Ophthalmic Assistant

Job Responsibilities

• Make introductions and establish rapport with patients. Initiate patient evaluation, documenting the chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.
• Perform pre-exam testing to include visual acuity assessment confrontational visual field testing, assess extraocular muscles, pupillary evaluation, tonometry, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services as requested by the physician.
• Perform lensometry and specialized testing such as visual fields, keratometry, A/B scans, and ophthalmic photography optical coherence tomography (OCT), Optical Biometry (IOL Master and Lensstar).
• Complete requests for prescription refills as authorized by physician, with full documentation in patient chart.
• Educate patients regarding administration of medications and pre- and post-operative instructions as directed by physician.
• Open and close exam lanes daily, ensuring that equipment is wiped down in an appropriate manner, battery powered instruments are seated properly in re-charge wells, slit lamps and projectors are switched off under covers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Macon, GA 31201 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Macon, GA 31201: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person