Visual Skills Success & Learning Advocate

Purpose/Job Summary: 

Are you an energetic team player looking for a fulfilling career that changes the lives of children, teens and adults? Do you enjoy coaching and helping patients improve their daily lives in school, sports, and work performance? If so, please join our team!

As a Vision Therapist, you will play an instrumental role in treating binocular vision dysfunctions for your patients. To do this, you will be addressing each patient with a personalized approach. Each session is one-on-one (therapist-to-patient), conducted under doctor supervision. During treatment, you and our doctors will apply state-of-the-art technology and procedures (such as eye exercises, testing, occlusion (patching), lenses and prisms), making treatment enjoyable and productive for your patients. You will learn how to use our advanced approach that incorporates coordinated movement, balance, auditory processing, and cognitive abilities. Using this methodology will allow you to treat your patients to develop their visual abilities and improve their daily living in the classroom, the workplace and in sports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide energetic, warm and caring interactions with patients and their families to assess and address their needs
• Adhere to and embody the Vital Vision Therapy patient service core values and standards
• Plan and conduct vision therapy treatment plans based on patient goals and objectives
• Assist in program development according to the doctors’ recommendations
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care, communicating with doctors, therapists, patients and their families
• Review, interpret and maintain session records while maintaining strict adherence to HIPAA regulations to ensure patient confidentiality
• Apply knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology to inform treatment decisions
• Stay up-to-date on advancements in therapy techniques and treatment modalities

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Assist the doctors, administrative team, and fellow therapists to ensure efficiency and productivity
• Perform additional duties as requested by management
• Take care of various tasks around the clinic

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Devoted to providing compassionate patient care and maintain confidentiality
• Able to build one-on-one rapport with patients
• Have excellent people skills
• Possess a patient-focused mindset with a friendly and outgoing personality
• Able to work in a team environment with oversight from doctors and teammates
• Have a basic knowledge of computer software (updating and tracking spreadsheets)
• Willing to continue education and interest in visual development

Minimum Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the education, certification, licensing experience, knowledge, skill and/or ability required. A combination or accumulation of applicable work-related experience and/or education may be recognized as sufficiently meeting the pre-requisites outlined below.

Required Credentials:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: Associate’s degree in a related field.

Required Experience:

• This is an entry level position, no previous vision therapy training is necessary. At Vital Vision Therapy we train all of our vision therapists to met our high level of treatment standards.
• Once fully integrated, we will help you through the certification process, as we strongly encourage certification (we cover training and certification fees). As a Board-Certified Vision Therapist, you will be a leader in the Vision Therapy field!
• Experience working with children or teaching is a plus
• We will train the right person!

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is indoors in an office environment with moderate noise.
• Requires high attention to detail and deadlines on a continuous basis.
• Intermittent physical effort involving lifting of 20 pounds or less is required.
• A typical workday involves frequent sitting, talking and hearing, approximately 70% of the time, along with frequent use of a keyboard and reaching with hands and arms.  Approximately 30% or less of the time is spent standing and walking. 
• Normal vision abilities required, including close vision and ability to adjust focus.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Health Insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off & holiday leave
• Opportunities for professional development and certification

20|Twenty Eyecare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 20|Twenty Eyecare does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you misrepresent your experience or education, or provide false or fraudulent information in or with your application, it may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work. Making false or fraudulent statements also may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.

 Applicants are required to furnish proof of identity and legal work authorization prior to hire.

The Company may ask your references questions about your educational background, work experience, achievements, wage history, performance, attendance, and reason for separation from former employment. You will be asked to expressly authorize your references to answer such questions.

Location:  Bozeman, MT

Department: Vision Therapy

Employment Type:  Full Time

Minimum Experience:  Entry Level position

Compensation:  $18.00-$21.00/hour