Optometric Technician

Vision to Learn•Newark, NJ

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven optometric technicians 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. For more information about Vision To Learn and to see the impact of our work, please visit our website. About Vision To Learn 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, 800,000 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. Who We Are 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 Optometric Technician like you to join our team with a positive, proactive attitude, and commitment to our mission. Position Description Vision To Learn is currently seeking a qualified candidate for a full –time New Jersey Optometric Technician. Work hours are Monday thru Friday with 2-3 Saturdays per year. The Optometric Technician will primarily work during school hours.

Requirements

Optometric experience preferred
Valid driver's license required, with a good driving record and familiarity with greater Newark 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 CMS background checks and drug test
Experience using Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word; Prior optometric EHR/EMR charting experience, and ability to quickly learn project management systems

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish written/verbal communication skills a plus

Responsibilities

Oversee assigned inside lane eye exams operation. An inside lane is an interior eye exam operation with portable optometric equipment inside of a school or community building with a licensed optometrist. The inside lane may transition to a mobile clinic operation in the future.
Oversee assigned mobile and/or inside lane eye clinic operation
Maintain optimal professional standards
Pre-test children before seeing the optometrist
Pretesting includes (but is not limited to) chief complaint, patient and family medical history, familiarity with auto-refractor, auto-lensometer, pupillometer, and fundus photography
Assist patients with frame selections to ensure optimal fit and patient satisfaction
Conduct vision screenings using a Welch Allyn Spot Check Vision Screener
Complete and prepare daily reports, and meet deadlines
Make follow-up calls to patient caregivers for feedback
Study and follow Vision To Learn health and safety protocols
HIPAA compliance
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
Transport inside lane eye exam equipment in personal vehicle to and from schools and community organizations.
Setup and breakdown the inside lane operation, monitor and replenish inventory, and ensure all patient and administrative paperwork facilitates an efficient workflow each workday.
Maintain optimal driving when commuting to and from school and community organizations, in particular with inside lane eye exam equipment.
Keep the inside lane operation work areas clean and organized at all times.
Operate mobile clinic as needed.
Additional responsibilities as needed