Lab Tech Trainee Needed! - Eye Associates of New Mexico

Eye Associates of New Mexico has an outstanding career opportunity as a Lab Technician!

Starting pay $15.00 per hour +, depending on skills/experience. Multi-level career path available to increase pay. Paid on-the-job technical training and advancement opportunities! 

Are you looking for a career path? Does your job have meaning? Sight . . . is a precious gift!

Eye Associates of New Mexico is the largest Ophthalmology and Optometry practice in the Southwest. We have been serving the state of New Mexico since 1976 with compassionate, state-of-the-art, value-based care. Our team approach aims to deliver the highest quality eye care to all while striving to support our employees’ professional development. Perhaps these are some of the reasons why our employees have voted us TOP WORK PLACES locally and nationally since 2022! Come be a part of our team!

We are currently looking for a Full-time Lab Technician. This position is one of Eye Associates of New Mexico’s first opportunities to make a great impression. Help our team make that impression!

Job Duties May Include:

• Work closely with our eye doctors and other technicians in providing care to our patients;
• Perform various tests on patients (e.g., fluorescein angiography, fundus photography, slit lamp photography)
• Provide various support functions to our doctors 

Skills/ Requirements: 

• Demonstrate a caring attitude
• Strong customer service skills by interacting in a friendly but professional manner and treating every patient with respect
• Able to learn how to use and interpret various lab and testing equipment
• Photographic and PC experience helpful
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willing and able to travel to other other Eye Associates' clinics as needed
• Able to work a flexible about work schedule -- this position can involve long hours. Our lab technicians work until all our patients have been seen
• Able to maintain patient information confidentiality
• Must be willing to work toward certification as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA), Certified Retinal Angiographer (CRA) and Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (ROUB) status within our prescribed time frame

What we offer: 

• Career Path
• Paid time off (PTO) 
• Eight (8) company paid holidays (including the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve!)
• Medical and Dental 
• Generous Vision benefits for you and your dependents
• Education Assistance Program
• Uniform (scrub) allowance
• 401(k) and Roth Program 
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
• Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance 
• Voluntary Supplemental Life and AD&D  
• Free Calm app
• Financial Wellness Program
• Identity Theft Protection Plan
• Employee Assistance Program 
• and more!

Integrity * Patient Focus * Adaptability * Community * Excellence 

Eye Associates of NM is a safe team oriented culture supporting a drug-free work environment. To learn more about this position and our organization, please visit www.eyenm.com 

AA/EOE/Disability. Eye Associates of New Mexico is a drug and tobacco-free employer.  

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