If you are currently looking to extend your knowledge and grasp of the optometric field, look no further than this page where current openings in private offices, research labs, clinics, etc. will be posted.
Note: Availabilities are dependent on the current job market situation
Disclaimer: The posting of opportunities does not constitute an endorsement by the UCB Foresight Club, the UCB School of Optometry, or the Regents of the University of California. We offer no guarantees as to the value of the opportunity or accuracy of its description.
If you are interested in having your own posting on this page, please feel free to contact Natalie: foresight.webcoordinator@gmail.com
Please include the following information:
-Job title
-Part-time/full-time
-Hours/days worked during the week (or if the position is flexible)
-Location
-Job responsibilities
-Contact information (ex. please call or email your resume at…)
-More information if you would like!
updated 11/9/2024
Volunteering
Berkeley
East Bay Center for the Blind
What is the East Bay Center for the Blind: Established in 1939, The East Bay Center for the Blind, Inc. is an innovative, grassroots, nonprofit organization that seeks to empower blind and visually impaired individuals underserved by traditional agencies. We strive to actively facilitate independence, confidence, dignity and self-growth in our community.
Your Role as a Volunteer:
- Assist with clerical tasks (such as reading letters, organizing files, and other computer work)
- Using your visual senses! (such as locating items, helping out during classes, etc)
- Provide support for community outings and events (set-up/clean-up, sighted guide for walks and outing activities)
- Provide technical assistance (ie: data entry, website development, research)
Volunteer Expectations:
- Long-term and consistent
- Biweekly or weekly
- Communication
- Ie: unable to make a shift/ want to change shift times
- Respectful and Patient!
- On-time
- Eager to learn
Why You Should Volunteer:
- Get to know different types of people!
- Improve social skills!
- Pre-optometry opportunity
- Low vision as an optometry subspeciality
- Learn Braille!
- Or maybe yoga, pottery, or meditation!
How to Voluteer for the East Bay Center for the Blind:
Click on the following links to sign up:
NOVEMBER: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12v39GgLejsiNpLkdRVarrR2LmK4DNo1XB513THQDLz0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Please sign in when you arrive at your volunteer shift. We’ve left a sign in sheet at the front desk of the center, so we can keep track of your hours/who’s coming so please sign in.
Contact Vickie if your availability changes or if you’re no longer able to make it. Please leave your contact information in the third tab!
Email: vickie_kuo@berkeley.edu
Phone Number: (909)685-6888
Other East Bay Center for the Blind Projects
- Fundraising
- Designing stickers
- Food Fundraisers
- Event Planning / Event Help
- Member Recruitment
- Updating Website/Social Media
- Other Ideas (such as teaching a class!)
Contact Vickie with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
updated 12/17/2024
InternsHiP
West Berkeley
Are you passionate about pursuing a career in optometry? Join us at Lunettes du Monde Optometry, a private practice in West Berkeley, for an enriching internship experience!
Position Details:
- Schedule: 3 days a week (preferably Wed, Fri, and Sat) for 4 months
- Hours: 15 hours per week
- Start Date: As early as January 15th
- Stipend: $1,500
What You’ll Gain:
- Hands-on experience assisting in the optical and providing top-tier patient care
- Opportunities to shadow our experienced solo optometrist
- Case discussions and insights into real-world optometric care
Why Join Us?
Be part of a supportive team dedicated to advancing your career in optometry!
Send your CV to lundumonde@gmail.com
For inquiries, call us at 510-559-8181
Apply now and take the next step in your optometric journey!
updated 11/9/2024
InternsHiP
San Jose
Envision Optometry Pre-Optometry Internship
Our Pre-Optometry Internship is ideal for college students looking to apply to optometry school. The goal of the internship is to prepare students for success in optometry school. We will teach various aspects of private optometry including pre-testing patients, performing retinal imaging, and assisting the doctor with patient care. Administrative functions include checking insurance, scheduling appointments, optical dispensing, managing inventory, etc. Our past staff are current optometry students at UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Chicago College of Optometry, and Western University of Health Sciences-College of Optometry.
Requirements:
– A minimum of 8 hours a week commitment for at least 3 months.
– Strong work ethic, friendly, and willing to learn.
– Conversational in Vietnamese
We are dedicated in helping students achieve their academic goals by providing them with an educational and hands-on learning experience. Upon completion of your internship, you will receive a letter of recommendation and a certificate of hours completed.
We are a private practice in the San Jose Evergreen area.
If you are interested in a longer commitment, please inquire us about paid employment.
updated 10/28/2024
InternsHiP
Pleasanton
Amador Valley Optometric has a paid part-time opportunity for anyone who is possibly taking a GAP year after undergrad. We’ve had 2 different pre-optometry interns here the past two years and have really enjoyed getting the opportunity and exposure to private practice optometry.
Availability would be starting summer June/July through the next June/July, about 20 hrs/week, about 4 days/wk and more late afternoon time frames.
updated 9/5/2024
InternsHip/
Optometric Technician
Oakland, Fremont & Pleasanton
East Bay Vision Center Optometry is a family practice with three Easy Bay locations: Oakland, Fremont and Pleasanton. We practice primary care Optometry with emphasis on Myopia management and specialty contact lenses. We are looking for friendly people to join our team as optometric interns, or optometric techs. Experience is appreciated but not necessary. Applicants should have a friendly personality with willingness to help people. This position is a great opportunity for pre optometry students or Optometry students to learn about private practice optometry and myopia management, including orthokeratology, soft multifocals and Atropine therapy. Interns will develop valuable patient interaction skills as well as skills and knowledge of advanced instruments and equipment such as fundus cameras, topographers etc.
Our Oakland location is accessible by bus, BART and is a short ride from UC Berkeley. Fremont and Pleasanton locations provide free parking. We are looking for part time help and days are flexible, but prefer to include some Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Responsibilities:
– Front desk administrative duties such as answering phones, scheduling patients, checking insurance eligibility, reminding patients of their appointments, etc.
– Explain insurance benefits, and help patients with frame and lens selection
– Assist doctors in pre-testing patients as well as special medical testing such as fundus cameras, topography, OCT, intraocular pressures.
– Take good medical history and enter data accurately and completely into Electronic medical records
– Train patients to wear contact lenses, and manage contact lens trials.
Competitive compensations depending on experience. Full time techs or Opticians are also encouraged to apply.
To learn more about our office please visit our website: www.ebvc.com
Please send your resume with a cover letter to my email drlo@ebvc.com.
updated 9/5/2024
Clinic Volunteering & Shadowing
UCSF & Remote
updated 9/5/2024
Volunteering
Remote
Conversations to Remember, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is dedicated towards combating loneliness and isolation felt by senior citizens. We are very interested in partnering with your organization to have your members volunteer with us to help these seniors, many of whom are suffering from dementia.
Our virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with residents of long-term care, assisted living, and memory care communities for virtual video visits. These seniors have been suffering from isolation, and your members could really brighten their days just by speaking with them. We provide training to the students in the program about the best ways to interact with the seniors, as well as additional support throughout their service. Since these visits are virtual, your members can do it without any travel. This is both convenient, and allows more of the volunteers’ time to be spent volunteering, rather than commuting to their volunteering location. We provide this program free of charge to seniors across the country, and have students from around the country as well. We would very much like to partner with you, and hope that your members would like to volunteer to help our seniors.
Typically, students volunteer one hour per week. Each call lasts up to one hour, based on the senior’s attention span and mood on each day. We expect students to volunteer for approximately 16 weeks, so that they can build a friendship with the senior. The students are matched based on the times that they’re available, with a senior who is available at the same time, and they will have a regular, weekly appointment for their visit. Students wishing for more visits or other opportunities that allow them to volunteer more hours can be accommodated with different ways to volunteer, such as assisting us with our social media, call support, or outreach.
We provide our program year-round, and start new students every week. Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you have about the program, or to look through our website, at https://