Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (Per Diem Bellevue)

Kaiser Permanente; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant to join their Eye Care team in Bellevue. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide essential technical and patient care support, both in-clinic and over the phone. Responsibilities include conducting patient assessments, performing various eye health tests, and assisting with contact lens fittings. The ideal candidate will possess strong customer service skills and a solid foundation in medical knowledge. Join a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing patient care and making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Registered Medical Assistant certification within 2 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and patient care support in clinic or via phone.
• Perform patient assessments and basic testing skills.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Basic Testing Skills

General Medical Knowledge

Keyboarding Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ophthalmoscopes

Retinoscopes

Lensometers

Slit Lamps

Tonometers

Job description

M-F, MINIMUM OF 4 SHIFTS PER MONTH

Job Summary:

Provide technical and patient care support either in a clinic or on the phone as a member of the Eye Care team. In clinic perform measurement and evaluation tests and perform specified procedures. On phone acts as a triage point for urgent, emergent and general Eye Care needs. May support fitting of contact lenses and provide patient instruction.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Patient Assessment: Anticipates and recognizes changes in the patients eye health status and needs for eye care.
2. Clinic only - History taking: Presenting complaint/history of presenting illness, past ocular history, family history, systemic illness, past and present, medications, allergies and drug reactions.
3. Phone only - Using the Eye Care triage process, provides telephone consultation to patients. Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
4. Clinical Exam (clinic only)
5. Basic Testing Skills: methods of measuring/recording acuity, color vision testing, lensometry, A-scan biometry, Exophthalmometry Amsler Grid, Schirmer, Tests Evaluation of Pupils, Estimation of Anterior chamber depth, Visual field evaluation.
6. Perform Patient Services Procedures: Ocular dressings and shields, Drug delivery, spectacle principles, assisting patient, minor surgery assist and instruction.
7. Instrument Maintenance: Acuity projectors, ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, lensometers, perimeters, tangent screen, phoropters, slit lamps, ultrasound, keratometers, lenses, tonometers, muscle light, special instruments, surgical instruments.
8. Patient Care: Encourages patient compliance with established therapeutic and medical treatment. Promotes patient self-care responsibility for meeting their own eye health needs. Adheres to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington documentation standards. Provides a safe environment for each patient and adheres to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington safety standards.
9. Clinic: Basic principles, fitting procedures, patient instruction, trouble-shooting problems, verification of lenses, cash handling, retail opinions for contact lenses.
10. Appointing:
11. Clinic: May check-in or make follow up appointments.
12. Phone: Provides appropriate schedule guidance through use of technical skill and judgement along with established protocols.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience:

N/A

Education:

High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration:

Registered Medical Assistant (Washington) within 2 months of hire. Ophthalmic Assistant Certificate required at hire from The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology. Basic Life Support required at hire.

Additional Requirements:

• Customer service skills.
• Computer experience in a MS Windows environment; Keyboarding skills.
• General medical knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anatomy, physiology, systemic diseases, ocular diseases, ocular emergencies, and metric conversion fundamentals of microbial control.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with contact lens patients and products.
• Experience working in an ophthalmology or optometry practice.
• Graduate of an accredited medical assistant, ophthalmic assistant or allied health professional program.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (Per Diem Bellevue)

LOCATION: Bellevue, Washington

REQNUMBER: 1344555

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.