Optometric Technician

Professional Therapy Solutions

Springfield (VA)

On-site

USD 28,929 - 34,440

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Professional Therapy Solutions is seeking an Optometry Technician in Springfield, Virginia. In this full-time role, you will provide vision therapy services while supporting patients and the clinical team. Qualifications include customer service and healthcare experience, along with a willingness to engage in training challenges. Starting pay is $21.00+ per hour, with annual raises and reimbursement for tuition for certification. Benefits include health insurance, paid time off, and professional development assistance.

Qualifications

Experience in customer service and healthcare preferred.
Prior experience with children is advantageous.
Familiarity with pre-health, OTA, PTA, or similar programs.

Responsibilities

Overcome training challenges to develop yourself and patients.
Contribute to practice growth as part of the clinical team.
Support fellow staff with hard work and kindness.
Engage with the mission and vision, showing commitment.

Skills

Customer service experience

Healthcare experience

Experience with children

Education

Pre-health programs

OTA or PTA programs

Job description

Become an Optometry Technician and dramatically improve lives!

Virginia Vision Therapy Center (VVTC) is looking for an exceptional person who is committed to impacting lives by providing vision therapy services at our unique healthcare practice.

Responsibilities

You are willing to successfully overcome various kinds of training challenges to fully develop yourself and our patients.
You wish to lead and contribute to the growth of our practice as a member of our clinical team.
You are a team player, willing to support fellow staff with hard work, kindness, and honesty.
You are willing to engage fully with our mission and vision, committed to curiosity and clinical excellence.

What is Vision Therapy? Vision therapy is designed to teach the patient how the brain controls the eyes, to improve their visual skills and how to apply these new skills to improve reading, learning, concentration and attention.

Vision therapy is a fully customized and personalized treatment program designed to improve and strengthen visual skills, and re-train the visual system to interpret visual input with increased accuracy and ease.

Vision therapy is more than just simple eye exercises - it improves brain-eye communication and the effective operating of the visual system.

Education / Experience

Customer service, healthcare experience, and experience with children preferred. Pre-health, OTA, PTA, or other similar programs helpful.

Physical Demands

Active role includes getting on the floor on hands and knees at times, constantly on feet, and activities that may trigger headaches in sensitive individuals. The candidate must be able to perform physical VT tasks and activities.

Benefits / Pay / Schedule

Starting Salary: Paid training 3-6mo at $21.00+ based on experience & education, +$1 after end of training period, annual increases based on performance and progress towards certification. Ability to earn after first 1-2 years $23.00- $25.00/hour.

Option to become a Certified Optometric Vision Therapist (COVT), 2-3 year process, employer reimburses tuition.

Schedule: M-F 10:15-6:30 (afternoon hours are required, no exceptions 2:30-6:30), no weekends.

We have locations in Manassas, Springfield, Winchester and Leesburg. We are hiring for Springfield currently. We offer paid training and travel time. See our website for more information: https://virginiavisiontherapycenter.com/category/testimonies/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

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