Optometric Technician

Description

Join Elica’s mission and become a part of a team where every day is an opportunity to make a positive impact in your community!

At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community! Our passion extends throughout Elica, from the exceptional healthcare services we provide to our underserved patients at our Community Health Clinics and state-of-the-art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels, to our Resource Center where we empower patients and members of the community to connect with resources to help them build healthy and full lives.

Elica is excited to be expanding our services offered to include Vision Services! Apply to be part of establishing this new and exciting service for our patients.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Optometric Technician will need to work in a fast-paced medical optometric setting located within a Federally Qualified Health Center. The Optometric Technician will be responsible for direct patient care in the clinical and optical setting and be comfortable assisting patients of all ages including infants and geriatric patients of various non-English ethnic backgrounds. The Optometric Technician may also be called upon to perform a wide variety of front desk tasks such as registering new patients, scheduling appointments, handling insurance forms, accepting payments, screening telephone calls, and verifying insurance for patients as needed.

BENEFITS:

Elica is proud to offer an exciting benefits package to qualifying full-time employees which can support your health, your family, and help you plan for the future.

• 403B retirement savings account with up to 4% employer matching contribution and 100% immediate vesting.
• Healthcare: Medical (Kaiser or Anthem Blue Cross PPO), Dental, Vision - Individual and family plans available
• Company funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) to help pay for out-of-pocket costs related to medical coverage
• FSA Plans: 2 options for Flexible Spending Accounts - Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Company paid basic Life and AD&D Insurance. (supplemental life and AD&D options available)
• Optional Critical Illness, Accident, ID Theft Protection and Pet insurance potions
• Accrued paid time off and paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Plan with five (5) free counseling visits, financial services, legal services, and a plethora of online resources.
• Tuition Reimbursement program and CME/CEU program.

Learn more about Elica’s services and mission at our website.

Requirements

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The successful candidate will be willing and able to:

• Perform preliminary and ancillary testing on patients prior to seeing the optometrist (including, but not limited to, auto-refraction, automated visual field screenings and visual acuity) and dilation;
• Perform other testing and duties as needed by the optometrist, such as referrals;
• Clean exam rooms and lab between patient visits according to protocol;
• Assist with maintenance and inventory of equipment, supplies, and restock exam rooms;
• Assist with a variety of duties within the vision clinic including but not limited to patient intake and outtake, screening patients, scheduling appointments, and verifying insurance, as needed;
• Maintain accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, concerns and medical history;
• Maintain infection control standards;
• Assist with assessments required for visits, audits, and other regulatory guidelines;
• Review prescriptions and/or patient information carefully and identify special needs. Consult with the Optometrist when necessary;
• Help coordinate communication with various optical labs or community agencies;
• Communicate with different pharmacies, other departments within the health center, and ophthalmology surgery centers;
• Attend on-site/off-site community engagement activities and on-site/off-site clinic events and meetings, as needed;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate has:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Optometric Technician required
• Knowledge of optometric equipment and testing best practices.
• Previous experience with Electronic Health Records systems, EPIC preferred
• Insurance verification experience preferred.
• Understand and maintain HIPAA standards of privacy and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the laws and standards governing the ophthalmic field.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and vision in