Travel Optometric Technician - Northeastern Eye Institute

At Vision Innovation Partners, we exist to protect and restore vision. Because Vision is our Mission, everyone at VIP focuses on providing great patient outcomes and experiences. A career at VIP provides opportunities for growth and development, and a culture centered on our Shared Values – PATIENTS. 

Vision Innovation Partners provides expert management and support to the leading providers of comprehensive eye care services in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Company supports many of the leading clinical practitioners in the market by leveraging its experienced management team, scalable technology and systems, and well-developed back-office functions, including compliance, managed care contracting support, finance, medical records management, practice management, and marketing. Our priority is to enable providers to do what they do best: improve each patient’s life through supportive vision care. We provide services to 24 practices, ambulatory surgery Centers,56 locations, and 150+ providers throughout Maryland, Washington D.C, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit https://www.visioninnovation-partners.com/.

It’s a great time to join our thriving company….We have a position available in our practice! 

We are seeking a motivated individual to fill our Traveling Optometric Technician position Northeastern Eye Institute in Pittston, PA located at .The ideal candidate will be outgoing with excellent communication skills to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for patients. Individuals must be organized, detail oriented, and work in a timely and efficient manner. This position is a mobile assignment, travel will be required. 

• Make introductions and establish rapport with patients. Initiate patient evaluation, documenting the chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.  
• Perform pre-exam testing to include visual acuity assessment, including pinhole and glare testing, confrontational visual field testing, assess extra ocular muscles, pupillary evaluation, tonometry,assess angles, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services as requested by the physician including specialty tests such as color vision screening, stereopsis, dry eye testing, and exophthalmometry.  
• Perform lensometry and specialized testing such as visual fields, keratometry, A/B scans, and ophthalmic photography optical coherence tomography (OCT), Optical Biometry (IOL Master and Lensstar), pentacam.  
• Assist with fitting of contact lenses and instruct patients in care and insertion of lenses.  
• Complete prior-authorizations and requests for prescription refills as authorized by physician, with full documentation in patient chart.  
• Educate patients regarding administration of medications and pre and post-operative instructions as directed by physician. 
• Check expiration date and inventory of medicines and replace as necessary.  
• Maintain inventory and order diagnostic medications and supplies.  
• Assist with maintenance of clinical examination equipment and with ordering of supplies.  
• Inspect instruments periodically for damage, send for repair, and request a replacement as necessary. 
• Open and close exam lanes daily, ensuring that equipment is wiped down in an appropriate manner, battery powered instruments are seated properly in re-charge wells, slit lamps and projectors are switched off under covers.  
• Complete manual refractions.  
• Follow all safety procedures as per guidelines.   
• Travel between offices.

• Excellent attention to detail.  
• Be highly organized and able to handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities in an efficient manner with a high level of quality and energy. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.  
• Ability to maintain confidential employee and company information.  
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions and work independently.  
• Apply exceptional communication skills to interact with patients and schedule appointments and surgeries. Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Outlook).   

Education and Experience Requirements:   

• COA or COT a plus but not required.  
• Ability to Scribe is a PLUS!  

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• 401(K).
• Significant eye care discounts.
• Continuing education allowances.
• Career growth and development.
• PTO and holidays off.
• Referral Bonus.
• Ophthalmic Technician training.
• Certification opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.