Ophthalmic Assistant
Layton, UTFull-time
Behavioral Health Market Context
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Job Description
e and record lens power, using lensometers.
• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
• Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, camera, OCT, or visual field machine.
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
• Take and document patients' medical histories.
• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
• Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
• Performs initial patient exams, which includes: patient history, vision test, , dilation, and manifest refraction.
• Performs automated and manual testing: corneal topography, autorefraction, visual fields, OCT, pachymetry, color vision tests and IOL Master.
• Assists principal investigator and/or research coordinator with gathering appropriate documents and performing initial patient exams for clinical research.
• Gathers, cleans, and distributes surgical instruments for in-office minor surgery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma and certification from the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or CMA willing to learn position and renewed COA status within two year.
Experience: Previous eye care assistance experience preferred.
Other Requirements: None
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of medical terminology and organization services.
• Knowledge of individual responsibilities to accurately direct callers.
Skills:
• Interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Adequate hearing to answer phone and speak with patients.
• Attentiveness to detail.
• Ability to extract data from conversation and documents
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard by patients.
Abilities:
• Elicits appropriate information to route calls to the appropriate person.
• Prevents, calms, or defuses irate callers and patients by working with them to identify concerns and properly directs calls.
Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Work Environment: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves standing and walking approximately 90 percent of the day and sitting the remainder.
• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
• Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, camera, OCT, or visual field machine.
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
• Take and document patients' medical histories.
• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
• Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
• Performs initial patient exams, which includes: patient history, vision test, , dilation, and manifest refraction.
• Performs automated and manual testing: corneal topography, autorefraction, visual fields, OCT, pachymetry, color vision tests and IOL Master.
• Assists principal investigator and/or research coordinator with gathering appropriate documents and performing initial patient exams for clinical research.
• Gathers, cleans, and distributes surgical instruments for in-office minor surgery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma and certification from the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or CMA willing to learn position and renewed COA status within two year.
Experience: Previous eye care assistance experience preferred.
Other Requirements: None
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of medical terminology and organization services.
• Knowledge of individual responsibilities to accurately direct callers.
Skills:
• Interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Adequate hearing to answer phone and speak with patients.
• Attentiveness to detail.
• Ability to extract data from conversation and documents
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard by patients.
Abilities:
• Elicits appropriate information to route calls to the appropriate person.
• Prevents, calms, or defuses irate callers and patients by working with them to identify concerns and properly directs calls.
Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Work Environment: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves standing and walking approximately 90 percent of the day and sitting the remainder.
Qualifications
- •Education: High school diploma and certification from the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or CMA willing to learn position and renewed COA status within two year
- •Knowledge of medical terminology and organization services
- •Knowledge of individual responsibilities to accurately direct callers
- •Interpersonal/human relations skills
- •Adequate hearing to answer phone and speak with patients
- •Attentiveness to detail
- •Ability to extract data from conversation and documents
- •Ability to speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard by patients
- •Elicits appropriate information to route calls to the appropriate person
- •Work Environment: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc
- •Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves standing and walking approximately 90 percent of the day and sitting the remainder
Benefits
Responsibilities
- •Hours: M, T, W, 7:15 AM - 5:00 PM. F: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- •Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications
- •Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using an auto rotator
- •Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision
- •Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment
- •Measure and record lens power, using lensometers
- •Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests
- •Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, camera, OCT, or visual field machine
- •Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements
- •Take and document patients' medical histories
- •Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery
- •Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception
- •Measure corneal curvature with keratometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism
- •Performs initial patient exams, which includes: patient history, vision test, , dilation, and manifest refraction
- •Performs automated and manual testing: corneal topography, autorefraction, visual fields, OCT, pachymetry, color vision tests and IOL Master
- •Assists principal investigator and/or research coordinator with gathering appropriate documents and performing initial patient exams for clinical research
- •Gathers, cleans, and distributes surgical instruments for in-office minor surgery
- •Performs other duties as assigned
- •Other duties as assigned
- •Prevents, calms, or defuses irate callers and patients by working with them to identify concerns and properly directs calls
- •Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc
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