Ophthalmic Assistant

• 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: Keratometry (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.

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

Knowledge and Skills:
Proficiency using a computer and a Lensometer