Description
Pen Bay Hospital
Nursing/Clinical Support
Req #: 69948
️✨ Now Hiring: Certified Ophthalmology Assistant – Rockland, Maine ✨️
Are you a detail-oriented, patient-focused professional with a passion for eye care? Join our team in Rockland Maine as a Certified Ophthalmology Assistant (COA) and play an essential role in delivering exceptional care to our patients.
What You’ll Do:
✔️ Perform patient workups including visual acuity, history, and preliminary testing
✔️ Assist providers with examinations and in-office procedures
✔️ Administer diagnostic testing (OCT, visual fields, tonometry, etc.)
✔️ Educate patients on treatments, medications, and follow-up care
✔️ Document accurately in the electronic medical record
Why Join Us?
Collaborative and supportive clinical team
Opportunity to grow your skills in a specialized field
Make a meaningful impact in patients’ vision and quality of life
If you’re ready to advance your ophthalmology career in a welcoming coastal community, we’d love to connect!
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
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Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
- License/Certifications: Completion of the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel Ophthalmology Certified Ophthalmic Assistant requirements within 24 months of start date required.
- Experience: N/A
- Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
- Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A
Additional Information:
MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources—so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.
We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Any offer of employment will depend on qualifications such as skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other job-related factors. The base range is an estimate and does not reflect the full value of our total compensation package.
The pay range for this position is $21.09 to $27.12 per hour.
Compensation for part-time positions is determined on a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).
In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and, where applicable, shift differentials or other incentives.
If you have questions about this role, please contact [email protected]
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Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statute: Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.
Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.
