EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and to the University Eye Center (UEC). As an employee of the UEC, you are now an important part of our health care team dedicated to providing the eye and vision care needs of New Yorkers and patients in the Greater New York region and beyond. I hope that you will enjoy your new position and embrace the responsibilities and important role you will play helping people see. As an eye and vision health care community, we have a tremendous obligation to assure that we provide the highest quality care for our patients and are continually seeking ways we can improve our services care. By taking pride in your work, you can help us achieve those goals. The University Eye Center Employee Manual contains policies and procedures that help to ensure the quality of care we provide to our patients. I encourage you to use it to help guide you to be the most effective member of our team you can be. Thank you for your commitment and dedication.

David Troilo, PhD President, SUNY College of Optometry

VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the University Eye Center! We are delighted to have you join our team as we strive to not only provide compassionate and high-quality care to our patients, but also educate our future generation of doctors of optometry alongside our esteemed faculty and research team. This manual will serve as a basic introduction and a resource for you along your journey. It is our responsibility to work together in elevating the care. We are proud of the impact we have here in New York City and are looking forward to seeing you grow professional and personally as a valuable member of our patient care community. Each of you plays an important part in the experience of our patients — their success is your success. Thank you for choosing to be a part of our team and let ’ s bring vision into everyone ’ s lives!

Marina Su, OD, FAAO Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Executive Director of the University Eye Center

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