Company Overview
Hero Practice Services delivers quality dental, vision, and orthodontic care to children in underserved communities at 30+ offices across seven states. Our core values we live by are: integrity, mission driven, patient first, accountability, compassion, and teamwork. Become a Hero and join us on our mission to help underserved kids! Generous pay with monthly bonus opportunities
PTO and paid holidays
Career growth within your practice and the region
Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K & more Position Overview Adventure Dental, Vision and Orthodontics in Santa Fe, NM are currently seeking an Optometric Assistant to administer visual tests, operate diagnostic equipment, and help with eyewear fittings. This position will report to the Lead Optometric Assistant.
Pay range:
UP to $25/hr (AND
BONUS OPPORTUNITY
) Job Responsibilities Understand, monitor, and ensure the smooth execution of office processes, including coding and optometric materials, insurance benefits, patient collection, and documentation
Call patients regarding appointment confirmations, reminders, cancellations, no shows, and recalls
Support optometrists during eye exams by preparing patient, performing initial pre-tests, and recording results
Accompany patients and parents during exams to pre-test the patient and assist Optometrist in scribing and finding a good fit for glasses
Perform vision tests such as visual acuity, color vision, stereo, confrontations, pupils, ICT, and administer dilation drops
Help patients select frames and lenses based on prescriptions
Process patient payments during check-in and check-out
Ensure practice is clean and presentable to patients to include cleaning restrooms, patient lobby, mopping, vacuuming, dusting etc.
Participate in other duties that support the mission of providing high-quality and compassionate dental, vision, and orthodontic services to underserved children Job Qualifications Previous experience in a vision practice is a plus
Ability to tech, scribe, and perform optometric tasks
Strong communication skills
Proficiency in EHR systems
Ability to train and lead a team of Optometric Assistants
Ability to multitask and complete tasks correctly and on time
Preferred knowledge of optometric online software/database, Intero Order processing systems, Google Docs, and Document Portal Spreadsheet software
Bilingual a plus In addition to the job description, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our mission.