Job Description:
Shift: Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Help Our Community See Their Best and Live Their Best!
Join Chapa-De's Optometry team where you'll combine compassionate patient care, technical expertise, and style consultation to make a meaningful impact every day. From helping patients find the perfect eyewear to supporting vision care services, you'll play a key role in improving lives throughout our community.
Hourly Pay: $27.35-$31.72
Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm
Exceptional Benefits (Prorated for Part Time):
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Employer-paid health insurance (medical, dental & vision): 100% employee coverage and 80% dependent coverage
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17 days of PTO, 11 paid holidays, and 8+ paid sick days (1 hour earned for every 30 hours worked)
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Retirement plan with a 6% employer match
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Work alongside a collaborative team dedicated to providing person-centered care to our community.
What You'll Do:
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Create exceptional patient experiences by coordinating appointments, answering questions, verifying insurance benefits, and guiding patients through their vision care journey.
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Support clinical vision services by performing diagnostic testing, including retinal imaging, OCT scans, visual field testing, and other entrance assessments.
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Help patients see and feel their best by assisting with frame selection, lens recommendations, eyewear fittings, adjustments, repairs, and contact lens education.
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Manage optical orders and inventory by coordinating with laboratories, inspecting incoming eyewear for quality, maintaining inventory, and ensuring timely delivery to patients.
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Serve as a trusted community health partner by promoting Chapa-De's mission, supporting community outreach events, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and patient privacy standards.
Experience and Skills:
What You'll Bring:
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High School Diploma or equivalent.
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Current ABO (American Board of Opticianry) certification and Five (5) year experience working in an optometry or ophthalmologist office.
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Proficiency in optical equipment, lensometers, and fitting tools.
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Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR) systems and insurance billing processes.
About Us: Chapa-De is a non-profit community outpatient health center with a mission to advance the health and well-being of American Indians and low income individuals living in our communities by providing convenient access to high quality, compassionate care. Clinics located in Auburn, CA and Grass Valley, CA.
Chapa-De recognizes that our strength lies in our people. We are committed to the principles of equal employment and complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is the intent of Chapa-De to maintain a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. We are dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Chapa-De provides reasonable accommodation to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation. We comply with California Department of Public Health Requirements. This may include, but not limited to, masking during flu season for employees who decline an annual flu vaccine. Preference in filling vacancies will be given to qualified Indian applicants in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code, section 472 & 473).
From: Chapa-De
