Optometric - Patient Support Specialist

Midwest Eye Consultants; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement every two weeks

Job summary

Midwest Eye Consultants is seeking a Patient Support Specialist to provide administrative and clinical support across our Indiana offices, assisting Primary Care technicians, opticians, and patient services representatives. Travel is required within the region.

The position pays $17.00-$18.00 per hour and requires a high school diploma; optometry experience is preferred. Mileage is reimbursed; workload varies with staffing."

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous optometry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clinical support across offices in the region.
• Support Primary Care technicians, opticians, and patient services staff as workload dictates.

Skills

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Proactive learning

Helping others

Polite and professional

Lead and motivate

Proactive and adaptable

Mileage reimbursement

Education

High school graduate

Optometry experience preferred

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Patient Support Specialists assist at various offices within their region, performing administrative and clinical functions in support of Primary Care technicians, opticians, and patient services representatives. Specific assignments will be dependent upon workload and staff availability.

WORK LOCATION: This is a traveling position. This person will support our Midwest practices in Angola and Auburn IN

Wage: $17.00-$18.00

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school graduate, or equivalent
• Previous experience in an optometry environment is preferred

COMPETENCIES

• Training in three aspects of a primary care practice
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• The ideal candidate will take a proactive approach to training and learning
• A strong commitment to helping others
• Polite, professional, and courteous
• Ability to lead, motivate and promote a team environment
• Proactive and adaptable
• Mileage paid every two weeks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT (per ADA guidelines)

• Physical Activity: Talking, Hearing.
• Physical requirements: Sedentary work. Involves sitting most of the time.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.