Optometric Technician & Medical Assistant - Eye Care

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance

401k Retirement Savings

Flex Spending Account

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Eyewear Discount

Job summary

Eyeglass World, part of National Vision, is seeking an Optometric Technician - Medical Assistant in Draper to join our full-time team. You will support doctors, perform pretest testing, and help ensure high-quality patient care in a fashion-forward eyewear environment.

Previous retail/optical experience is preferred; you will learn optical knowledge, communicate clearly with customers, and help maintain organized patient records while adhering to corporate policies.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused retail/optical experience preferred.
• Ability to learn optical knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Detail-oriented with ability to maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Ensures high quality patient care.
• Maintains a professional atmosphere and appearance of doctor’s office and pretest room.
• Understands ocular terminology and diseases and knows the ocular abbreviations.
• Explains to the patient the types of preliminary examinations.
• Completes necessary paperwork and performs testing on patients prior to doctor examination.
• Promotes visual field testing and retinal screenings to eligible patients.
• Reviews prescriptions and/or patient information carefully and identifies special needs. Consults with the optician, Doctor or Retail Management when necessary.
• Fills out referral forms and follow-up paperwork as required.
• Maintains accurate and organized patient records.
• Ensures equipment, both Doctor’s and pre-test, is properly maintained.
• Orders and maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals as directed.
• Follows all store and corporate policies and procedures.
• Participates in regularly scheduled mandatory communications meetings in order to keep informed of changes in corporate policies and initiatives.

Skills

Patient care

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Time management

Optical knowledge

Clear instruction to customers

Job description

Eyeglass World, part of National Vision, is seeking an Optometric Technician - Medical Assistant in Draper to join our full-time team. You will support doctors, perform pretest testing, and help ensure high-quality patient care in a fashion-forward eyewear environment.

Previous retail/optical experience is preferred; you will learn optical knowledge, communicate clearly with customers, and help maintain organized patient records while adhering to corporate policies.