Receptionist - Optometric assistant

IRIS The Visual Group; Lanaudière; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advantageous bonus program in place

Group insurance with access to remote/

Job summary

IRIS L'ASSOMPTION is seeking a Receptionist / Optometric assistant dedicated to patient care and efficient service. You will handle calls, greet patients, and manage appointment scheduling with a focus on accuracy and courtesy.

The role includes pre-testing, room setup, basic equipment care, and assisting doctors as needed. Strong English skills and teamwork are essential in our fast-paced clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service.
• Ability to communicate with people.
• Comfortable taking and making phone calls.
• Good learning skills.
• High proficiency in English: fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Works well in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Answering phone calls, emails, taking correct information and answering all questions efficiently, collecting health information.
• Greet patients in a friendly, courteous way and schedule or cancel optical examinations and appointments.
• Invoicing and/or insurance payments from patients.
• Pre-testing patients, prepping exam rooms, cleaning and setting up equipment, and showing patients how to care for contact lenses, perform tests such as OCT and VF.
• Answer a high volume of calls and maintain a high pace level of work.
• Assisting the doctors when needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Phone calls

Fast learner

Fluent English

Team player

Job description

IRIS L'ASSOMPTION is looking for a Receptionist / Optometric assistant

If you are passionate customer service, you are the right person for this position.

You will have an exciting and varied job, based on the well-being of your patients, advice and service.

Full-time and Part-time position

What we are looking for:

• Experience in customer service
• Ability to communicate with people
• Comfortable taking and making phone calls
• Good learning skills
• High proficiency in English: be able to fluently communicate in English, both verbally and in writing
• Works well in a team and independently

Receptionist/Optometric assistant’s primary responsibilities are:

• Answering phone calls, emails, taking correct information and answering all questions efficiently, collecting health information
• Greet patients and a friendly courteous way and schedule or cancel optical examinations and appointments.
• Invoicing and/or insurance payments from patients.
• Pre-testing patients, prepping exam rooms, cleaning and setting up equipment, and showing patients how to care for contact lenses, perform tests such as OCT and VF.
• Answer a high volume of calls and maintain a high pace level of work
• Assisting the doctors when needed

IRIS offers you a very stimulating work environment. You will be entitled to many benefits by joining our great family.

Such as:

• Advantageous bonus program in place
• Group insurance with access to remote physicians at no cost