Optometry Assistant

Job Information

Title: Optometric Assistant

Department: Optometry

Location: Various

Reports To: Program Manager

Summary of Position

The Optometry Assistant will provide support with optical testing, exams, the fitting and adjustment of frames for patients.

Education: Optometric Assistant Certification

Experience:

• At least 2 years Optometric Assistant
• Experience working with schools preferred
• Skilled at Microsoft Excel and Office

Key Responsibilities:

Optometric Assistant Responsibilities

1. Assist in optical testing procedures
2. Assist in measuring and fitting eyeglasses to include frame selection
3. Assist provider with exams as needed
4. Coordinate/schedule patient appointments

Other Responsibilities

1. Maintain optimal driver safety standards when driving, parking, and using the vehicle
2. Setup of clinic, monitor/replenish inventory – to include loading, visually inspecting, and fueling the vehicle
3. Keep the vehicle and work areas clean, sanitized and organized at all times
4. Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

• Monday through Friday
• Health Insurance
• 403B Retirement Plan / 403B Retirement Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay (starts day 1)
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.

Kintegra Health is a is a community sponsored, family-centered provider of health care, health education and preventive care services without regard to the ability to pay. We screen potential employees to first ensure alignment with our core requirements followed by the requisite position skills set. In doing so we need staff committed to this mission who do their best to live and work the characteristics of our core values as we strive to care for ever increasing members of the communities we serve.

Our goals are:

• To provide continuing comprehensive and accessible primary care services to individuals and families of all economic levels within the counties we service.
• To provide primary care services to meet the physical as well as social health needs of individuals and families, promoting health maintenance, providing timely diagnostics, treatment and referral services.
• To emphasize preventive care through patient and community education to help individuals become aware and responsible for their own health behaviors.
• To employ an interdisciplinary team approach in collaboration with other community providers to provide a continuum of appropriate patient/family-oriented care in a cost-effective manner.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.