Optometric Assistant — Impactful Eye Care + Bonuses & Growth

Hero Practice Services; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off (PTO)

Career growth within your practice and

Career growth within your practice and

Job summary

Adventure Dental, Vision, & Orthodontics in Santa Fe, NM is seeking an Optometric Assistant to administer visual tests, operate diagnostic equipment, and assist with eyewear fittings. You’ll report to the Lead Optometric Assistant and join a team dedicated to serving underserved children.

Responsibilities include assisting during eye exams, pre-tests, frame fittings, and patient communications, with a focus on accuracy and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• 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 smooth office processes including coding, 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 the Optometrist in scribing and finding a good fit for glasses.
• Perform vision tests such as 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 (restrooms, lobby, cleaning, etc.).
• Participate in other duties supporting high-quality dental, vision, and orthodontic services for underserved children.

Skills

Tech & scribe tasks

EHR systems

Team leadership

Vision practice experience

Tools

Intero Order processing

Google Docs

Document Portal Spreadsheet

Job description

Adventure Dental, Vision, & Orthodontics in Santa Fe, NM is seeking an Optometric Assistant to administer visual tests, operate diagnostic equipment, and assist with eyewear fittings. You’ll report to the Lead Optometric Assistant and join a team dedicated to serving underserved children.

Responsibilities include assisting during eye exams, pre-tests, frame fittings, and patient communications, with a focus on accuracy and compassionate care.