Ophthalmic Technician I

Georgia Retina

About The Position

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services. This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making. This position is a floating position. Meaning, the candidate will be based out of Braselton, but paid a monthtly travel stipend to assist in other locations within a 35 miles radius of their home OR the 3 closest offices, whichever provides greater coverage.

Requirements

Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
Must be flexible with traveling to various locations.
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to maintain confidentiality
The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
The ability to recognize inconsistencies
Graduation from an accredited high school

Responsibilities

Obtaining and documenting patient history
Determining visual acuity
Performing automated refraction
Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR
Providing patient services
Maintaining equipment and instruments