Ophthalmic Technician Jobs

Prairie Eye & LASIK Center is currently looking for a full-time or part-time medical technician to join our busy practice. This role includes, but is not limited to the following tasks:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare examination and treatment rooms
• Obtain medical and eye history from patient and document information using the EHR system
• Must have a clear understanding of company policies including the company manual
• Administer eye medications
• May assist physicians during minor surgical procedures.
• Perform screening and testing (will train) to prepare the patient for doctor's exam including visual acuity, color vision testing, auto-lensometry, autorefraction, tonometry, Amsler grid, pupil evaluation, and other testing as needed
• Will train to maintain and calibrate ophthalmic and surgical instruments

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Teamwork- Participates as a team member and establishes strong working relationships with teammates and across the organization
• Celebrates Change- Receptive to new ideas and responds to changes with flexibility and optimism.
• Exceptional Customer Experience – Understands and anticipates customer needs, takes action to meet customer’s needs. Strives to exceed customer expectations
• Focus on Efficiency – Utilizes technology, innovation, and process improvements to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Proactive- Keep others informed. Ask for help when needed, brings service challenges to supervisor
• Drive for Results – Strives for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Continues Learning and Improvement- Acknowledges own strengths and development needs and works to strengthen capabilities

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Working knowledge of medical terminology required.
• We are willing to provide training for the special testing.
• One to three years of clinical or technical experience in a medical setting.

Our full-time employment package offers:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance begins first day of the month following date of hire
• Paid LIFE and AD&D insurance
• Paid long-term disability (LTD)
• FSA and HSA
• 401k Plan

We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of our clinical groups will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and/or expression, other dimensions of diversity or common human decency. We value diversity in thought and culture and welcome highly skilled, capable, competent, collegial members to our team.