Optometry Technician - Temp at VCC: Specialty – Vista, California

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. Join a team where compassion and ambition go hand-in-hand!

✨ Benefits include:
✅ Competitive compensation & benefits
✅ Medical, dental, vision
✅ Company-paid life insurance
✅ Flexible spending accounts
✅ 403(b) retirement plan

• 🏅 Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

• Pre-testing I – auto refraction, lensometry, tonometry and topography
• Pre-testing II – preliminary case history including current medical conditions. Visual acuities, dial in, phoropter, color vision and drop instillation.
• Special testing – visual fields, fundus photography, slit lamp photography, optec vision screener.

Minimum

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• CPR Certification (including BLS Child, Infant, Adult with one-time hands-on skills training)
• Minimum one year experience in electronic medical records
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Preferred

• Typing/data entry minimum 45 wpm
• Minimum of one year customer service experience with impressive track record in conducting pre-testing and special testing for the following equipment and instruments 1) Pre-testing I – auto refraction, lensometry, tonometry and topography. 2) Pre-testing II – preliminary case history including current medical conditions. Visual acuities, dial in, phoropter, color vision and drop instillation. 3) Special testing – visual fields, fundus photography, slit lamp photography, Optec vision screener

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Basic computer knowledge, internet use, MS Office and data entry skills

Pay Range

• $23.00 - $25.00 per hour