Ophthalmic Technician

Description

The Ophthalmic Technician is primarily responsible for the work up, education and follow up of current and potential patients.

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
• essential functions.

• Ability to interact and communicate in a professional demeanor with patients, doctors, and staff.
• Accurately communicate pertinent information to patients.
• Complete all necessary workups including obtaining medical and surgical history, and the completion of all diagnostic testing.
• Prioritize and maintain efficient patient/doctor workflow.
• Accurate pre-testing according to office policy and procedures.
• Triage phone calls and forward to appropriate office staff.
• Assist in minor procedures.
• Prepare patients for additional laser procedures (blepharoplasty, injections, YAG, SLT).
• Prepare necessary paperwork for surgeries ordered by the physicians.
• In office and telephonic patient education and ensure its appropriately documented in patient’s chart.
• Follow HIPPA guidelines to maintain strict patient confidentiality.
• Cross train in back and front office procedures.
• Help maintain back-office inventory/supplies.
• Accurately perform Humphrey Visual Field, OCT scans, A-scans, Corneal Topography, Amsler grid, color testing, and additional diagnostic testing.
• This is an in-office position; remote work is not available.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High School diploma or its equivalent is required.
• 2+ years’ experience as Ophthalmology Technician preferred
• Ability to type 45 wpm.
• Advanced understanding of HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA)/Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) preferred.
• Experience with an Electronic Health Record (EHR) preferred.
• Experience in Medical scribing preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to type 45 wpm.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional, fast-passed, medical clinic environment. This role routinely uses
• standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets, and interacts
• with both staff and patents.

Physical Demands

• The employee is required to stand and use both hands for typing for extended periods of time; Walk,
• climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl periodically. The employee must frequently lift
• and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities
• required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
• perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8 hours a
• day shifts with occasional overtime as required.

Travel

• This position may require up to 50% travel. Travel to multiple clinic locations, which are located
• throughout the Los Angeles and Orange County, will be required throughout the week, and at times on
• short notice.