Ophthalmic Technician I

Eye Center of St. Augustine

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

St. Augustine, Florida

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Ophthalmic Technician provides clinical support in a high-volume practice by obtaining patient histories and performing diagnostic tests. They are responsible for administering medications as ordered by physicians and maintaining clinical equipment.

Qualifications

You have strong customer service and communication skills, with the ability to document patient history, perform automated refractions, and administer eye drops. You are also proficient in entering data into EMR systems and maintaining ophthalmic equipment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Obtaining and documenting patient history

Determining visual acuity

Performing automated refraction

Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions

EMR

Maintaining equipment and instruments

Job Description

Company Overview

The Eye Center of St. Augustine is proud to be the oldest and largest state of the art eye care center in the area offering the convenience of an eye center, a surgery center, and an optical shop all under one roof. With satellite locations in World Golf Village, Palm Coast, and Palatka, our board-certified doctors provide premier best in class care to patients across Northeast Florida. Our ophthalmic surgeons, perform cataract, laser, and ophthalmic plastic surgery on site in our state-of-the-art Eye Surgery Center. We are also able to provide eye examinations for adults as well as children over the age of seven while offering a full-service optical shop at each of our locations. We are a fast growing, patient-centered, compassionate team!

Position Summary

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

Responsibilities

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include:

  • Obtaining and documenting patient history
  • Determining visual acuity
  • Performing automated refraction
  • Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
  • Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR
  • Providing patient services
  • Maintaining equipment and instruments

Qualifications

• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required

• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations.

• Ability to pay attention to detail

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable

• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited high school

Company Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees:

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

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

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

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Eye Center of St. Augustine

With EyeSouth to manage the business side of the practice, our partner physicians are free to focus on providing first-class clinical care and service to their patients. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, EyeSouth Partners is a premier network of integrated eye care practices located across the country. Our affiliated ophthalmology practices benefit from superior operational expertise, as well as investments in support staff, ongoing education, and state-of-the-art technology. To explore open corporate and affiliate level positions, visit our careers page: https://qrco.de/espcareers or the "Careers" tab of our LinkedIn page.
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