Vision Center Ophthalmic Assistant

Cedars-Sinai•Beverly Hills, CA

13d•$25 - $35

About The Position

The Vision Center Ophthalmic Assistant supports ophthalmologists and optometrists in providing clinical care and patient services. The role includes escorting patients, collecting medical histories, determining the reason for visits, assisting with eye and visual assessments, and documenting exam and treatment results. The assistant performs or supports diagnostic testing, assists with office procedures, administers prescribed topical medications for testing or treatment, and helps coordinate surgeries and consultations. Additional duties include patient counseling, prescription and contact lens support, clinical-area cleaning and equipment sterilization, completing logs, and maintaining supplies and medical inventory.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited Ophthalmic Assistant or Medical Assistant program.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association and/or the American Red Cross is required.
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant designation is required within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Escort patients to examination rooms, obtain detailed medical histories, and determine the reason for the visit.
Assist with muscle, motility, extraocular movement, and visual acuity assessments.
Summarize patient histories and alert the ophthalmologist or optometrist to changes in visual acuity, elevated extraocular pressure or blood pressure, and other relevant findings.
Annotate patient charts with examination and treatment results.
Perform or assist with diagnostic and eye-function tests, including visual acuity, tonometry, pachymetry or corneal topography, automated lensometry, autorefractometry/keratometry, optical coherence tomography, visual field testing, fundus photography, IOL coherence testing, Schirmer’s testing, stereopsis, and Ishihara color plates, as directed.
Assist with office procedures, including RK surgery, nasolacrimal duct irrigation, chalazion excision, and tear duct probes.
Administer topical medications or diagnostic drugs as required by the ophthalmologist or optometrist, including cycloplegiacs, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics that are not controlled substances.
Schedule surgeries, contact surgical centers, verify times with patients, and prepare charts, preadmission forms, and consent forms.
Schedule consultations with other doctors as required.
Counsel patients in person and by phone about physician orders, eye drops, contact lenses, medications, and surgery, and answer related questions.
Order contact lenses, fit prescription lenses, and prepare, transmit, or call in prescriptions authorized by a provider.
Clean and disinfect clinical areas and sterilize equipment.
Complete required logs accurately.
Order and stock supplies and medical inventory.