Job Description

Resident Monitors will assist optometry students in Preclinic and Clinical Training Center (CTC) during designated practice times. Monitors will be responsible for offering helpful instructions and guidance to students with the goal of improving the students’ clinical skills.

The hourly rate for this position is $40 and is part-time and not benefits eligible. The schedule for this position is: Availability to work weeknight shifts from approximately 6:00PM-9:00PM and/or some weekend shifts from 9:00AM-1:00PM, 1:00PM-5:00PM. Possible daytime shifts may become available

Monitors will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure that all health & safety protocols are followed.
• Observe students as they practice assigned techniques and offer constructive feedback
• Determine student proficiency in assigned clinical skills and signing off on student’s homework assignments when proficiency is met.
• Example techniques to be evaluated include: refraction, tonometry, gonioscopy, retinoscopy, drop instillation, BIO, and other optometric skills.
• Monitors will be responsible for managing any medical emergency that occurs in the practice spaces, specific safety and health guidelines will be provided
• Ensuring that preclinic & CTC spaces remain clean and orderly and that instrumentation is used properly
• Monitor students‘ respectful use of space and ensure that practice time is allocated fairly amongst students.

Requirements

• Ability to offer constructive and clear technical guidance
• Mature and responsible work ethic
• Optometrists enrolled in NECO Residency Training program
• Degree of Optometry (O.D.) from an accredited school or college of optometry
• OD state licensure recommended

NECO is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.