Ophthalmic Technician Details

Ophthalmic Technician

North Georgia Eye Center - Cumming, GA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Overview: We are actively recruiting for an ophthalmic technician to join our growing team at North Georgia Eye Clinic. If you wish to join a growing team with favorable benefits and perks, while contributing to a best in class organization, please apply with your resume.
North Georgia Eye Clinic offers a competitive benefits package to its employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package
• 7.5 Paid Holidays

North Georgia Eye Clinic also offers the following benefits for FREE:

• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

North Georgia Eye Clinic, an affiliate of EyeSouth Partners, is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.Company Overview: North Georgia Eye Clinic is affiliated with EyeSouth Partners, an eye care physician services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in throughout the Southeast.
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, EyeSouth Partners (“EyeSouth”) is an eye care physician services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in throughout the Southeast. EyeSouth’s partner practices’ clinical mission is to provide high quality medical and surgical specialty eye care. EyeSouth supports its affiliated practices and physician partners with capital, administrative resources, operating expertise, and strategic guidance with an absolute focus on clinical quality and a patient-first culture.
EyeSouth’s affiliate network now consists of 22 practices with nearly 200 doctors providing medical and surgical eyecare services at over 100 locations, including 13 surgery centers due to favorable organic growth trends and an impressive track-record of successful affiliations (M&A).Responsibilities:

• Reviews patient chart to ensure completeness and accuracy of information. Performs testing required by type of exam scheduled, patient complaint and history.
• Acts as scribe while physician examines patient entering data into electronic medical records or handwrites in paper chart, oversees patient flow.
• Takes an ocular and systemic history and accurately record visual acuity.
• Performs lensometry, refractometry, applanation tonometry, basic muscle balance testing, assess pupils, assess the anterior chamber, confrontation visual fields and gross external exam.
• Administers diagnostic tests.
• Administers topical ophthalmic or oral medications under the direction of the physician.
• Assists with in-office procedures ensuring proper informed consent is obtained, sets up and cleans up from procedures.
• Performs advanced ophthalmic procedures.
• Assists in training of other ophthalmic assistants.
• Assists with patient education.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of exam rooms during the workday.
• Complies with all practice procedures and protocols. Complies with all State and Federal regulations. Understands and accepts responsibility to report potential or suspected errors to supervisor or Compliance Officer.
• Maintains positive attitude consisting of cooperation, self-motivation, courtesy, and professionalism.
• Contributes to the team effort by completing additional tasks/projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or the equivalent years related experience preferred
• COA/COT certification preferred but not required
• Ophthalmic and or optometric technician experience preferred
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions or work performed. Willing to accept constructive criticism.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly with attention to all details of a project or task.
• Ability to adapt to and facilitate change in the workplace.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using good listening skills and the spoken word. Ability to write clearly and concisely using good grammar and spelling.
• Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of patients and co-workers. Exhibits a cheerful demeanor with the ability to display good-natured tolerance of delay or adversity.
• Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. Desire to excel, attempting non-routine tasks.
• The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Can be relied upon to demonstrate reliability in attendance and punctuality.
• The ability to work with others and independently for a common goal. Puts aside own individual needs to work toward the larger group objective and reinforces the contribution of others.
• Exercises sound judgment in responding to inquiries; understands when to route inquiries to next level.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes.
• Team player that develops strong collaborative working relationships with internal partners and can effectively engage and ability to build consensus among cross-functional teams