Description
Job Summary:
Performs initial work-up and specialized tests for optometry patients. Assists optometrists with clinical tasks as directed by the optometrist.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Greets patients, enters data into medical records, and escorts patients to examination room.
- Interviews each patient to obtain information about symptoms and documents information provided by patient in medical record.
- Uses specialized equipment to test patients' vision and condition.
- Provides test results to provider and brings attention to abnormal results.
- Assists optometrist to conduct examinations as directed.
- Assists patients to understand spectacle and contact lens options following diagnosis by optometrist.
- Cleans and maintains specialized equipment and work areas.
- Performs other related duties as directed.
Must pass a practical skills evaluation. Must obtain Para-Optometric Certification within 12 months of hire date
Supports all NOVA Centers with Optometry Clinics. Support Saturday Clinics when there is a business need. Works late days based on business needs.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum one (1) year experience doing patient work-ups to include visual acuities, manual and automated lensometry, auto-refraction, non-contact tonometry and knowledge of contact lenses including the teaching of insertion and removal classes or completion of inter-departmental training program emphasizing above skills developed by the Optometry department.
Education
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
The candidate must have 1 from the following list:
- Contact Lens Dispenser Certificate
- Ophthalmic Assistant Certificate
- Paraoptometric Certificate
- Paraoptometric Technician Certificate
- National Contact Lens Examiner - Basic Certification
- Paraoptometric Assistant Certificate
Additional Requirements:
- Successfully demonstrated proficiency on initial skills assessment during the interview process.
- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.
- Completion of any Optometric Assistant Program of studies, Completion of the Self-Study Paraoptometric Assistant Course, Ophthalmic Medical Assisting-Independent Study Course, or any comparable certification or Optometric or Ophthalmic course completion required or within six (6) months from date of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BLS Certification preferred.
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