What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician position at Medical Eye Associates?
Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Ophthalmic Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in providing exceptional patient care within our ophthalmology practice. This position involves assisting optometrists and ophthalmologists in various clinical tasks within scope of practice, ensuring a smooth patient schedule and process flows, and maintaining a high standard of patient interaction and care.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic to complex diagnostic tests and visual screenings, including auto refractor, lensometry, visual acuity, pinhole, color vision, depth perception, confrontation fields, refraction, applanation, super pinhole, BAT, automated visual fields, pachymetry, OCT, ascan, and keratometry.
- Manages overall patient flow to ensure timely access to care and ensures patient comfort.
- Greets patients courteously and verifies patient identity.
- Reviews, validates and accurately records all patient, family and medical history, and chief complaint.
- Reviews, validates, and records patient medications.
- Assists the ophthalmologist with minor surgeries and laser procedures, and post-operative care and treatment.
- Sterilizes instruments using appropriate technique and procedures.
- Maintain and calibrates equipment.
- Organizes and prepares exam rooms and work areas including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, checking equipment, and putting away equipment.
- Perform medical eye photography functions as directed by the physician, which may include taking general optic nerve, retinal and macular photos, and fluorescein angiograms, etc.
- Assists patients with ordering and dispensing glasses and contact lenses. Performs contact lens polishing.
- Review patient appointment needs and respond timely to phone encounters.
- Assists with scheduling patients for post-operative, surgery and specialist appointments.
Location: Requires travel to all of our clinic locations in Waukesha, Oconomowoc, and Wauwatosa.
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Hours/Schedule: 37-40 hours/week, Monday through Friday.
Qualifications
License and Certifications
- COA or COT preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.
Education
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- College-level courses preferred: Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology
Experience
- Preferred 1 year of experience as an optometric assistant, ophthalmic assistant or ophthalmic technician role that includes experiences in performing basic to complex visual screenings, diagnostic tests, and procedures.
- Preferred 1 year of experience in scribing, medical transcription or as a health care professional with demonstrated proficiency in medical terminology and technical spelling.
Join the MEA Family!
- Learn from the best Ophthalmologists in the area at the highest level of medical and surgical eye care.
- Professional growth opportunities such as our Sr. Ophthalmic Technician role.
- Competitive pay
- Free parking at all locations
- Patient population and services are diverse-- young kids to adults.
- 100% reimbursement on passing the COA.
- Uniform allowance/reimbursement
- Great Employee Vision Benefits
- And much more!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bereavement leave
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Uniform allowance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $24