Ophthalmic Assistant - Lifespan

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is recruiting candidates for Lifespan.  Please read more about Skills for Rhode Island’s Future at the end of this job description. 

COMPANY NAME: Lifespan
JOB TITLE: Ophthalmic Assistant
LOCATION: Multiple Locations
HOURS: Full-Time 1st Shift

Key Responsibilities:

• The ophthalmic assistant initiates patient evaluation by documenting the chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.
• Performs visual acuity assessment, refraction, color vision testing, lensometry, pupillary evaluation, ocular motility, tonometry, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services requested by the provider.
• Perform specialized testing such as visual fields, optical coherence tomography, ophthalmic photography, corneal topography, specular microscopy, A scan ultrasound biometry, and IOL calculations.
• Assist physicians with lasers and procedural tray setups.
• Assist physicians with the instillation of eyedrops and ointments as needed.
• Sets up and cleans examination and procedure rooms following infection control standards.
• Keeps up with weekly maintenance and stocking of exam rooms, procedure rooms, and testing rooms.
• Ensures equipment is working properly for patient safety and notifies the appropriate personnel when a problem is identified.
• Responsible for triaging messages and following up with clinical phone encounters in a timely manner.
• Works on prior authorizations and appeals as needed.
• Maintains patient records and all office correspondence.
• Provides training and assistance as needed.
• Follows all policies and procedures. Respect’s confidentiality and completes annual trainings.
• Ability to multi-task and work as a team player. Expected to float in between patient workups to help decrease patient wait times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Successful candidates will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certification on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Programs or graduate from medical assistant program preferred.
• Minimum of one year of Ophthalmic Assistant experience preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge of ocular terminology and pharmacology, including the identification and proper use of diagnostic medications. 

HOW TO APPLY   

For more information and a full job description, please visit Skills for Rhode Island’s Future website at  www.skillsforri.com/jobs.  Applicants interested in this position will be screened by Skills for Rhode Island’s Future and Lifespan will make the final hiring decisions. 

WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE

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