Come learn about Optometry and gain useful skills!! We will train the right person for a part-time paid internship position. We are an established private optometry office located in Hercules (located just 15 miles north of Berkeley).  This is a friendly, professional working environment. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the field of optometry! We are looking for someone who is available to work Saturdays from 8:30-3:00 pm.

Job duties include:

Assisting optometrists

Greeting patients

Pre-testing (auto-refractor, NCT eye pressure, visual fields and blood pressure testing)

Dispensing/ordering/adjusting/repairing eyeglasses

Contact Lens Training of insertion and removal

Front desk and general administrative duties: schedule/confirm appointments, obtaining insurance information, billing insurances, scanning

Assist patients with frame and lens selection

We are looking for someone who is professional, hard-working, motivated, punctual, reliable, organized, trustworthy, and energetic.  Our practice philosophy is that the doctor and staff work together to deliver the highest quality vision care to our patients!
Email your resume to optometryhercules@gmail.com

Experience in customer service is preferred but not necessary.

For more information, visit us at BrightEyesOptometry.com

Iris Eye Center on Piedmont Ave in Oakland is currently seeking Interns and/or Volunteers!!! This is the perfect opportunity to gain useful skills and knowledge about all phases of the optometric practice. We are looking for someone willing to commit to at least  8-10 hours per week. Prior experience would be helpful but not necessary. We are eager to get you started on your optometric journey. Come join our team.

Personal Qualities needed

*Team Player

*Multi-Tasker

*Great attitude

*Reliable and Punctual

*Good communication skills, both verbal and written

*Computer Knowledge

Job responsibilities will include:

*Pre-Testing

*Answering the phones and scheduling patient appointments

*Verifying and explaining insurance coverage

*Helping patients choose eyewear

*Dispensing eyeglasses and contact lenses

*Filing and data entry

Please contact ultralimitedusa@gmail.com for more details.

We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our growing team at Loop Optometry (http://www.looptometry.com). If you are passionate about the optical field, fashion and/or providing quality service, Loop is the right place for you!

Our office is located in the heart of San Francisco, SoMa district, just two blocks away from Market street. Conveniently close to Powell Bart and Muni Station.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting patients and customers in frame selection and lens options, scheduling appointments, answering phones, placing orders, insurance processing, and providing a pleasant experience.

Optical or healthcare experience is a plus, sales or customer facing experience greatly valued.

With that being said, we are willing to train talented candidates able to pick things up quickly.

We are a small office in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. We are looking for either a part time or full time Optometric Assistant who can commit to working for a minimum of 1 year.  This is a paid position and we are willing to train the right candidate.

Work hours includes Saturdays and one to two weekdays. We prefer candidate to work a full day instead of half days.

Applicant must be friendly, detailed oriented, punctual, able to multi-task, with good communication skills and basic computer knowledge.

This job includes helping patients select frames and lenses for their spectacles. Verify and dispense eyeglasses and contact lenses. Perform pre-tests on patients, clerical and telephone duties, insurance handling and billing. Perfect opportunity for someone who wants to work during the gap year before applying to Optometry school to learn the profession.

Please email a cover letter along with your resume attention to:

 Annie Chang at  RichardChongOD@gmail.com

In the heart of the San Francisco FIDI, 2 Blocks from Montgomery BART

We are open Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm. No Weekends! Flexible hours and days.

Applicant should be personable, friendly, and able to multi-task. Looking for a team player.

Responsibilities include answering phones, responding to emails, verifying vision insurances, checking patients in and out, insurance billing, sales, dispensing, adjustments, placing orders, inventory, and billing.

No experience needed. Willing to train the right personality

Only serious applicants will be considered.

Email: info@valdezoptometry.com

We are a family run practice in Oakland and are looking for an optician with optical experience and excellent customer service skills to join our team.

Required skills: -Frame styling and lens selection -Contact lens training -Frame adjustments and minor repairs -Frame dispensing -Pretesting -VSP billing and lens edging experience is a plus.

The position is available ASAP.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Relevant Experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Eyecare Optometry

Management: Store Manager, Assistant Manager

Shifts announced: N/A – fixed schedules

We are on the hunt for another amazing person to join our team! We are looking for a part-time to full-time candidate who can work 8:00- 4:30pm Monday’s and 9:00am- 5:30pm Tuesday- Friday with 1-2 Saturdays a month.

The ideal candidate is a friendly, punctual, dependable, professional, hard working, patient oriented individual who is a team player and can multitask. Candidates who are proactive, have great customer service, and can take initiative are strongly preferred. Responsibilities include:

– Checking patients in and out and scheduling appointments

– Collecting all charges at the end of the exam and submitting all exam and contact lens orders to their insurance

– Answering a multi-line phone line

– Verifying eligibility of insurances with both medical and vision insurances

– Responding to faxes, patient calls, and emails in a timely manner

– Utilizing pre-testing equipment

– Glasses dispense and adjustments

– Contact lens ordering, verification, and insertion and removal training

– Assisting the doctor in various tasks both in the exam lane and in the clinic

– Other responsibilities will be assigned if the candidate proves up to the task, as well as the option of pursuing your own projects.

Compensation depends on experience. Experience in the field isn’t required, but we are willing to offer paid training for the right candidate. This is a great opportunity to receive hands-on training and gain experience in the optometry field. We love working with pre-optometry students and are open to mentor-ship. We ask that you would be able to commit at least 1 year to working with our patients. If you are interested in joining our team AND can commit at least 1 year please email your resume. We look forward to meeting you!

Email Resumes to MELISSA.NGO.OD@gmail.com

We are looking for a Part Time Front Desk / Optometric Assistant for our private optometry, 20/20 Eye Wellness Optometry practice in Pleasanton, which is BART accessible. We offer a great opportunity to work in a professional office environment with direct patient interaction, comprehensive training, 401K and employee discounts.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Fitting/styling patients with eyeglasses, Edging lenses, Pre-testing patients, Administrative functions (i.e. billing, filing, cleaning, scheduling appointments, and managing inventory). Must be available to work on Saturdays.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Outstanding customer service and communications skills. Enjoys talking and working with people. Willingness to learn and excel. Prior retail or sales experience is a plus. Prior healthcare experience or a desire to learn about optometry is a plus. Prior experience as an optometric assistant or an optician is a plus, but not a requirement. Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply, we are willing to train a candidate with the right personality. If you have these qualifications, you will be a good fit to join our family, please email us your resume, cover letter, and references. Your cover letter should indicate (1) your desire to work as an Front Desk / Optometric Assistant, (2) your career goals over the next five years, and (3) your salary requirements. Applications without a cover letter may not be considered.

Please submit your cover letter and resume in the body of your email in plain text to

hiring@optician.com
Applications due by October 31st

Hours : Initially part-time, all day from 9 AM -6 PM for three days. You must be able to work on Saturdays as needed.

This is a customer service position with administrative tasks and other duties as assigned. Our practice specializes in personalized care with high tech equipment and designer frames. Seeking a friendly, energetic, organized, detail oriented person with excellent communication skills. You should have a professional demeanor, strong work ethic, be dependable, punctual, mature, eager to learn, and self motivated. This fast paced and team oriented work environment will require you to work independent of direct supervision at times, and be open to constructive criticism to further the office’s excellence in patient care.

JOB DUTIES:

Opening and closing the office, greet patients, schedule appointments, answer multi-line phone, manage patient files/enter patient data, process patient forms, verify insurance, billing, and other office duties.

Optical- select frames for patients, adjust spectacles, order contact lenses and spectacles for patients and other duties.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

1 year or more of experience in an optometric/optical office preferred, but not necessary. We will train; Customer service and retail sales experience a plus; Computer literate; EXCELLENT VERBAL ENGLISH, and highly prefer someone who speaks Cantonese as a second language.

Email resumes with cover letter stating why you are interested in this job, with references, minimum salary requirement, and the days and hours you can work. Your cover letter and resume must appear on the body of the email. WE WILL NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS. This part time job could turn into a full time job! Email jchunod@gmail.com.

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study taking place in the Vision Science Department.

We are currently recruiting healthy participants between the ages of 18-35 years old for a study titled, A Study of Time and Dose-Dependent Effects of Low Concentration Atropine on Accommodation and Pupil Size. This study will involve one 60-minute screening session (possibly exempt with a previous exam), and ten 15-minute testing sessions, over the course of 2 weeks. To thank you for your participation, you will be compensated at the rate of $15 per hour, for a total of $75.

During this time, you will be asked to instill a low-concentration dilating eye drop in one eye, and we will be measuring visual acuity, accommodation (focusing ability) as well as pupil size. You will also be asked to fill out a brief symptom questionnaire during the test sessions.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact skochik@berkeley.edu. Thank you!

We are a small office in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. We are looking for either a part time or full time Optometric Assistant who can commit to working for a minimum of 1 year.  This is a paid position and we are willing to train the right candidate.

Applicant must be friendly, detailed oriented, punctual, able to multi-task, with good communication skills and basic computer knowledge.

This job includes helping patients select frames and lenses for their spectacles. Verify and dispense eyeglasses and contact lenses. Perform pre-tests on patients, clerical and telephone duties, insurance handling and billing. Perfect opportunity for someone who wants to work during the gap year before applying to Optometry school to learn the profession.

Please email a cover letter along with your resume attention to Annie Chang at:  RichardChongOD@gmail.com

Job opportunity for a part time position for an optometric assistant in San Bruno Eye Care Center.  Job duties will mainly be front desk duties. We are looking for a team player, good worth ethics, trustworthy, hard working, and able to multi task.  We are willing to train, no experience necessary. Please email resume to ckhaod@yahoo.com.

Lafayette Optometric Group is expanding and we are on the hunt for another amazing person to join our team! We are looking for a part-time to full-time candidate who can work 8:00- 4:30pm Monday’s and 9:00am- 5:30pm Tuesday- Friday with 1-2 Saturdays a month.

The ideal candidate is a friendly, punctual, dependable, professional, hard working, patient oriented individual who is a team player and can multitask. Candidates who are proactive, have great customer service, and can take initiative are strongly preferred. Responsibilities include:

– Checking patients in and out and scheduling appointments

– Collecting all charges at the end of the exam and submitting all exam and contact lens orders to their insurance

– Answering a multi-line phone line

– Verifying eligibility of insurances with both medical and vision insurances

– Responding to faxes, patient calls, and emails in a timely manner

– Utilizing pre-testing equipment

– Glasses dispense and adjustments

– Contact lens ordering, verification, and insertion and removal training

– Assisting the doctor in various tasks both in the exam lane and in the clinic

– Other responsibilities will be assigned if the candidate proves up to the task, as well as the option of pursuing your own projects.

Compensation depends on experience. Experience in the field isn’t required, but we are willing to offer paid training for the right candidate. This is a great opportunity to receive hands-on training and gain experience in the optometry field. We ask that you would be able to commit 1 to 2 years to working with our patients. If you are interested in joining our team AND can commit 1-2 years please email your resume to melissa.ngo.od@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!