Ophthalmic Assistant — Patient Care & Eye Health

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 38 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks an ophthalmology support assistant to help ophthalmologists with patient care and routine procedures. Responsibilities include taking histories, assisting in treatments, and preparing rooms and equipment.

Experience in eye care is preferred, with a high school diploma required. The role involves patient interaction, charting, and coordination of eyewear prescriptions, within a full-time on-site setting at the Dallas clinic.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in medical or related field.
• High School Diploma.
• Preferred completion of basic and advanced home-study courses approved by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology within one year of the hire date.

Responsabilités

• Assists ophthalmologists in treatment and care of patients.
• Opens, stocks, cleans, and closes patient rooms.
• Obtains basic medical history and ocular complaints from patients.
• Measures patients' glasses.
• Writes and calls in Rx prescriptions to pharmacies as directed by ophthalmologists.
• Tests ocular functions, including visual acuity, muscle balance, and intra-ocular tension.
• Administers eye and oral medications as directed by ophthalmologists.
• Changes eye dressings and instructs patients and/or caregivers in home care.
• Maintains ophthalmic instruments by sterilizing surgical instruments and cleaning exposed lenses, mirrors, and prisms and replacing bulbs and batteries.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Formation

High School Diploma

Preferred completion of basic and advanced home-study courses approved by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology within one year of hire date

Description du poste

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks an ophthalmology support assistant to help ophthalmologists with patient care and routine procedures. Responsibilities include taking histories, assisting in treatments, and preparing rooms and equipment.

Experience in eye care is preferred, with a high school diploma required. The role involves patient interaction, charting, and coordination of eyewear prescriptions, within a full-time on-site setting at the Dallas clinic.