What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optometric Technician position at BLAINE EYE CLINIC OPTOMETRISTS?
#NEWYEARNEWYOU! Begin your new career as an Optometric Technician with the Blaine Eye Clinic family. Technician experience not requisite, but charisma is a must! We help guide our patients through the exam experience providing friendly chairside assistance with the doctor, guiding them to optical for new eyewear, and coordinating their contact lens experience. This position is full-time and starts at $18.00 and up, depending on qualifications and experience. Our Technicians score FREE glasses, FREE education, ATTRACTIVE benefits, and MORE! This isn't just a job, it's a career!
ABOUT US:
Our goal is to provide the best possible care to our patients; therefore, we treat our patients as we would like to be treated. Blaine Eye Clinic’s success is based on word of mouth referrals from our high level of service we provide our patients. We offer the highest eye care and quality eyewear possible instead of competing on the cheapest. This is done by maintaining the most up to date technology and procedures and by offering the latest in contact lenses and fashion eyewear. We tend to think of ourselves as one big family, and our patients are all our friends, which is true in many cases.
ABOUT YOU:
Our technicians must possess excellent patient service and conversation skills, having the ability to connect and interact with every patient during their visit. Applicants must enjoy people and LOVE helping patients each day. Qualities we desire in our technicians include kindness, friendliness, the ability to see the good in everyone, perseverance when the days are busy and challenging, and great time management skills with the ability to complete tasks efficiently while maintaining excellent detail. Be available to work a schedule surrounding clinic hours of operation.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our technicians work closely with our doctors to provide the most comprehensive eye care and highest level of patient care. It is the responsibility of the technician team to perform a wide variety of duties including:
- pre-testing procedures
- maintaining patients medical health records
- performing specialized testing
- scribing for the doctors
- chair side assistance to the doctors
- ordering contact lenses
- patient education
- corresponding with outside providers
- assisting your entire tech team
OUR BENEFITS:
- Six paid Holidays, closed major Holidays
- Up to 80 Personal (PTO) hours annually, additional PTO after 1st year
- Fixed work schedule, 35-40 hours per week
- Option for 4 or 5 day work week
- Medical Insurance with optional HSA plan
- Simple Individual Retirement Account (IRA) with company match
- Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent Care Expenses
- Employee option benefits managed by Aflac
- Eye Care service provided by Blaine Eye Clinic
- Free SmartDollar account, a financial wellness benefit from Ramsey Solutions
- Discounted optical, contact lens products and services provided by Blaine Eye Clinic
- Continuing education assistance
- Employee Recognition Program
- Annual uniform allowance
- Competitive bonus structure
- Birthday, anniversary and other fun perks and events for staff and families
- Rotating Saturdays required, 7:15 AM - Noon, 1 Saturday every 4-6 weeks
Salary : $18