Optometric Assistant: Help Kids See Better, Grow Your Career

Hero-Practice-Services-; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 48,712,000 - 57,308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus

PTO

Paid holidays

Career growth

Job summary

Adventure Dental & Vision in Baltimore, MD, is seeking an Optometric Assistant to administer visual tests, operate diagnostic equipment, and assist with eyewear fittings. This full-time role reports to the Lead Optometric Assistant.

Responsibilities include pre-tests, patient prep, and scribing to help doctors during eye exams, plus customer service duties and payment processing. Opportunity for growth within the practice and region.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a vision practice is a plus.
• Ability to tech, scribe, and perform optometric tasks.
• Proficiency in EHR systems.
• Ability to train and lead a team of Optometric Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Understand, monitor, and ensure the smooth execution of office processes, including coding and optometric materials, insurance benefits, patient collection, and documentation
• Call patients regarding appointment confirmations, reminders, cancellations, no shows, and recalls
• Support optometrists during eye exams by preparing patient, performing initial pre-tests, and recording results
• Accompany patients and parents during exams to pre-test the patient and assist Optometrist in scribing and finding a good fit for glasses
• Perform vision tests such as visual acuity, color vision, stereo, confrontations, pupils, ICT, and administer dilation drops
• Help patients select frames and lenses based on prescriptions
• Process patient payments during check-in and check-out
• Ensure practice is clean and presentable to patients to include cleaning restrooms, patient lobby, mopping, vacuuming, dusting etc.
• Participate in other duties that support the mission of providing high-quality and compassionate dental, vision, and orthodontic services to underserved children

Skills

Vision testing

Scribing

Patient care

EHR proficiency

Tools

EHR Systems

Job description

Adventure Dental & Vision in Baltimore, MD, is seeking an Optometric Assistant to administer visual tests, operate diagnostic equipment, and assist with eyewear fittings. This full-time role reports to the Lead Optometric Assistant.

Responsibilities include pre-tests, patient prep, and scribing to help doctors during eye exams, plus customer service duties and payment processing. Opportunity for growth within the practice and region.