Description
Consider joining Advanced Eye Care, a leading eye care practice in Winter Haven. As part of the greater Ascend Vision Partners organization, we continue to grow and offer new, exciting career opportunities.
We are seeking a Full-Time energetic and reliable individual to join our team as an Ophthalmic Assistant.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing chair-side doctor assistance, performing diagnostic tests as required by ophthalmologist, and administering treatment as allowed and ordered by the physician.
Responsibilities
- • Obtains patient history, to include chief complaint, history of present illness, past history (ocular and general), family history (ocular and general), and history of allergies and medications.
- • Monitors patient flow, ensuring the physician exam rooms are full.
- • Performs duties consistent with ophthalmic writer/scribe.
- • Performs accurate and consistent documentation and measurement tasks to include:
- - Visual acuity
- - Manual lensometry
- - Confrontational visual fields
- - Stereopsis
- - Motility
- - Pupillary function
- - Color Plates
- - Applanation tonometry
- - Humphrey Visual Field
- • Provides patient education; reviews physician-generated instructions with patient, and provides appropriate patient education materials as directed by physician.
- • Maintains stock levels and cleanliness of exam rooms.
- • Ability to travel to all office locations and work with any doctor as assigned.
- • Participate in duties interdepartmentally as deemed necessary, by the clinical supervisor, office manager, and/or doctor(s).
Experience Requirements
2 years
- 2+ years experience in a medical office/healthcare setting; ophthalmology preferred.
Skills
- • Excellent verbal communication skills. English / Spanish skills a plus
- • Solid writing skills including accurate spelling
- • Superior Customer / Patient service. A professional and respectful approach
- • Team oriented
- • Strong Attention to detail skills
- • Solid computer skills
Education Requirements
postgraduate degreeBenefits
- • 401(k)
- • Dental insurance
- • Disability insurance
- • Health insurance
- • Health savings account
- • Life insurance, Employer Paid
- • Long Term Disability, Employer Paid
- • Paid time off
- • Vision insurance
Posted 11 months ago