-Free Arizona Act (A.R.S.
36-601.01) and the Smoke Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82/).
Midwestern University complies with the Illinois Equal Pay Act of
2003 and Arizona Equal Pay Acts.

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