JOB ID 3443 SWFL Eye - Ophthalmic Assistant

Center For Sight; Fort Myers (FL); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401(K) Company Match

Medical and Dental Insurance

Vision Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pet Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Continuing Education

Paid Time Off

Zusammenfassung

US Eye in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a full-time Ophthalmic Assistant to join a caring, patient-focused optometric team. The ideal candidate will perform pretesting, assist with contact lens care, and help deliver excellent customer service.

Experience in visual acuity, refraction, OCT, tonometry, and field testing is preferred; CPOA/COA certification is a plus. This role offers a stable career path within Southwest Florida Eye Care, a trusted local practice.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a professional environment with a strong customer service focus.
• High school or equivalent education.
• CPOA or COA certification preferred.

Aufgaben

• Perform optometric pretesting including visual acuity, auto-refraction, manual refraction, tonometry, topography, OCT, visual field, and lensometry.
• Assist patients with contact lens insertion, removal, and care training.
• Provide patients with excellent customer service and information regarding treatment.

Kenntnisse

Patient care

Visual acuity

OCT

Tonometry

Contact lens

Customer service

Empathy

Team player

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

CPOA or COA certification preferred

Jobbeschreibung

OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT

About US Eye:

US Eye, is a physician-led, patient-centric network of eye care practices committed to providing exceptional patient service through premium technology and unrivaled provider expertise. We are one of the nation’s leading multi-specialty physician groups providing patients with care in ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology and facial surgery. With 50 clinics and 5 surgery centers, led by 95 providers and more than 1,000 team members system wide, we deliver world class care to patients throughout Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.

About Southwest Florida Eye Care:

Southwest Florida Eye Care is a tri-ophthalmic practice providing eye care through the expertise, experience, dedication, honesty and caring of its ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, technicians and other support personnel. When it comes to something as critically important as your vision, experience counts. We are proud to have been serving the Southwest Florida area since 2003.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a full-time Ophthalmic Assistant with a strong work ethic and desire to have a long-term career with a successful optometric team. The ideal candidate will have experience in patient work-up, visual acuity, refracting, visual fields, OCT, tonometry, and contact lens insertion and removal.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform optometric pretesting including, but not limited to, visual acuity, auto-refraction, manual refraction, tonometry, topography, OCT, visual field, manual lensometry. Record chief complaint, medications, and medical history.
• Assist patients with contact lens insertion, removal, and care compliance training.
• Assist and provide patients with excellent customer service and any necessary information regarding treatment
• Competencies:
• Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to learn and apply complex concepts to their daily work.
• Ability to develop strong connections with our patients, communicating with warmth and empathy.
• Team oriented individual who finds fulfillment in helping and supporting others.
• Motivated and resilient individual who is on a path to grow a meaningful career within a successful comprehensive eyecare practice

Education and Experience:

• Experience within a professional environment with a strong customer service focus
• High school or equivalent education
• CPOA or COA certification preferred.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position located in Fort Myers, Fl.
• Travel to other locations as necessary

Benefits:

• 401(K) Company Match
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Vision Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pet Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Continuing Education
• Paid Time Off

US Eye provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.