Ophthalmic Assistant - FT

Responsibilities

• Initiates patient evaluation by documenting the chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.
• Performs visual acuity assessment, refraction, color vision testing, lensometry, pupillary evaluation, ocular motility, tonometry, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services requested by the provider.
• Performs specialized testing such as visual fields, optical coherence tomography, ophthalmic photography, corneal topography, specular microscopy, A scan ultrasound biometry, and IOL calculations.
• Affixes to physicians with lasers and procedural tray setups. Affixes to physicians with the instillation of eyedrops and ointments as needed. Sets up and cleans examination and procedure rooms following infection control standards.
• Keeps up with weekly maintenance and stocking of exam rooms, procedure rooms, and testing rooms.
• Ensures equipment is working properly for patient safety and notifies the appropriate personnel when a problem is identified.
• Resorts to triaging messages and follows up with clinical phone encounters in a timely manner.
• Works on prior authorizations and appeals as needed.
• Maintains patient records and all office correspondence.
• Provides training and assistance as needed.
• Follows all policies and procedures. Respects confidentiality and completes annual trainings.
• Able to multi-task and work as a team player.
• Expected to float in between patient workups to help decrease patient wait times.

Qualifications

• Educational requirement: High school diploma or equivalent. Certification on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Programs or graduate from medical assistant program preferred.
• Experience requirement: Minimum of one year of Ophthalmic Assistant experience preferred. Demonstrates knowledge of ocular terminology and pharmacology, including the identification and proper use of diagnostic medications.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$19.97-$32.96

Schedule

TBD