Career Opportunities

Paid PRE-Optometry Intern Summer & Winter 2024

Our Pre-Optometry Internship is ideal for recent graduates and undergraduate students in their final year looking to apply to optometry school within the next two years. This internship is a unique opportunity to work in a multi-doctor private practice setting. We offer a comprehensive training program with direct patient interaction augmented with assigned reading materials. The position can be Full-Time or Part-Time during the Summer 2024. The internship is Full-Time during winter break.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The goal of the internship is to prepare students for success in Optometry School. We will teach various aspects of optometry including insurance, pre-testing patients, performing optical coherence tomography, obtaining patient's visual acuity, checking patient's eye pressure, styling patients with eyeglasses, and edging lenses, Administrative functions include billing, filing, cleaning, scheduling appointments, and managing inventory. Must be available to work on Saturdays and the last two weeks of 2024.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Outstanding customer service and communications skills. Enjoys talking and working with people. Willingness to learn and excel. Prior healthcare or retail experience is a plus. Prior experience as an optometric assistant or an optician is a plus, but not a requirement.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please email us your resume, cover letter, unofficial undergraduate transcripts, and references. Your cover letter should indicate (1) your desire to work as an Optometry Intern, (2) why you are pursing a career as an optometrist, and (3) your career goals after your graduate from optometry school. Applications without a cover letter may not be considered.

Applications due by February 28, 2024.

Please submit you application to hiring@2020ew.com