Ophthalmic Technician
Company: G Brock Magruder MD PA
Location: Jupiter
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Our Mission is to deliver best-in-class ophthalmic
and optometric care.Team members are hired to assist the
organization in building a differentiated integrated eye care
platform focused on superior patient care delivered through our
network of optometrists and ophthalmologists. Team members are
expected to a behavior of professionalism, which includes but is
not limited to, acting with integrity and accountability, support
our clinicians in all aspects of patient care delivery, support a
culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in our organization,
and enhance the patient access to primary and specialty eye care.
Our vision is to create an admired healthcare company dedicated to
delivering personalized eye care with outstanding patient outcomes.
GENERAL SUMMARY:The Ophthalmic Technician (Certified or
Non-Certified) performs a range of duties which includes preparing
the patient for the provider (preliminary exam, medical history, &
testing), preparation of examination and treatment rooms,
performing basic and routine vision screening examinations,
administering eye medications, cleaning and maintaining ophthalmic
instruments and assisting physicians during minor surgical and
laser procedures.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides primary ophthalmic care to patients and act as
clinical assistant to physician.
- Performs complete ophthalmic history and preliminary exams,
sub-specialty tests (refraction, VF test, A-Scan Biometry (IOL
master), Pachymetry, PAM evaluation, color testing, and contact
lens evaluation).
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording
medical history, and confirming purpose of visit. Accurately
records all information in EMR system according to established
standards and physician requirements.
- Checks condition of patients' eyes by observing pupils, muscle,
visual acuity, extraocular movements, and blood pressure (if
requested by Physician).
- Prepares patients for ophthalmology examination by dilating
pupils, changes in visual acuity, elevated extraocular pressure, or
blood pressure and communicating results to Attending
Physician.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by
completing and safeguarding medical records, completing diagnostic
and procedure coding, and keeping patient information
confidential.
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders, use of
drops, contact lenses, drugs, and answer questions about surgery
and specialty imagining required/ordered.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by
establishing and following standards and procedures along with
complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions,
troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing
preventive maintenance, and promptly reporting equipment
issues.
- Processes prescription refill requests.
- Performs set standard number of patient work-ups based on
established times while maintaining quality of customer
service.
- Maintains stock in exam room in accordance to standard
inventory and physician preferences.
- Maintains minor procedure stock and all sterilization of
instruments.
- Sets up and prep for minor procedures to include setting
sterile tray and maintaining sterile field.Requirements:EDUCATION
AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- High School diploma or equivalent, required. EDUCATION &
EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in ophthalmology,
preferred.LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
- N/ALICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:
- Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to work effectively with internal and external
customers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including
listening.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive
information.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF POSITION:
- Talking. This position requires expressing or exchanging ideas
through the spoken word. This position must participate in
activities to convey detailed or essential verbal instructions to
physicians, staff, and vendors accurately and succinctly.
- Hearing. This position is required to perceive sounds at normal
speaking levels with or without correction, including the ability
to receive detailed information through oral communication and make
the discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive motion. This position requires substantial movements
(motions) of the wrists, hands, and fingers while working on
reports on the computer.
- Sedentary work. This position may need to occasionally exert up
to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move
objects. Walking and standing are required frequently and
throughout the day.
- Visual Requirements. This position is required to have close
visual acuity (with or without correction) to perform an activity
such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing;
viewing a computer terminal; and reading.
- Environmental Conditions. This position is not substantially
exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical
office work.)
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Keywords: G Brock Magruder MD PA, Jupiter , Ophthalmic Technician, Professions , Jupiter, Florida
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