Optometric Technician & Medical Assistant — Growth Path

America's Best; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k retirement savings with company 1

Paid sick time

Parental leave

Employee eyewear discount

College scholarship program

Job summary

America's Best, part of National Vision, is seeking an optometric technician to support the doctor with pre-screenings and testing. Training is provided; prior optical experience is not required. Sundays off are part of the schedule.

You will assist with patient care, maintain a clean pretest area, and help explain preliminary exams while ensuring equipment is properly maintained and ready for the Doctor’s visit.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills and a clear, concise communication style.
• Ability to learn optical knowledge and terminology.
• Ability to instruct customers in a clear manner.
• Interpersonal skills and professional appearance are important.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
• Detail-oriented with good multitasking capability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality patient care.
• Maintain a professional atmosphere and appearance of doctor’s office and pretest room.
• Understand ocular terminology and diseases and know the ocular abbreviations.
• Explain to the patient the types of preliminary examinations.
• Complete necessary paperwork and perform testing on patients prior to doctor examination.
• Promote visual field testing and retinal screenings to eligible patients.
• Perform exam pre-screening.
• Review prescriptions and/or patient information carefully and identify special needs. Consult with the optician, Doctor or Retail Management when necessary.
• Ensure equipment, both Doctor’s and pre-test, is properly maintained.

Skills

Customer service

Optical knowledge

Multitasking

Time management

Professional appearance

Interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Job description

America's Best, part of National Vision, is seeking an optometric technician to support the doctor with pre-screenings and testing. Training is provided; prior optical experience is not required. Sundays off are part of the schedule.

You will assist with patient care, maintain a clean pretest area, and help explain preliminary exams while ensuring equipment is properly maintained and ready for the Doctor’s visit.