Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Making patients feel welcome to the clinic.
Demonstrates expert ability in communicating with patients the purpose of the exam and all pertinent testing.
Working up patients for the Optometrist and Ophthalmologist: Acquiring history, visual acuity, gross visual fields by confrontation, ocular motility, pupil assessment, and intraocular pressure.
Operation and maintenance of all pretesting equipment including but not limited to:
Lensometer
Auto-refractor / keratometer
iCare tonometer
Retinal camera
Automated visual field perimeter
Corneal topographer
Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT)
Visual acuity tests
Blood pressure cuff
Pupilometer
Optomap ultra-wide field imaging
Zeiss IOL master
A-scan ultrasound biometer
Corneal pachymeter
Slit lamp biomicroscope
Goldmann applanation tomometry
Stocking and maintenance of all exam rooms
Write up of spectacle and contact lens prescriptions per the provider’s specifications, as well as assisting with generation of medication prescriptions.
Assisting providers with minor medical procedures.
Manifest refractions.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma, or equivalent
Computer skills, including Microsoft Office and general computer knowledge
Minimum two years of previous work experience
Physical Requirements:
This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, and filing cabinets.
This position requires continual movement about the clinic to accompany patients and accomplish other necessary tasks.
This position requires communicating with others effectively to exchange information.
Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
River Valley Eye Professionals is an equal opportunity employer.
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