Vision Care Assistant: Patient Testing & Support

Kaiser Permanente; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking an Optometric Assistant to perform initial work-ups and assist the optometrist with clinical tasks.

You will greet patients, enter data, test vision with specialized equipment, report results, and help patients understand spectacle and contact lens options. A HS diploma is required, with at least 1 year of patient work-ups; certification within 6 months is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 1 year of patient work-ups including visual acuities and testing.
• Experience with documenting in medical records is expected.
• Must learn and use ophthalmic testing equipment and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, enters data into medical records, and escorts patients to examination room.
• Interviews patients to obtain symptoms and documents information in medical record.
• Uses specialized equipment to test vision and condition.
• Provides test results to provider and flags abnormalities.
• Assists optometrist during examinations.
• Helps patients understand spectacle and contact lens options.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas.
• Performs other related duties as directed.

Skills

Patient data entry

Clinical testing support

Computer skills

Patient greeting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Lensometry

Auto-refraction

Non-contact tonometry

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking an Optometric Assistant to perform initial work-ups and assist the optometrist with clinical tasks.

You will greet patients, enter data, test vision with specialized equipment, report results, and help patients understand spectacle and contact lens options. A HS diploma is required, with at least 1 year of patient work-ups; certification within 6 months is encouraged.