Ophthalmic Technician Jobs

Vision America is looking for an Ophthalmic Technician to join our team in Gadsden, AL!

SEES Group operates multi-specialty medical practices and ambulatory surgery centers across the Southeastern United States and US Territories. Working with community-based Optometrists and Physicians, we provide patients with the highest quality medical and surgical eye care they need close to home. Our organization’s shared values include integrity, respect, service, compassion, and excellence!

SEES Group recognizes that our employees are our most important asset. Because of this, we strive continuously to encourage our staff to live their healthiest life by providing benefits, perks, resources, and programs to assist with managing both their physical and mental health. We offer access to an employee assistance program for those who may need mental health, legal, or financial assistance. Also, we are currently offering a quarterly “Stress Free Day” to full time staff members where employees can take a paid day off to focus on their own wellness and mental health.

Aside from those fantastic benefits, we also offer medical, dental, and vision insurance; 7 paid holidays; employer paid life Insurance; a robust paid-time allotment; voluntary products such as short and long term disability coverage; and a 401k retirement plan with a generous employer match. We offer certification programs to clinical staff to assist in professional development. Lastly, we offer employee service awards to our tenured staff members to recognize our appreciation for their continued service to our organization.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Ophthalmic Technician is responsible for working up the patient, assisting the doctor, and performing diagnostic testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following:

• Scribes for physicians when needed
• Maintains exam rooms including stocking and cleaning
• Attends all required compliance trainings.
• Assists with maintaining and ordering medical supplies
• Assists physicians with procedures
• Checks and stocks travel bags and equipment for satellites
• Travels to satellite locations as needed
• Works up patients
• Completes all required compliance training.
• Triage patients/decides if/when follow up is necessary.
• Fill RX refill request
• Performs pretesting and diagnostic testing
• Provides on-going training of Patient Care Assistants
• Maintains knowledge of and follows policies, procedures, Code of Conduct, and all Federal and state rules and regulations related to the position.
• Assists physicians with documentation in the EHR
• Return patient phone calls/answering questions or concerns

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to operate standard office equipment
• Ability to hear, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, lift, push, and pull.
• Ability to pleasantly and effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English
• Ability to concentrate, think, and learn
• Knowledge of anatomy of the eye, ocular conditions and ocular imaging equipment
• Ability to do a basic slit lamp exam, refract the patient and use the following equipment: auto-refractor, tonometry, visual fields, OCT, pachymetry, corneal topography, Optical Biometry (including IOL Master and/or Lenstar), B-scan and A-Scan
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Good computer skills including use of standard office programs
• Good problem solving and decision-making skills
• Good dexterity
• Ability to transfer mobile patients to exam chair and occasionally move patients in a wheelchair
• Ability to perform tasks in a timely manner

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent is required; a minimum of one (1) year ophthalmic clinical experience is preferred; experience with electronic health records is preferred.