Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Texas Eye Care Network

Summary of Responsibilities: 

To greet patients in a professional, courteous manner and obtain and document pertinent medical and ophthalmic patient history on the appropriate forms. This person is also responsible for basic clinical and diagnostic testing responsibilities. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs basic diagnostic tests accurately and in a way that instills patient confidence
• Assist physician or optometrist with clinical procedures, administers eye drops and oral medications and inserts and removes contacts
• Triages patients appropriately based on appointment time and acuity of problem prepares patient for doctor and maintains smooth, efficient flow throughout clinic
• Must be able to travel between offices as needed to staff other clinics.
• Adheres to all administrative and clinical practice policies and procedures
• Maintain efficient patient flow in exam area and keep patient informed of waiting status
• Provide accurate and consistent documentation
• Provide education to patients before and after procedures in terms they can understand, providing written instructions as available.
• Ensure that all medical records are in appropriate order, secured in the chart and each page contains patients full name and birthday before returning to medical records
• Obtain patient history
• Accurately test patients distance acuity, near acuity, confrontation visual fields, stereo and color testing
• Perform lensometry on singe, bifocal, and progressive lenses as well as transposition accurately with minimal guidance
• Able to perform Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer accurately
• Able to perform refractometry with minimal assistance
• Has a basic understanding of ophthalmic medications including name, strength, dosage and reason for use.
• May be assigned ASC duties as appropriate, ranging from Provider assistance to running of lasers or related items
• Able to correctly perform the following procedures without supervision: Keratomery (ARK); IOL Master; Pachymetry; Topography; Check angles with slit lamp; Identify pupil abnormalities and perform careful pupil measurements
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

 

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Qualifications

Education:
Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Complete MEC Training Program

Experience:
Preferred:  6 months to a year of experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant

Demonstrated Skills:
Required: Proficiency using a computer and a Lensometer

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