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Ophthalmic Assistant Coastal Eye Care

Job ID: 2503028839 Date posted: 10/19/2025 Facility: TPR/CPM Staff

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Embark on a rewarding career with Tenet Physician Resources. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
Career development and continuing education opportunities
Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Description

M-F; Daytime Hours
No weekends or Major Holidays

The Ophthalmic Assistant will work closely with the optometrist, ophthalmologist, and support staff in a clinical setting. Responsibilities include assistance with all basic and diagnostic clinical testing, obtaining information from patients and documenting pertinent medical and ophthalmic patient history on the appropriate forms.

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Responsibilities:

Assist physicians or optometrists with clinical procedures, administers eye drops and oral medications and inserts and removes contacts and perform basic diagnostic tests accurately and in a way that instills patient confidence
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
Obtain patient history, provide accurate and consistent documentation and 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
Provide education to patients before and after procedures in terms they can understand, providing written instructions as available.
Accurately test patients distance acuity, near acuity, confrontation visual fields, stereo and color testing; Perform lensometry on singe, bifocal, and progressive lenses and with transposition accurately with minimal guidance
Able to perform Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer accurately and perform refractometry with minimal assistance
Has a basic understanding of ophthalmic medications including name, strength, dosage and reason for use. Able to correctly perform the following procedures without supervision: Keratometry (ARK); IOL Master; Pachymetry; Topography; Check angles with slit lamp; Identify pupil abnormalities and perform careful pupil measurements
May be assigned ASC duties as appropriate, ranging from Provider assistance to running of lasers or related items. 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

Qualifications

Education:

Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Completion of COA or COT Training Program is highly preferred

Experience:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

Ophthalmology experience is strongly preferred
Previous experience in Ophthalmology clinic, practice, or surgery center setting preferred

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Tenet Physician Resources (TPR) provides the ability for physicians to focus on what matters most - compassionate care to the communities we serve - while we manage the day-to-day operations. TPR offers a wide range of opportunities for professionals to meet career expectations at every stage of life. Practices employ physicians, medical assistants and administrative staff to work in environments with advanced medical equipment, robust data and technology.

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