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(800) 348-2393

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(804) 764-7759

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(804) 287-4210

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info@vaeye.com

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Career Opportunities

Thank you for considering the Virginia Eye Institute as a prospective employer of choice in the Richmond area. We are complimented by your interest and look forward to talking with you. Virginia Eye Institute is an equal opportunity employer.
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If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where service excellence comes first, please complete an Employee Application with salary expectations, your resumé (Word format), and email it to: resumes@vaeye.com.
For additional information, please contact:
Vice President of Human Resources
Virginia Eye Institute
400 Westhampton Station
Richmond, Virginia 23226
Phone: (804) 287.4268
Email: resumes@vaeye.com
Benefits
In order to attract and retain the best people, we offer competitive benefits to our full-time associates, including:
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance (STD & LTD)
  • 401k 100% Match to 6%
  • Profit Sharing Retirement
  • Profit Sharing Bonus
  • Virginia Credit Union
  • Wachovia at Work
  • SunTrust at Work
  • BB&T at Work Banking
  • Direct Deposit
  • Bereavement Pay
  • Sick Pay
  • Vacation pay
  • Holiday pay
  • Weekends off
  • Community Volunteer Opportunities
  • Associate Eyewear Discounts
  • Education Benefits
  • Discounted Membership to American Family Fitness
  • Science Museum of Virginia Passes
  • SmartMove
  • Free Parking
Training
We offer an in-house paid training program that is uniquely special to Virginia Eye Institute and is unlike any other training program in the state of Virginia. VEI has an exciting opportunity for energetic, ambitious, service-oriented candidates. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have the ability to grasp new information quickly, this may be the career you’re looking for. The ophthalmic medical personnel trainee program is a four-month journey that provides on the job clinical training combined with ophthalmic competency "break out" sessions to make you a top-notch opthalmic medical assistant. Trainees are taught skills such as history taking, lensometry, administering ophthalmic eye drops, testing ocular functions, tonometry, and maintenance of ophthalmic instruments and equipment. While a medical background is not a prerequisite to the training program, this is an excellent opportunity for individuals with a medical background who wish to enter the exciting and ever changing field of ophthalmology.

Available Positions


Opthalmic Assistant/Technician Certified Posted: 1/8/2010
This is an opportunity to become a part of a dynamic team of experts. Qualified applicants would help our busy physician practice using basic and advanced skills to provide high tech, high quality eye care.
Responsibilities:
Opthalmic medical personnel (OMP) play a vital role in the allied health profession. OMP work with ophthalmologists and their patients. OMP are part of a professional team of eye care providers and supply important information to the physician who is treating the patient.
Location:
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