What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optometric Technician position at Hero Practice Services?
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Pay range: $15.75-$20/hr
Job Responsibilities
- Generous pay with monthly bonus opportunities
- PTO and paid holidays
- Career growth within your practice and the region
- Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K & more
Pay range: $15.75-$20/hr
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
- 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
Salary : $16 - $20