Ophthalmic Assistant

Optician Assistant, Full Time, Days, Elkin, NC

Optician Assistant under the direct supervision of an optician, dispenses glasses. Handles various clerical responsibilities for Optical Services area and provides front desk support at offsite location(s).

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Full Time, Days 
• Located in Elkin, North Carolina 
• This job qualifies for a $6,000 sign-on bonus, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements. Click here to learn more
• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.   
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. 
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions 

YOU’LL NEED

• High school diploma or GED equivalent. 
• Three years’ experience working in an optical shop.
• Current CPR certification.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists customers in frame and lens selection, measuring sed height and pupil distance with adjustments as needed. 
• Manages glass repair and adjustment orders.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of glasses, brands, and features to guide patient decisions. 
• Handles phone calls, retrieves medical records, and notified patients about contact/glasses readiness. 
• Conducts equipment maintenance, including repairs, cleaning, and adjustments. 
• Processes payment, including credit card transactions.
• Manages patient check-ins and check-outs.
• Schedules patient appointments using an off-site system.
• Performs additional related tasks as required. 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Good interpersonal and clerical skills.
• Good math skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Combination of medical office and exam/procedure rooms.
• Well-lighted, well-ventilated, and adequate space.
• Frequent exposure to diseases, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.