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Position Summary
This position performs a variety of patient care testing activities to assist physician(s) and medical office personnel. They obtain information and perform tests on patients that provide diagnostic information to physician(s).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Greet patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner.
- Reviews patient charts and documents tests and examination results in electronic medical record (EMR).
- Verify patient information and obtains patient history including reason for visit.
- Escort patients throughout the clinic as needed.
- Perform preliminary testing for eye examinations to include but not limited to: Visual acuity, lensometry, autorefraction, color testing, pupillary testing, extraocular motility, confrontation visual fields, tonometry, contact lens training, pupil dilation, and refraction.
- Perform ophthalmic imaging as needed to include but not limited to: fundus photography, ocular coherence tomography (OCT), corneal topography, fluorescein angiography (IVFA), Lipiscan, and ultrasound (B-Scan).
- Perform point of care testing such as Rapid Pathogen Screening (RPS) and tear osmolarity.
- Perform pre-operative cataract surgery testing to include: Glare testing (HARK), potential acuity (PAM), and A-scan biometry (IOL Master).
- Demonstrate the ability to work with geriatric as well as pediatric patients.
- Stocks clinical supplies on an ongoing basis.
- Cleaning of patient exam rooms in relation to testing and equipment.
- Demonstrate compliance with all provisions of safety rules and other clinic policies and procedures.
- Safeguard patient’s medical and personal information and maintains patient confidentiality.
- Work with other staff members to coordinate patient care.
- Attend required meetings and participates in committees as requested and enhances professional growth and development through meetings, education programs, seminars and conferences.
- Performs other duties as assigned
If Bilingual...
- Translate for patients and others
- Translate written documents on occasion
Requirements
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- Preferred medical related experience and/or training
- Will train the right candidate
- Bilingual- English/Spanish preferredÂ
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