Optometric Assistant
Wolfe Eye Clinic•Marshalltown, IA
•Hybrid
About The Position
At Wolfe Eye clinic, we create Better Vision for a Better Life. We have an immediate opening for a full-time Optometric Assistant following a new provider who will be based 3 days a week in the Marshalltown clinic and two days a week in the West Des Moines clinic. This position will assist the Optometrist during clinic to provide comprehensive care for our patients.
Requirements
- Detailed orientated
- Previous experience in a medical office.
- Previous experience with electronic medical record or medical office software.
- Able to work both independently and in a team environment
- Excellent time management skills
- Have excellent patient service skills
- Maintain excellent communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Previous optical or ophthalmic experience preferred but not required. We are willing to train the right candidate.
Responsibilities
- Assisting the Optometrist during clinic.
- Performing patient workups.
- Performing diagnostic testing such as manual-refraction, retinoscopy, keratometry, OCT’s, visual fields, pressure checks and tonometry
- Documenting medical and ocular histories into electronic medical records
- Ordering contact lenses.
- Maintaining contact lens trials.
- Providing Patient Education.
- Answering and triaging calls from patients.
- Responding to tasks.
- Completing paperwork and maintaining patient documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Sterilizing exam rooms.
- Monitoring the patient schedule to ensure clinic maintains efficiency.
- Scheduling patients.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- 401K
- paid-time-off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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