Ophthalmic Assistant - Certification Pending - Ocular Oncology

Ophthalmic Assistant - Certification Pending - Ocular Oncology

The Ophthalmic Assistant – Certification Pending reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Ophthalmic Assistant provides technical and clinical support and patient care for various physicians and sub-specialists by performing various tests to aid in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment and follow up of patients with various ophthalmic health conditions. This role supports physicians as their needs arise and acts as a liaison between patients and physicians by answering questions and providing educational assistance.

Responsibilities include interviewing patients and documenting histories, performing technical workups, patient histories and special testing, assisting the physician with patient care, minor surgery, scribing, communicating with patients, maintaining and cleaning equipment, and performing other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities for the Ocular Oncology Service Line include promoting a positive mindset of ongoing improvement and development, preparing for each clinic day, coordinating travel agenda, updating care team in Epic, scheduling hotel stays, helping prep notes, scribing in clinic, coordinating OR scheduling, putting in Castle Bioscience orders, ordering Medi Care and MTX for Evanston patients, assessing if patient's insurance is out of network, completing FMLA/disability paperwork, providing new patient information, educational documents/videos, and clinic visit information, faxing completed patient notes to care team members, assisting in developing patient education material, participating in quality monitoring for best patient outcomes, performing clinical research and assisting in writing publications, assisting in data analysis, helping maintain good organization for the clinical ocular oncology team, providing prompt same day responses to patients and clinical team, serving as a liaison between patient and members of the ocular oncology team and multi-disciplinary teams, and being able to work with collaborating ocular oncology physician and clinical team.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or GED equivalent, Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant certification through JCAHPO within one year of hire date, and zero to two years' experience in a relevant role. Preferred qualifications include two years related experience, equivalent combination of education and experience, and surgical assistance experience.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.