Ophthalmic Technician I - Cornea, Westwood

We are seeking a skilled Ophthalmic Technician to join our Cornea-External Diseases Division. This role provides essential support to our clinics' physicians, assisting with clinical and some administrative tasks to ensure high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct patient intake, including medical history, visual acuity tests, and dilation.
• Perform refractions, topography, lensometry, and keratometry.
• Manage and order supplies for eight exam rooms and a mino surgery room.
• Maintain and calibrate ophthalmic instruments.
• Provide administrative support, including scheduling, answering patient calls, and maintaining medical records, obtain care pre-authorizations and process patient billing.

Required:

• Two years' experience working in a medical office including answering telephones, interacting with patients and familiarity with current billing practices including governmental plans.
• One year of experience scheduling patient appointments in computerized appointment scheduling system.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology anatomy, physiology as well as disease of the eye and systemic disease that affect the eye.
• Knowledge of principles of the ophthalmic therapy, first aid and treatment of ocular and medical emergencies.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic medications and the proper instillation of these into the eye.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic equipment and instrument sterilization techniques.
• Ability to use ophthalmic equipment such as tonopen, slit lamp, va monitor, auto-refraction, chair and applanation tonometer.
• Ability to organize and prioritize duties & task.
• Ability to work under pressure over a busy workload.Flexibility ability to adapt to changing needs of department.
• Have interpersonal skills to maintain comfortable and cooperative working relationships with physicians, patients and co-workers.
• Ability to work as a team member in a busy private practice.
• Excellent punctuality and dependability.
  
• Ability to interact calmly and effectively with patients with difficult personalities.

Preferred:

• Experience registering patients in Epic/CareConnect system.
• Experience working in a teaching environment.