The Clinical Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry, is looking for 1-2 student assistants to help with administrative tasks for our clinical studies.  Successful candidates are comfortable multi-tasking, answering/making phone calls, and posting flyers around campus.  The assistant must have excellent attention to detail, not be afraid to ask questions, and is available 8-16 hours/week.  Schedule is flexible but must be in-office between 9:00am-5:00pm.  If interested, please send resume/CV to ucbcrc@berkeley.edu.

Family oriented Optometry office looking for Optometric Assistant to join our practice.  This is a paid position and great opportunity for pre-optometry students to gain experience in a private practice setting, experience helpful but not necessary

Please email your cover letter and resume to:

Our office is looking for a part-time optometric assistant in our San Leandro location.  We are looking for an intern to work about 12-15 hours a week one of the days being Tuesdays.  This is a great opportunity for a pre-optometry student to intern in a private practice.  The intern would be learning how to greet and book appointments, pretesting, insurance billing, frame styling and frame adjustment and repair.  All of our doctors graduated from UC Berkeley optometry school or SCCO.  Our opticians have also been in the field for 20+ years and are very experienced.  If interested please email your resume to drkimhaw@eyecare4u.com.

Dr. Joanne Yee and her associates are a progressive group of doctors who fit glasses and contact lenses, as well as co-manage patients’ eye surgeries and diseases in a private practice setting. This is a great office, with harmonious, helpful staff and doctors, located one block from Embarcadero BART/MUNI station.

Duties Will Include:

• Using automated equipment to:
• Take digital images of the front and back of the eye
• Determine preliminary refraction and corneal curvature
• Take corneal topography
• Take eye and blood pressure
• Evaluate peripheral visual fields
• Carrying out the administrative side of running a practice:
• Procuring insurance authorizations
• Greeting and interacting with patients
• Scheduling and confirming appointments
• Taking and recording payments
• Restocking lenses and supplies
• Assisting doctors

HOURS: 8 to 16 hours per week (office hours are 9 am – 6 pm Monday thru Friday)

SALARY: $15/hr

 QUALIFICATIONS:

   We need you to be reliable, a self-starter, and earnest in your attitude to help others: both patients and fellow staff members. If you enjoy helping people and experiencing their immediate positive feedback, then this job will be a good fit for you. We are more than willing to help train the right person with the necessary skills.

If you are interested in this job, please email a cover letter, along with your resume, to coolidoc@sbcglobal.net

We look forward to hearing from you!

La Clinica is looking to hire a sub/on-call optometry assistant who will work with me at the school linked health clinic site. The position has a possibility of transitioning into a full-time position with benefits. The candidate should be comfortable speaking to youths of different ethnicities (between the ages of 3 to 21).

The position’s entire description can be found on the La Clinica website listed as ‘Optometry Assistant- School-Based Clinic 538’ :

https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/nghome.guid?c=1161451&d=ExternalCareerSite&prc=RMPOD3&r=5000372962806

Thank you for passing on the message! You can contact the clinic supervisor if you have any other questions about the role or application process at the following email:

agamboa@laclinica.org

Hello Foresight! Dr. Roger Li’s lab is looking for participants to help with their video game study. This is a great way for you to be more immersed in research and to learn more about optometry directly on campus. Currently, we are looking for participants who are NON-VIDEOGAMERS.

To determine whether or not you qualify for our study, please complete this questionnaire, and please be as specific as possible in your answers. Should you qualify for the study, you will be compensated for your time at a flexible rate ($10-13/hour) depending on how quickly you complete the study. You will be playing video games for a total of 40 hours (2 hours a session, 20 sessions). Prior to and following that, you will be asked to come into the lab to complete some other tests, split over 2-4 sessions (~1-1.5 hours each). We are VERY flexible in regards to scheduling if you qualify for our study.

Feel free to email us at bettyli@berkeley.edu with the subject line “Video Game Study” if you have any questions regarding this study.

We are looking for a Part Time Front Desk / Optometric Assistant for our private 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 June 30, 2018.

I am a current UCBSO student (c/o 2019), helping to organize an eye screening with my church, Christian Layman Church, in Richmond this upcoming July 16-19. We are looking for volunteers to help out and details are as follows:

Who: Pre-Optometry students are invited to join practicing optometrists, opticians, optometry students, and other volunteers in serving the Richmond community by providing much-needed eye exams and glasses. Prior eye screening experience and/or any second language abilities (especially Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin) will be very helpful, though not mandatory. All vision screening training will be provided on site. No lunch will be provided but rides can be arranged, if needed.

What: Eye screening jointly hosted by Christian Layman Church of Oakland and Living Hope Neighborhood Church of Richmond.

Where: Living Hope Neighborhood Church*
2800 Rheem Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804

*Rides can be arranged. Please specify if you need a ride in the “Questions/Comments” section of the sign up link below.

When: July 16-19, 2018 (Monday–Thursday), 11:45AM -5:00PM each day. If you can only come for a few hours on one of those days, please specify in the Comments section.

How: Sign up here: http://bit.ly/eyescreen18 before July 14th.

Contact Mimia at mimia.wen@berkeley.edu if you have any further questions or concerns.

Dear Vision Science Students,

We are currently looking for volunteers to participate in an experiment in the Silver Lab, part of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Berkeley Optometry. The purpose of this experiment is to examine the effects of learning on visual perception. Tasks involve viewing images and making judgments about them. In addition, we will administer the Alzheimer’s medication Donepezil to determine its effects on learning and visual perception.

The entire study consists of 17 sessions over the course of roughly one month: 1 screening, 2 introductory, 2 pre-training, 2 post-training, and 10 for training. Before each of the last 16 sessions, and for an additional 4 days (20 days total), you will take either a Donepezil pill or an inactive placebo pill. Compensation will be $15/hour, plus a $100 bonus for successfully completing all 17 sessions.

Eligibility: Subjects must be 18 – 80 years old, healthy, and have normal vision (natural or corrected). Subjects must not be pregnant, smoke tobacco, have asthma or other lung problems, a history of seizure or heart arrhythmia, or taking medications that affect central nervous system function.

Please contact Kelly Byrne (knhbyrne@berkeley.edu) if you are interested in participating, or to learn more.

Established upscale private practice in Oakland seeking
individual with dispensing experience for part-time position
for the summer and beyond if possible. Includes Saturday
hours. Great for pre-optometry/optometry student seeking
real-life experience in an independent practice. Enjoy
learning about optometry among a great team of co-workers.

Ideal candidate must be friendly, confident, and detail
oriented, with great people and communication skills.
Position available immediately.

Please submit cover letter and resume to
dryuenglo@gmail.com.

Modern, organized, efficient private optometry practice in San Jose is looking for a great candidate to join our family.  Position offers long-term career growth.

Part time or full time

Compensation: $13.50-18+ DOE, paid time off, benefits for full time, bonuses, complimentary eyewear

This role entails:

– Perform pre-testing optometric equipment – will be trained.
– Patient schedule managing
– Insurance verification: getting insurance authorizations, explain insurance to patients, and track insurance payments
– Patient data entry: maintain a current record of all visiting patients through our Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Ensure that patient files are up to date and that all patient records are store within our EHR
– Sales/Price quoting: understand the product and service offerings of the office and product price quotes for the patients. He/she will also act as a cashier to receive payments
– Provide general office administration: many other duties that will arise to maintain a clean and professional office.

A successful candidate will be a self-starter who is:
Friendly
Fast Learner
Organized
Math Skills
Multitask
Computer literate
Logical
Interest in the medical/ optical field

Plus:
Optical/ optometry experience
Speaks multiple languages
Familiar with EHR
Technology Savvy

This position will allow office professionals to receive on the job training and offer room for growth for individuals with long-term interest. This small private practice is passionate about patient care. If you share our passion please email PPham.OD@gmail.com your cover letter and resume with subject line: “Optometric Technician” and we will respond accordingly promptly.

Volunteer needed at a private practice in Berkeley.

We are looking for an individual who loves working with children and adults and wants to make a difference in people’s lives. We have had individuals in the past who are interested in ultimately going into optometry. Our last pre-optometry intern will be entering UC Berkeley School of Optometry in the fall.  Experience as a tutor or working with children in some capacity is helpful for this position. Therapists often have a background as a teacher or tutor.

A Vision Therapist assists the doctor and lead therapist in helping individuals learn how to use their visual system more effectively: for learning, visual processing delays as well as overcoming amblyopia (lazy eye) and eye-alignment problems. Adults also come into Vision Therapy to recover from traumatic brain injury (TBI), eliminate headaches and to improve visual efficiency. Go to www.covd.org for more information about the work that we do.

Job responsibilities will include (but may not be limited to) telephone & email correspondence, scheduling appointments of vision therapy patients, preparation and closing out of vision therapy files and maintaining the appearance of the vision therapy clinic.  The candidate would work under the guidance of the lead vision therapist and the doctor.

This position requires availability Tuesday–Friday 1:00-5:00 weekdays in the afternoon as well as 8:30-1:00 on Saturdays.  The position may expand hours as the patient load dictates.

Helpful experience:

• Teaching, tutoring or therapy
• Good phone communication skills
• Good computer skills

Vision Care Clinic of Santa Clara Valley | 2730 Union Avenue San Jose, CA

Send a resume to rice@visiondiva.com

Welcome and thank you for showing your interest in our eye study! We are studying visual learning on the UC Berkeley campus (School of Optometry, PI: Dr. Roger Li). To determine whether or not you qualify for our study, please complete the following questionnaire. We appreciate your time spent completing this form.

Should you qualify for our study, you will be compensated for your time (~$750 for the entire experiment for a total of ~30 hrs).

Please note that participants MUST be available daily (including weekends) during the time in the study. You will also be taking a very mild form of medication before each session. Each session will take approximately one hour.

The schedule is as follows:

14-16 days (a little more than two weeks) in our lab

14 days break

14-16 days in our lab

The entire experiment takes a bit longer than a month. We will be emailing you about the next steps after you fill out the form.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at bettyli@berkeley.edu if you have any other questions or concerns regarding our study.

We are a busy ophthalmology practice located in Pacific Heights San Francisco.  We are seeking a full-time ophthalmic assistant with full benefits.  Office hours are Monday – Friday 8AM to 5 PM.  Preference will be given to candidates with ophthalmology/optometry experience, but we are willing to train the right candidate.  This role would require assisting with working up 20 – 25 patients per day.  The appropriate candidate will be a quick learner, professional and have excellent demeanor with patients.

Duties include but are not limited to: checking vision, obtaining chief complaint and medical history, corneal topography, autorefractor, diagnostic imaging, data entry, assistance with minor surgery, restocking exam rooms, autoclaving surgical equipment.  This is an excellent learning opportunity for a pre-optometry or pre-medical student seeking a gap 1-2 years before applying to graduate school.  There is a possibility to assist with research projects for the right candidate.  We are also willing to consider a part-time position for the appropriate candidate.

Please e-mail your resume a cover letter and the best time/number to reach you for a phone interview to yaung@goodmaneyecenter.com

We are a busy ophthalmology practice located in Pacific Heights San Francisco.  We are seeking a full-time medical office receptionist with full benefits.  Office hours are Monday – Friday 8AM to 5 PM.  Preference will be given to candidates with ophthalmology/optometry experience, but we are willing to train the right candidate.  This role would require communicating with patients in person and over the phone.  This includes triage of eye problems, scheduling appointments, scheduling eye surgeries and assistance with back-office testing including Humphrey Visual field, corneal topography, and imaging of the retina.  The appropriate candidate will be a quick learner, professional and have excellent demeanor with patients.

 This is an excellent learning opportunity for a pre-optometry or pre-medical student seeking a gap 1-2 years before applying to graduate school.  There is a possibility to assist with research projects for the right candidate.  We are also willing to consider a part-time position for the appropriate candidate.  Many of our former employees have gone on to medical or optometry school and have gained invaluable experience both in ophthalmic testing as well as patient communication.  The direct physician and optometrist supervisors have taught at all levels of optometry and medical school.

Please e-mail your resume to yaung@goodmaneyecenter.com

• Managing all front-office tasks including the phone, appointment calendars, insurance plans, and eyewear
• Assisting the doctor with patient background information and files
• Pre-testing patients
• Conducting contact lens tests and training
• Dispensing and managing eyewear orders
• Selling eyewear to incoming patients

• B.S. or A.A. degree required (Pre-Med or Pre-Optometry are a plus); current student approaching graduation (1 or 2 semesters remaining) may intern/volunteer during the summer
• Sales experience is preferred
• Optometric and admin experience preferred
• Personable, friendly and mature attitude to work with patients and customers
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented and trustworthy
• Ability to work quickly in a dynamic medical office environment

20/20 Optometry of Silicon Valley is looking for a full-time Optometric Assistant at our San Jose office. We believe in providing superior customer service to our patients and are looking for somebody with strong people skills, a positive attitude, and an eagerness to learn. Pre-Optometry students are preferred for this position. We are willing to train the right person.
Position Description
Daily tasks include but are not limited to:
Perform preliminary testing
Assist doctors with exam needs
Aid patient flow and patient schedule
Cross train and be able to help in any area to improve patient flow
Accurately document patient’s medical history and testing results
Prepare and clean exam rooms for doctor
Receive and verify contact lens orders for patients
Instruct new contact lens wearers on how to insert/remove contact lenses
Order and track the status of contact lens orders
Verify and perform quality control on frames/lenses

Position Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED required
Pre-Optometry Students Preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional customer service skills
Proven track record of building strong relationships with teams
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Pay: Depending on Experience
Hours: Must be able to work on Saturdays from 10:00-2:00
Please e-mail your resume and letter of interest explaining why you would like this job opportunity to: resume@2020eyesonline.com

The Clinical Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry, is looking for 1-2 summer research assistants to help with an ongoing research project.  You will be trained on how to interpret and process images of the oil glands in the eyelids using an NIH software, called ImageJ (or Fiji).  Successful candidates are comfortable learning and using software unfamiliar to them, have excellent attention to detail, not afraid to ask questions, and are available 10-20 hours/week.  Schedule is flexible but must be in-office between 9:00am-5:00pm.  Preferred start date of approximately May 21, 2018 through July 20, 2018 (at the earliest) with possible option to continue through the school year (dates negotiable).  If interested, please send resume/CV to thaoyeh@berkeley.edu.

We are a private Marin County general ophthalmology practice looking for a motivated energetic comprehensive optometrist.

Cataracts

Glaucoma

Strabismus

Refraction/contacts

Knowledge of HVF, pachymetry,

OCT, fundus photography, FA, IOL master, Corneal topography

Exceptional customer service skills

· Proven track record of building strong relationships with teams

· Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Pay: Depending on Experience

Send resumes to:

Tsg2020@comcast.net

Are you planning on taking a gap year (or two) before applying to optometry school? I have two full time paid positions available immediately. No experience is necessary as we will teach you how to do preliminary testing, retinal imaging, visual fields and contact lens insertion and removal training and more. You will have hands on experience with patients and learn about private practice optometry. If you are interested, please send a cover letter and your resume to dralexander@torranceoptometry.com.

Lafayette Optometric Group is hiring and we would love for you to join our team! We are a busy optometry office in Lafayette, close to BART. We are seeking a part-time optometric assistant/technician.The schedule is flexible and understanding of student obligations like mid-terms and finals. We require a dependable, friendly, punctual, patient oriented individual who is computer savvy and can multitask. Candidates who are proactive, have great customer service, and can take initiative are strongly preferred. As there are multiple doctors in the office, we are looking for someone who is able to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment. We are also looking for someone who is a team player as you work with multiple staff members everyday.

Responsibilities include:

– Greeting and checking in/out patients

– Pre-testing patients along with performing ancillary testing including Optos, OCT, and Humphrey visual fields

– Answering phone calls

– Scheduling appointments

– Contact lens insertion and removal training

– Glasses dispense and adjustments

– Assisting the doctor in the exam rooms and in clinic with various tasks

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

The office is located in Lafayette and is easily accessible by Bart. It is a 20-25 minute ride from downtown Berkeley and 10 minutes from Rockridge. From there, it is about a 10 minute walk to the office.

This is a great opportunity to receive hands-on training and gain a first-hand look at the optometric field. The job is ideal for pre-optometry students (especially those in their gap year) looking to learn as much about the profession as possible while working with doctors who graduated from UCBSO. Experience in the optometric field is not necessary, but we do value self-motivation and a willingness to learn in any candidate. We are open to training the right person. We strongly prefer candidates who can commit at least 1-2 years to working with our patients as the training period can be long. If you are interested in joining our team, please email your cover letter and resume to log958jobs@gmail.com. If you have any questions before applying, please email jenniferzhao1@berkeley.edu. We look forward to meeting you!

Help Wanted

Receptionist/Optician

Times: Tuesdays and Sundays

Full or Part Time

Sunset Focus Optometry
Dr. Sharon Lee – (628)256-2177
sunsetfocusoptometry@gmail.com

We are looking for a volunteer to help with administrative tasks in the
Myopia Control Clinic, a specialty clinic within the UC Berkeley School of
Optometry. This position would entail:
• Maintaining orthokeratology trial lenses (inspecting & filing returned lenses, order replacements as needed)
• Facilitating returns/exchanges of lenses for patients
• Stocking printed copies of clinic documents
• Addressing and mailing birthday/reminder postcards to clinic patients
• Occasional phone calls/emails to patients
Interested?
We anticipate a time commitment of 4 hours per week (can be on one day or divided into two sessions). We are looking for our volunteer to have the following qualities:
• Must be a current UC Berkeley student
• Organized and reliable
• Independent worker
If this sounds like a good fit for you, please contact Dr. Sarah Kochik at skochik@berkeley.edu to schedule an interview. We look forward to meeting you!

We are a busy ophthalmology practice located in Pacific Heights San Francisco.  We are seeking a full time medical office receptionist with full benefits.  Office hours are Monday – Friday 8AM to 5 PM.  Preference will be given to candidates with ophthalmology/optometry experience, but we are willing to train the right candidate.  This role would require communicating with patients in person and over the phone.  This includes triage of eye problems, scheduling appointments, scheduling eye surgeries and assistance with back office testing including Humphrey Visual field, corneal topography, and imaging of the retina.  The appropriate candidate will be a quick learner, professional and have excellent demeanor with patients.

 This is an excellent learning opportunity for a pre-optometry or pre-medical student seeking a gap 1-2 years before applying to graduate school.  There is a possibility to assist with research projects for the right candidate.  We are also willing to consider a part time position for the appropriate candidate.  Many of our former employees have gone on to medical or optometry school and have gained invaluable experience both in ophthalmic testing as well as patient communication.  The direct physician and optometrist supervisors have taught at all levels of optometry and medical school.

Please e-mail your resume to yaung@goodmaneyecenter.com