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If you are interested in any of the below-listed job opportunities currently available at The Eye Care Group, please send your resume to Mary Rogoz (mrogoz@theeyecaregroup.com).
Front Desk Medical Secretary – New Haven and Waterbury offices
We are seeking applicants with pleasant, positive attitudes who are warm and articulate. The ideal applicant should enjoy multi-tasking, focusing on customer service, and willing to work as a contributing member of a team. Responsibilities include greeting and registering patients, scheduling appointments, answering heavy phone volume, check out duties, and general office duties. Experience is welcomed, but not required. Applicants must be comfortable with computers. Paid training and full-time or part-time positions are available.
Ophthalmic Assistant – New Haven/Branford, Waterbury/Southbury offices
Ophthalmic assistants work closely with the MDs and patients taking histories, doing preliminary testing with patients, and ancillary testing. We are seeking bright, energetic people with friendly attitudes who are already experienced or are willing to train as ophthalmic assistants. This position is a great career opportunity for someone with outstanding people skills, a strong work ethic, and who is willing to work as a contributing member of a team. Positions are available for full-time, part-time or an average of 30 hours a week with benefits. Extensive paid training is provided. Strong written and verbal communication skills supported by solid grammar, spelling and punctuation skills are needed in addition to the ability to perform basic algebraic functions. Position includes extensive data entry responsibilities.
Certified or Certification eligible Orthoptist – New Haven/Branford, Waterbury/Southbury offices
We are seeking an orthoptist for our busy motility service, staffed by both pediatric ophthalmologists and neuro-ophthalmologists. We emphasize the independent use of orthoptic skills in our practice with flexible responsibilities, including evaluation and treatment of adults and children with ocular motility disorders and amblyopia, and assistance with general patient work-up and refraction. The ability to perform retinoscopy is desired but not required.
Referral Bonus
Any current employee or friend or relative of an employee is eligible to receive a bonus, $250.00 for a position 21-40 hours and $125.00 for a position of 20 hours or less, if they have referred an applicant to the practice who has been hired and successfully completed 6 months of employment. Upon completion of a year of employment by the applicant an additional bonus of $250.00 for a position 21-40 hours and $125.00 for a position of 20 hours or less will be paid to the referring employee. This policy is put in place to encourage and reward current staff to refer prospective employees to the practice. We encourage all employees to refer to Human Resources anyone they think would make a valuable co-worker. It is not the policy of The Eye Care Group to “raid” other practices and this policy should not be viewed as encouraging the “raiding” of other practices.
Benefit package described below.
THE EYE CARE GROUP
(ALL OF THESE BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
Begin to accrue benefit time from day one. Not eligible for paid benefit time until successful completion of training period. Only eligible to be paid for actual worked time during training period. (*Part-time staff accrues on a pro-rata basis, based on straight time worked the previous year, overtime is not used in calculating benefits).
Paid Time Off (PTO). Any time off will be paid out of time accrued in this category; staff is able to use time they have accrued up to that time.
Years 1-3 full time staff accrue 17 days PTO a year
Years 4-9 full time staff accrue 22 days PTO a year
Years 10-15 full time staff accrue 27 days PTO a year
Year 16 full time staff accrue 28 days PTO a year
Year 17 full time staff accrue 29 days PTO a year
Year 18 full time staff accrue 30 days PTO a year
Year 19 full time staff accrue 31 days PTO a year
Year 20 and thereafter full time staff accrue 32 days of PTO a year
Part-time staff accrues on a pro-rata basis, based on straight time worked the previous year: overtime is not used for calculating benefits.
All benefit time is based on a 5-day week consisting of 40 hours.
Health insurance is available to employees that work at least 30 hours a week. Employee contributes bi-weekly. Any additional family members are at employee’s expense. Employee contribution can be in pre-tax dollars. Eligible 1st of month following successful completion of 90 day training period.
Currently we are offering a High Deductible Plan in conjunction with a Health Savings Account or a Health Reimbursement Arrangement as the Base Plan. Employees enrolled in the High Deductible Plan are eligible for up to $1250.00 funding towards the deductible.
Short-term disability, life insurance paid for by practice is available to staff that works at least 30 hours a week. Eligible 1st of month following successful completion of 90 day training period.
Dental Insurance is available to staff that works at least 30 hours a week. Eligible 1st of month following successful completion of 90 day training period.
Pension plan 401-K and a profit sharing plan, eligible after a year of service (* staff with less than 1000 hours a year may not be eligible) entrance in July and January.
After one year of employment you will be eligible to participate in Medical and Dependant Care Flexible Spending Accounts These accounts will allow you to pay for certain qualified medical, dental, vision and dependant daycare services on a pre-tax bases. The result, through proper use of this plan, will be more money in your pocket. (Eligible the first of the month following 1st anniversary.)
Holidays Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day (*all holiday pay is pro-rated for part-time staff) Staff in a probationary status and per diem staff are not eligible for holiday pay.
Paid parking at our New Haven office, there is no charge for parking at our Waterbury, Southbury or Branford offices
Quarterly attendance bonus. A fifty dollar ($50.00) bonus is paid for perfect attendance in a quarter.
Direct deposit is available
Eligible to join credit union Mutual Security Credit Union
Free pair glasses every other year in month of birthday (eligible after a year of continuous service), four half-price coupons for optical shop annually (eligible after six months of service)
Eye exam for employee every 2 years (eligible after a year of continuous service), required to fulfill all requirements of insurance
LASIK or PRK - $799 per eye global fee for employees, immediate family members (spouse and children) of employees are eligible for a 25% discount. (Currently the fee is $2000 per eye. The family discount would be $1500). Eligible after a year of continuous service.
Plastic surgery: the fees charged by Dr. Silbert for plastic procedures he does for staff members and their immediate families will be discounted 20%. Staff members who have been employed for more than 10 years will receive a 50% discount. Eligible after a year of continuous service.
Employees, their spouse and dependent children become eligible to receive a discount in our contact lens department after 6 months of service. Employees pay the cost of the contact lens and shipping and handling charges. Initial fittings and refitting for immediate family members will be performed at a 10% discount. Materials bought are subject to the 10% discount.
In house professional development is offered to all staff. Alternating between the Waterbury and New Haven offices there are in-services each month. These in-services are presented either by one of the physicians, orthoptists, Licensed Opticians or senior clinical staff. The in-services are designed to give the staff the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about the medical aspects of the practice and include presentations about eye diseases and conditions, treatment options, new developments in surgery and medical treatment and more.
Performance bonus paid in May and November, based on performance evaluation and practice profitability. New employees become eligible to participate in the pay for performance program on the first of the month after completing six months employment and successful completion of probation. Once you become eligible, your bonus will be pro-rated if it falls within a cycle based on your start date as well as the bonus period
Annual CONSIDERATION in January for a MERIT raise
