Vision Therapy Administrator Assistant

Vision Therapy Administrator Assistant Job Description

About us

Imagine the following scenes …

Scenario 1:

A child has spent hours struggling with his homework. His parents are frustrated. They’ve tried tutoring, they’ve had experts evaluate their son for dyslexia and ADHD, they’ve tried both the carrot and the stick. Nothing seems to work. His siblings are jealous that their parents’ attention is on the struggling child. The child himself is actively trying, but working harder isn’t helping. He starts to think that he just isn’t smart, his confidence starts to plummet, and he starts to withdraw into himself.

Scenario 2:

A college athlete has everything going her way. Then suddenly, a car accident changes everything. She was told that symptoms would go away in a few weeks, but it’s been months. Her light sensitivity has made even interior lighting almost unbearable. She was a straight-A student, but now she can barely read for 15 minutes before she starts to get headaches or feel sick. And forget about sports – the dizziness and double vision have put an end to that.

And then they meet … YOU, and YOU tell them that YOU CAN HELP.

If sounds like a work of fiction, it is not. These are the types of patients that we see every day at Apex Performance Vision. We want to TRAIN YOU how to help our patients navigate the vision therapy process so they can to achieve a level of performance that they have never reached before or regain the quality of life they had prior to their traumatic brain injury.

Your job would be to assist our vision therapy administer educate potential patients to determine if our services are right for them, schedule appointments, guide patients through the logistical aspects of vision therapy, administer and grade perceptual tests, and help us get the word out to our local community about the services we offer.

Who is the right fit for this position?

We are looking for someone who feels called to help others and wouldn't feel shy about talking to others about what we do. This is an ideal career for an individual who loves organization, can help keep all of the balls in the air, and wants to be part of a team dedicated to helping others reach their maximum potential and improve their quality of life. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. We are willing to train. Given the amount of training we need to invest in a new team member, we are looking for someone willing to make at least a three-year commitment.

Our ideal candidate must be comfortable asking patients to commit a large sum of money to pay for their therapy and networking with current and potential referral sources to make them aware of our services.

Additionally, our ideal candidate possesses the following qualities and skills:

• Be organized and detail-oriented
• Be self-motivated, take initiative, and be able to work independently
• Be able to learn medical/technical information very quickly (there will be an aptitude test given during the interview process).
• Have an instinctively empathetic, people-oriented disposition
• Is not afraid of hard work
• Be a team player and enjoy working with people of all ages including very young children
• Have computer knowledge such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and be able to type quickly
• Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Comfortable with math and science

Who is Apex Performance Vision?

Think of Apex as where physically therapy for the eyes meets cognitive therapy for the brain. Apex Performance Vision offers vision therapy to individuals who have an eye turn, lazy eye, visual-perceptual disorders (i.e. reversed letters or poor hand-writing), or simply have trouble coordinating their eyes. All of these conditions can result in poor academic, professional, and sports performance. Individuals who can benefit from vision therapy commonly have eye conditions that cause symptoms that mimic dyslexia or ADHD. Apex also provides neuro-rehabilitation for people suffering from eye or vision disorders brought on by a concussion or other traumatic brain injury and sports vision training for athletes who want to take their game to the next level by improving their visual skills.

Job Description

Job responsibilities would include administering and grading visual-perceptual tests to patients, helping in the orientation process including steering parents and patients through financial concerns, coordinating patient care, scheduling, performing basic book-keeping and data entry tasks, coordinating lunch-and-learns, and serving as a liaison between our office, attorneys, and other healthcare offices.

Highlights

• Work 20 hours a week, Monday-Friday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm in a medical office
• Small friendly office with Christian-based values, family-like atmosphere, team oriented
• Fulfilling work helping children and adults who have vision problems that are impacting their ability to succeed in school and life.
• IRA matching
• Fully paid routine vision and contact lens exam from our sister primary eye care clinic
• Eyewear (glasses and contacts) at cost from our sister primary eye care clinic
• All training provided

To learn more about vision therapy and how we impact lives in our office visit www.apex.vision and research vision therapy online.

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work Monday through Friday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm?
• Are you able to work for at least 2 years?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $16