Optician

Vision to Learn • Durham, NC

5d • $25 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven opticians who want to make a tangible impact on children’s lives. As part of a mobile clinical team, you’ll provide high-quality eye screenings and help deliver glasses to students in underserved communities—removing vision barriers that affect learning and long-term opportunities. If you’re motivated by service and inspired by teamwork to work in a meaningful, community-focused setting, Vision To Learn offers a rewarding way to use your skills to change lives.

Vision To Learn is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization providing vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to K–12 students in underserved communities across the U.S. at no cost to them or their families. Using mobile vision clinics—optometric exam rooms on wheels—we bring essential eye care directly to schools and community centers so every child can see clearly and learn confidently.

Since 2012, Vision To Learn has provided more than 3.8 million vision screenings, 750,000 eye exams, and 630,000 pairs of glasses to children in need across the nation. Our mission is simple: if you can’t see, you can’t learn.

We are friendly, high energy, knowledgeable, and quality-oriented professionals committed to Vision To Learn’s mission. We approach our work with a value system of service excellence, empathy, integrity, open communication, empowerment, and an eagerness to help the communities we serve.

We are looking for an optician like you to join our team with a positive, proactive attitude, and commitment to our mission.

Requirements

• Optician experience required
• Optician Certification
• Valid driver's license required, with a good driving record and familiarity with greater Durham area geography and with phone GPS; driving transcript must be provided
• Successful track record of working with children and diverse types of people
• Must pass company and district background checks and drug test
• Experience using Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word
• Ability to display exceptional interpersonal skills when interacting with children, site contacts, patient families, and in all internal/external work interactions
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have technical skills
• Desire to be cross trained to expand your skillset
• Self-starter who is confident to implement Vision To Learn protocols and embrace a remote setting with limited supervision
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Able to lift up to 20 lbs. and to exert well-paced mobility for an 8-hour shift including standing, walking, bending and squatting

Nice To Haves

• ABOC preferred
• ability to quickly learn EHR reporting, and project management systems is a plus
• Spanish skills a plus

Responsibilities

• Oversee assigned mobile eye clinic operation
• Conduct eye exam pre-tests, maintain optimal professional standards
• Take measurements, fit and adjust frames for patients according to written optical prescriptions
• Assist patients with frame selections to ensure optimal fit and patient satisfaction
• Complete and prepare daily reports, and meet deadlines
• Make follow-up calls to patient caregivers for feedback
• Conduct vision screenings after attaining NC Prevent Blindness Vision Screening Certification
• Study and follow Vision To Learn health and safety protocols
• Maintain optimal driver safety standards when driving, parking, and using the vehicle
• Setup the clinic, monitor and replenish inventory, and ensure all patient and administrative paperwork facilitates an efficient workflow each workday
• Load, secure, inspect and fuel vehicle as necessary
• Keep vehicle and internal work areas clean and organized at all times
• Support the optometrist during the exam process
• Additional responsibilities as needed

Benefits

• Vision To Learn is registered business with the NC State Board of Opticians.
• Successful candidates will have a proven track record for patient care, with positive, proactive attitudes who are dedicated to our mission.
• Vision To Learn is committed to a diverse staff and to a culture that holds equity as a value and a priority.
• VTL welcomes applicants who bring a variety of perspectives, experiences, and competencies.
• People of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ persons are strongly encouraged to apply.
• VTL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, party or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any illegal or prohibited factor.
• As a direct healthcare provider and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, VTL has implemented best practices for ensuring a clean and safe work environment.
• Employees will be asked to pass a Department of Justice background check/fingerprinting (LiveScan), child abuse history clearance, TB, and drug test.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed