Dimond - Optometric Tech

Position Summary:

The Optometric Technician generates important preliminary information to be used by the optometrist; reviews the patient status and performs medical tests. Upholds the values of EyeCare Associates.

Essential Duties:

• Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  
  • Completing all opening and closing checklists daily
  • Opening, preparing, and maintaining incoming patient charts at least two days in advance
  • Oversee and maintain a productive patient flow to maximize the clinic and physician daily
  schedule
  
  • Ordering contact lens trials through OOGP
  • Creating exams and performing workups
  • When necessary, perform scribe duties, such as entering data into the electronic medical
  records or handwriting in a paper chart, while the physician examines the patient
  
  • Complete patient intake including but not limited to: patient complaint, health history, ocular
  and systemic history, recording visual acuity, assist with patient education as necessary
  
  • Perform testing required by scheduled exam type to include but not limited to: diagnostic
  testing, visual acuity, lensometry, refractometry, applanation tonometry, basic muscle balance
  testing, assessing pupils, assessing the anterior chamber, confrontation visual fields, gross
  external exam, advanced ophthalmic procedures
  
  • Administering topical ophthalmic or oral medications under the direction of the physician, when
  necessary
  
  • Acquiring proper consent and assisting with in-office physician procedures when necessary
  • Setting up and cleaning up for in office physician procedures
  • Reviewing patient charts to ensure accuracy and full completion of all information
  • Assisting in training of fellow ophthalmic assistants (technicians)
  • Maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of exam rooms during the workday
  • Complying with all practice procedures, protocols along with all State and Federal regulations
  • Understanding and acceptance of responsibility to report potential or suspected errors to
  supervisors
  
  • Maintaining a positive attitude with cooperation, self-motivation, courtesy, and professionalism

Organizational and Compliance Duties:

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions or work performed. Willing to accept constructive criticism.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly with attention to all details of a project or task.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to and facilitate change in the workplace.
• Communication – 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.
• Empathetic – 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.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. Desire to excel, attempting non-routine tasks.
• Judgment – The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability – Can be relied upon to demonstrate reliability in attendance and punctuality.
• Team Player – 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 reinforce the contribution of others.