Ophthalmic Assistant

Description

Tanner Clinic has an immediate opening for a full-time Ophthalmic Assistant at our Layton B location.

Schedule:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
• Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using an auto rotator.
• Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
• Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
• Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
• Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, camera, OCT, or visual field machine.
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
• Take and document patients' medical histories.
• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
• Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
• Performs initial patient exams, which includes: patient history, vision test, , dilation, and manifest refraction.
• Performs automated and manual testing: corneal topography, autorefraction, visual fields, OCT, pachymetry, color vision tests and IOL Master.
• Assists principal investigator and/or research coordinator with gathering appropriate documents and performing initial patient exams for clinical research.
• Gathers, cleans, and distributes surgical instruments for in-office minor surgery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school diploma and certification from the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or CMA willing to learn position and renewed COA status within two year.

Experience: Previous eye care assistance experience preferred.

Other Requirements: None

Performance Requirements:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of medical terminology and organization services.
• Knowledge of individual responsibilities to accurately direct callers.

Skills:

• Interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Adequate hearing to answer phone and speak with patients.
• Attentiveness to detail.
• Ability to extract data from conversation and documents
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard by patients.

Abilities:

• Elicits appropriate information to route calls to the appropriate person.
• Prevents, calms, or defuses irate callers and patients by working with them to identify concerns and properly directs calls.

Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.

Work Environment: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.

Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves standing and walking approximately 90 percent of the day and sitting the remainder.