Ophthalmology Assistant/Technician Jobs

Benefits

• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• Paid time off and Holiday pay
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)

Description

Seeking Ophthalmic Assistants/Technicians

The Ophthalmic Assistant reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and cleans equipment, reports equipment deficiencies to management.
• Performs technical workups, patient histories and special testing (Refractions w/ retinoscopy, Lensometry, Keratometry, Tonometry, Visual Fields, Amslers, Muscle Testing, Pupil Exams, Topography, OCT, IOL Master / Ascans, Fundus Photos).
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Assists the physician with patient care, minor surgery, scribes.
• Interviews patients and documents histories.
• Communicates with patients (follow-up care, surgeries, procedures, changes in schedule, symptoms, surgery scheduling, etc.), returns phone calls (patients, pharmacies).

Qualifications

Required:

• Zero (0) to two (2) years of experience in a relevant role.
• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant certification within one year of hire date (applicants who have obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree are exempt from the COA requirement).
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification.

Preferred:

• Two years of related experience (equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered).
• Surgical assistance experience.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.