Description
Consider joining Magruder Eye Institute, a leading eye care practice in the greater Orlando area. 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/Special Tester.
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