Ophthalmic Assistant Certified-Specialty Eye Care

Summary:

Performs high-quality ophthalmic procedures, focusing on patient care and education.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Advanced understanding of ophthalmic anatomy is required, as well as the ability to efficiently scribe for physicians.
• Promptly and professionally assisting the doctor in patient care, collecting patient history, and performing patient education.
• Performing technical workups to include visual acuity, lensometry, color vision, visual field tests (Humphrey and Goldman), manual keratometry, refraction, Amslers, muscle testing, topography, pupil exams, OCT, pachymetry, and other special testing as directed by physician.
• Advanced technical workups in performing retinoscopy and A-Scans as directed by physician.
• Follows physician protocol for A-Scans and fills in at Special Testing when needed.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma required.
• Graduate of accredited Vision program preferred.

Experience

• 1 year of experience working at an Ophthalmology clinic setting required.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required.
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) from IJCAHPO required.
• Ophthalmic Scribe Certification (OSC) preferred.

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time