Temp Ophthalmic Assistant

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Make introductions and establish rapport with patients providing friendly, first-class customer service and patient care.
• Initiate patient evaluation, documenting the chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.
• Test and Record Visual Acuity for patients of all levels of acuity, including preliterate, illiterate, non-verbal, and foreign language patients.
• Test Visual Acuity using Pinhole Occluder, Stereoacuity, Near Point Accommodation and Convergence, Distance and Near Acuity using optotype.
• Perform Visual Fields sing utilizing Amsler Grid, Confrontation Visual Fields, Automated Perimetry, and Goldmann Perimetry.
• Measure and Assess Pupils – RAPD.
• Record Intraocular Pressure using hand-held tonometer, applanation tonometer, and/or non-contact tonometer.
• Measure and Record Ocular Motility for Versions and Ductions, Functions, Anomalies, Cover Tests, Stereoacuity, and Nystagmus.
• Perform Automated Keratometry.
• Neutralize spectacles using an automated lensometer.
• Record glare sing (BAT), potential acuity meter (PAM), pachymetry, OCT glaucoma laser sing, Ishihara color vision sing, and tear sing - Schirmer, BUT, Rose Bengal.
• Perform drop therapy and educate patients on medications and post-operative instructions, per doctor's orders.
• Perform corneal topography imaging and HRT/OCT scanning laser ss for glaucoma and retina.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology, basic ophthalmic patient care, physiological, psychological, and psychosocial factors affecting health or illness specific to patient care needs.
• Basic knowledge of surgical procedures, pharmacology, and specific treatments for common disease entities.
• Ability to perform basic visual field sing.
• Ability to operate machines including computer, calculator, visual field equipment, keratometer, camera, electronic flash, macros lens, air tonometer, hand-held tonometer, lensometer, autorefractor, blood pressure cuff, a-scan unit, and video editing units.

Education And/Or Experience

• Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months of experience as a Medical Assistant or related experience required.
• Experience working in Ophthalmology/Optometry strongly preferred.
• Graduate from an accredited Ophthalmic Technician program strongly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science degree strongly preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) preferred.

Job Qualifications

• To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.
• This position can require travel.

Pay Range

$23.00 - $25.00