Medical Office Assistant

Are you a positive person, with excellent interpersonal skills, who enjoys helping others? Are you looking to learn and grow professionally, working with a friendly team for a meaningful way to spend your day to help heal and preserves patient's eye sight? Then this could be a position for you. We are a highly respected ophthalmology practice in Blacksburg, VA. We have a wonderful team some of whom moving on to professional schools such of optometry and PA programs which has created an opening. Further, we have been growing since we started every year and are looking for good staff to help us continue to deliver great eye care to our patients and to grow the practice.

The work setting is friendly, team-oriented and cordial. We enjoy long-term relationships with our patients and their families. Maintaining a safe work place is very important to us and therefore we require measure to prevent spread of infection to our staff or patients. We take pride in serving our patients and treat them the way we want our loved ones are treated. We offer potential for growth with the growth of practice. We are looking for someone who will be proactive and interested in learning. For the right person, we will be happy to provide on the job training.

Who is a good candidate:

We are looking for someone who has excellent customer service skills, enjoys a fast-paced work setting and who is able to easily multi-task in a team setting. The individual needs to be professional and compassionate, mature, genuine, reliable, organized, positive, and a team-player and enjoys taking care of patients. Prior work in in eye care setting is a very much desirable but not necessary. Having a clean background check and references are required. Enthusiasm in learning, excellent computer and English skills, ability to be flexible and learn new skills are needed for success. We hire applicants who live within 30 minutes driving distance from the office.

Having a big smile, excellent customer service, great communication skills, and being an excellent team-player is a must.

Job description:

Entering documentation into electronic medical records system (scribing)

Performing diagnostic testing

Helping to arrange for surgeries

Collect patient histories and enter them into medical records

Following up on patient labs and test results

Scheduling patients

Registering patients and collecting payments as needed from time to time

Help deliver the best care possible to our patients

Help with some administrative tasks

Following up on patient labs and test results

Help the team with what is needed

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Medical Specialty:

• Ophthalmology

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 4x10
• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• What is the longest continuous amount of time you stayed at a full-time job?
• Do you live within 20 minutes of 1901 S. Main Street, Blacksburg, VA?
• Are you in school or planning to be going to school within the next 3 years?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Optometric/medical: 1 year (Preferred)
• full-time work: 6 years (Required)
• customer service: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Blacksburg, VA 24060 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $22