What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician position at Seneca Nation Health System?
Benefits include:
- Monday - Friday (No weekends and no holidays)
- Health, dental, and vision full coverage for individual - Family option available
- Short term/long term disability options
- Vacation (annual) PTO (accrued weekly)
- 16 paid holidays in the calendar year
- 401K - 5% matching
- Parental, medical, education, bereavement leaves and so much more!
Basic Function:
Assist Optician and/or Optometrist in providing eye care to the patients of the Seneca Nation Health System.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Obtain medical histories from patients.
- Measure and record color vision and depth perception.
- Maintain optical and surgical instruments.
- Record and maintain patient data in the EMR.
- Obtain and record patient's preliminary case history in the EMR.
- Schedule appointments in the EMR.
- Assist with billing.
- Answer phones and triage phone calls.
- Generate referrals.
- Assist patients with frame and sunglass selection.
- Order frames and contact lenses.
- Perform lensometry.
- Maintain budget guidelines, files as needed, perform bookkeeping tasks with full knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Notify patients when orders are received.
- Provide service to walk in patients.
- Make sure month end reports and reconciling is complete within 2 dayf of the end of the month.
- Make sure all returns are boxed up and sent back for credit.
- Perform other duties as the need arises.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of two years' exerpience in an optometric or ophthalmology practice. Competency preffered in Centricity EMR. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel a must.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIOS:
Certification as Opthalmic Technician or Certified Paraoptometric Technician perferred.
Salary : $20