Spanish-Speaking Ophthalmic Assistant – Patient Care

American Vision Partners; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Eye care discounts

401(k)

Paid holidays

Sick Time

Growth opportunities

Job summary

American Vision Partners (AVP) seeks a Bilingual Ophthalmic Assistant in Arizona to prepare patients for exams, collect medical histories, and perform preliminary tests, ensuring high-quality care and patient experience.

In this role you will support doctors during visits, manage room turnover, document findings in EHR, and assist with testing such as visual acuity, tonometry, and imaging. Bilingual in Spanish is required; a positive, team-oriented attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish required
• High School Diploma or GED required
• At least 1-year of experience in Ophthalmology preferred
• COA, COT is a plus
• Detail oriented; reliable and able to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible schedule working Monday-Friday

Responsibilities

• Welcomes patients and visitors with a positive, warm disposition
• Keeps doctors' rooms filled to ensure clinic patient flow
• Obtains patient histories through intake assessments, making note of findings in EHR
• Performs visual acuity, auto-refraction, manual and automated lensometry, Goldmann and Tonopen tonometry tests and keratometry on patients
• Checks pupils, extra-ocular muscles, confrontational fields and inserts eye drops for dilation
• Runs diagnostic tests such as Immersion A-scan, OCTs and Visual Fields
• Assists in minor office procedures (lasers, excisions, etc.)
• Educates patients on ophthalmic conditions and consent for procedures and surgery
• Maintains exam rooms, including cleaning/sterilization as necessary

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

COA

COT

Job description

American Vision Partners (AVP) seeks a Bilingual Ophthalmic Assistant in Arizona to prepare patients for exams, collect medical histories, and perform preliminary tests, ensuring high-quality care and patient experience.

In this role you will support doctors during visits, manage room turnover, document findings in EHR, and assist with testing such as visual acuity, tonometry, and imaging. Bilingual in Spanish is required; a positive, team-oriented attitude is essential.