Vision Care Assistant: Growth & Bonus Opportunities

Hero Practice Services; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pay with monthly bonus

PTO and paid holidays

Career growth within your practice and

Job summary

Academy Kids Dental, Vision, & Orthodontics in Pueblo, CO is seeking an Optometric Assistant to assist with eye exams, run pre-tests, and help with eyewear fittings. You will coordinate office processes, patient communications, and billing while maintaining a welcoming, organized environment for young patients.

You will support optometrists during exams, manage frames and lenses, and ensure charting accuracy in our EHR system. Join a team dedicated to underserved children’s vision care.

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.
• Ability to multitask and complete tasks correctly and on time.
• Preferred knowledge of optometric online software/database, Intero Order processing systems, Google Docs, and Document Portal Spreadsheet software.

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

Tech

Scribe

Optometric tasks

EHR proficiency

Team leadership

Multitasking

Intero Order processing

Google Docs

Document Portal

Spreadsheet software

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Academy Kids Dental, Vision, & Orthodontics in Pueblo, CO is seeking an Optometric Assistant to assist with eye exams, run pre-tests, and help with eyewear fittings. You will coordinate office processes, patient communications, and billing while maintaining a welcoming, organized environment for young patients.

You will support optometrists during exams, manage frames and lenses, and ensure charting accuracy in our EHR system. Join a team dedicated to underserved children’s vision care.