Ophthalmic Assistant, Ophthalmology Clinic

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Works under minimum supervision to provide assistance in routine technical procedures, gathering data, and administering treatments. Performs tasks of routine and standardized nature.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 2 years of experience in medical or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred completion of basic and advanced home-study courses approved by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology within one year of the hire date.
• Experience in eye care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists ophthalmologists in treatment and care of patients.
• Opens, stocks, cleans, and closes patient rooms.
• Obtains basic medical history and ocular complaints from patients.
• Measures patients' glasses.
• Writes and calls in Rx prescriptions to pharmacies as directed by ophthalmologists.
• Tests ocular functions, including visual acuity, muscle balance, and intra-ocular tension.
• Administers eye and oral medications as directed by ophthalmologists.
• Changes eye dressings and instructs patients and/or caregivers in home care.
• Maintains ophthalmic instruments by sterilizing surgical instruments and cleaning exposed lenses, mirrors, and prisms and replacing bulbs and batteries.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED