Ophthalmic Technician I

EyeSouth Partners LLC; Walton Trace (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in eye care, EyeSouth Partners LLC, is hiring an Ophthalmic Technician to support high-volume practices committed to compassionate care. The role involves documenting patient history, performing clinical tasks, and traveling to various locations. The position offers competitive benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage as well as generous PTO.

Benefits

Employee Discounts and Perks

Employee Assistance Program

Group Life/AD&D

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Dependable transportation required.
• Flexibility for traveling to various locations.
• Ability to seek instruction in areas of knowledge gaps.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document patient history.
• Perform automated refraction and administer eye drops.
• Maintain equipment and instruments.

Skills

Customer service skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

Graduation from an accredited high school

Job description

Company Overview

At Cookeville Eye Specialists, our purpose is to provide the highest level of eye care to each patient enhancing individual lifestyles and vision. We are committed through a highly skilled and compassionate team of Doctors providing services with leading-edge technology in efficient and cost effective manner. We offer various services such as: Cataracts, Glaucoma, and LASIK. At Cumberland Eye Care, our purpose is to provide the highest level of eye care to each patient enhancing individual lifestyles and vision. We are committed through our highly skilled and compassionate team of Doctors providing services with leading-edge technology in an efficient and cost effective manner. We offer various services such as: Cataracts, Glaucoma, LASIK, routine eye care and a full service optical shop at both offices serving Crossville and Fairfield Glade.

Position Summary

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

Responsibilities

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include:

• Obtaining and documenting patient history
• Determining visual acuity
• Performing automated refraction
• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
• Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR
• Providing patient services
• Maintaining equipment and instruments

Qualifications

• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required

• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations.

• Ability to pay attention to detail

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable

• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited high school

Company Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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