Optometric Assistant

Front Desk Assistant/Optometric AssistantThis position is 50% administrative and 50% clinical. The first part of the position is running and managing the front desk area. The second part is assisting the doctor work up the patients.Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Responsible for answering the doctor's phone in a polite, timely, and orderly fashion to assist callers in their needsResponsible for filling up the doctor's book as best as possible; this includes being proficient at the doctor's online scheduler and patient management softwareResponsible for verifying benefits and eligibility for patients before their scheduled appointmentResponsible for checking in patients as they arrive, putting together their charts, entering their information into our patient management software, and answering any questions the patient may have before their examResponsible for checking out patients after their exam, collecting money from the patient if a balance is due, and pre-appointing patients for the following yearResponsible for confirming the following days appointments; as well as calling pre-appointed patients to confirm the annual examsCollecting and distributing the mail dailyAfter the patient has been checked in by the front desk, the tech will assist the patient through a pre-test which includes: case history, non-contact tonometry, autorefractor, color vision screening, stereopsis, and visual acuities.Responsible for taking patient's retinal photos, OCT, topography, MPOD, pachymetry or any other diagnostic service either through a screening or by doctor's ordersResponsible for running visual field exams for patients; both screening and threshold testsResponsible for insertion and removal training sessions for new contact lens wearersAssists the doctor in the exam room in neededAssists the patient, after his/her doctor encounter to get back to the front deskMonitor the cleanliness of the pretest, contact, and exam rooms and making sure each room is properly equippedReviews contact lens agreements with patients before a new contact lens fitTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively to patient and patient's families.Ability to calculate figures and distances that relate to basic optics as well as basic math functions for collecting moneyAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge in computer skills; as many programs and equipment are computer based.An associate's degree or 2 year college degree is preferred, or a high school diploma and at least one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.