Optometry Assistant Waimanalo Health Center - 4.0 Waimānalo, HI Job Details Part-time $18 - $20 an hour 15 hours ago Benefits Vision insurance Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Ophthalmic medical procedure assistance Medical insurance coverage verification Assisting with diagnostic tests and procedures Patient service Medical scheduling Cultural competency Working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds Ophthalmic patient examinations Care plan implementation Entry level Spectacle lens dispensing Full Job Description We are seeking a part-time dedicated, talented and team-oriented Optometry Assistant to join our `ohana (family) and to support our mission and values. We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits and a great working environment.

Compensation:

$18.00 - $20.00/ Hourly Mission Waimānalo Health Center is rooted in Native Hawaiian values and devoted to improving the health and wellness of all people, regardless of ability to pay, by providing comprehensive primary and preventive health care services of the highest quality. Vision Waimānalo Health Center is dedicated to the continuous advancement in quality healthcare while assuring universal access for all. We believe that our values of Aloha, Mālama I Ka Pono, Mālama I Ka ʻOhana, and Mālama I Ka ʻĀina, enable our patient-centered healthcare home services to deeply focus on the shared role of healing oneself, ʻohana, community, and ʻāina over generations. Core Values and Guiding Principles Waimānalo Health Center welcomes all members of the Koʻolaupoko community to access our holistic services ranging from traditional Hawaiian healing practices to Western medicine.

Aloha:

We listen to people with our full attention, seeking to know them and understand their health care and wellness needs and aspirations for themselves, their family and community. We will respond, to the best of our abilities, as caring, compassionate, engaged, and professional partners in healthcare. Mālama

I Ka Pono:

We know that quality healthcare starts with people's trust in our services and the excellence of our care for them and the resources entrusted to us to meet their needs. We are committed to maintaining their trust by treating people with respect and confidentiality, and by being open about our organizational practices and results, seeking to continuously improve our work. Mālama I Ka ʻ

Ohana:

We believe that wellness embraces the whole family, and we welcome their participation in the healthcare of their loved ones. Our belief extends from the Ahupuaʻa of Waimānalo throughout Koʻolaupoko where we build the foundation for good health and wellness for everyone, and we seek collaborative partners who share our values and vision. Mālama I Ka ʻĀina: We understand the importance of one's sense of place and the holistic nature of health and wellbeing. Through integrative services we support the balance of body, mind, and spirit, while respecting one's cultural connectedness to the 'āina of Hawai'i. Ka Mauli O Ka 'Āina A He Mauli Kānaka: The Life of the Land is the Life of the People. Summary The Optometry Assistant will work in collaboration with the Optometrist and clinic staff to assess, plan, and provide exemplary patient care and implementation of care plans. Duties include, but are not limited to, explanation and performing of various vision procedures and tests, assisting optometrist with patient procedures, scheduling patient appointments, eligibility/insurance checks, and assisting patients with choosing eyeglasses and placing orders. The Optometry Assistant provides patient care in a holistic and culturally sensitive manner, in a team-based, patient-centered approach, as a part of Waimanalo Health Center's Patient-Centered Health Care Home approach to care.