Optometric Technician

MedNorth Health Center; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

MedNorth Health Center is seeking an Optometric Technician to assist the optometrist with vision correction, eye examinations, and frame selection. You will help maintain and repair eyewear and ocular equipment while delivering patient-focused service in a collaborative setting.

Strong communication and organizational skills, plus the ability to work well under pressure, are essential as you handle patient histories, lens care education, and clerical duties in a PCMH-oriented clinic.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities are essential.
• Teamwork and attention to detail are emphasized in PCMH environments.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with patient care and eye examinations.
• Taking patient histories and assisting patients in frame selection.
• Educating patients on the care and maintenance of lenses.
• Explaining the testing process to patients, preparing them, and administering tests on visual capabilities.
• Keeping records and inventory and taking notes during examinations.
• Performing minor repairs on broken or damaged glasses.
• Assisting with the creation of lenses and construction of glasses.
• Performing minor maintenance and repairs on examination equipment.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Pressure tolerance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in optometric technician (benefit)

Optometric technician certification (benefit)

Job description

Job Location: 917 N 4th St - Wilmington, NC 28401

SUMMARY

This individual will assist the optometrist with the vision correction of patients. The optometric technician will help with eye examinations, perform clerical duties, and maintain and clean the examination equipment. To be a successful optometric technician, you should possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. You should be detail-oriented and meticulous, with a keen interest in repairing and maintaining glasses and ocular equipment.

OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting with patient care and eye examinations.
• Taking patient histories and assisting patients in frame selection.
• Educating patients on the care and maintenance of lenses.
• Explaining the testing process to patients, preparing them, and administering tests on visual capabilities.
• Keeping records and inventory and taking notes during examinations.
• Performing minor repairs on broken or damaged glasses.
• Assisting with the creation of lenses and construction of glasses.
• Performing minor maintenance and repairs on examination equipment.

REQUIRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Self-motivation, and ability to work under pressure.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• An Associate's degree as an optometric technician may be a benefit.
• An optometric technician certification may be a benefit.

Each staff member is a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home model and you are required to work as part of a team to provide high-quality, patient-focused care. Your role is to help ensure patients have timely access to services, support coordinated care by communicating effectively with team members and patients, and contributing to quality improvement efforts. Your commitment to respectful, compassionate service and teamwork is required to help us meet PCMH standards, improve patient outcomes, and maintain a supportive care environment.

Corporate Compliance: It is an essential job element that everyone be compliant with the full law and fully cooperate with the compliance program without fear of retaliations from the organization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, use manual dexterity for clinical or office equipment, and communicate effectively in person and electronically. The special vision requirements for this job are close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors). The employee must also perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions for this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. MedNorth Health Center provides comprehensive health care services, inside a multi-cultural medical/dental clinic, to all individuals; insured, uninsured, and underinsured. The building is heated in winter and air conditioned in the summer with noise levels of moderate to loud. We serve patients who speak multiple languages and who may need the assistance of an interpreter. In this position one may be subject to exposure to copier toner, correction fluid, bright fluorescent lighting, and continuous personal computer exposure.

MedNorth Health Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity), national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

This job is a Blood borne Pathogens risk category III position.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

• The employee is expected to attend work on a daily basis and to be at work on time.
• The employee is expected to be a team player.
• The employee is expected to report absences in accordance with personnel policies and procedures.
• The employee's work is expected to be accurate, neat, and thorough, and completed on time.
• The employee is expected to have a positive attitude, be cooperative, and considerate of others.
• The employee is expected to be dependable and is expected to accept responsibility for assignments and duties given.
• The employee is expected to dress and act in a professional manner and adhere to all safety standards.
• The employee is expected to participate in staff meetings, be courteous and polite with patients and other staff.
• The employee is expected to maintain confidentiality.