Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, Ophthalmology, FT, Days

Prisma Health Columbia, SC Fulltime

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Summary

Day-shift patient care and office support, including medical histories, EMR updates, testing, scribing, scheduling, referrals, prescriptions, and supply/equipment checks. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, ophthalmology certification program, and Certified Ophthalmology Assistant credential.

Highlights

Shift
Day
Experience
No experience defined
Education
High school diploma or equivalent; Ophthalmology Certification Program
Certifications
Certified Ophthalmology Assistant - C073
Department
Ophthalmology Practice Operations
Reports To
Supervisor, manager, director or executive

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary
Responsible for performing various technical procedures for patients and obtaining medical information from patients during their office visits and for using this information to perform related tasks. Assists with obtaining pre-certifications and performing referrals when needed for patients.

Essential Functions
  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
  • Obtains brief medical history and chief complaint from patient.
  • Maintains patient's medical record via electronic medical record.
  • Sets up and assists with office procedures.
  • Performs within scope of training and certification to do procedures/tests including: Autorefraction using the Topcon auto-refractor, refraction using the Jackson Cross Cylinder Method, Humphrey visual field, OCT, IOL master, pachymeter, checking vision using Snellen Chart, Goldman Tonometry or Tono pen, brightness acuity testing, sonometric scans, stereo testing, color deficiency testing, EOM's checking pupils for afferent pupillary deficiency.
  • Assists physician by scribing and performing various tasks during patient exam.
  • Schedules surgeries, follow up appointments and referrals as requested. Obtains pre-certifications for all surgeries.
  • Phones/faxes in prescriptions for medications and glasses per physician orders
  • Receives and returns phone calls, screening and forwarding those requiring physician action.
  • Monitors and maintains stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
  • Provides education/training to patient/family
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.


Minimum Requirements
  • Education - High School diploma or equivalent OR post-high school diploma/highest degree earned. Completion of Ophthalmology Certification Program
  • Experience - No experience defined.


In Lieu Of
  • Three (3) years of Ophthalmology experience may be substituted for completion of an Ophthalmology Certification Program


Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • CERT OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSISTANT - C073


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Proficient computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database)
  • Data entry skills


Work Shift
Day (United States of America)

Location
4 Medical Park Rd Richland

Facility
Ophthalmology 100 PH Pkwy 350

Department
Ophthalmology 100 PH Pkwy 350-Practice Operations

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