Clinical Assistant

Job Description:

• Obtains patient history to include chief complaint, history of present illness, patient and family history of both ocular and general illnesses, history of allergies, and current medications.
• Accurately performs and documents visual acuity, confrontational visual fields, evaluation of motility, pupillary function tests, dilation, and ocular tonometry.
• Provide compassionate patient care throughout the clinic flow.
• Performing opening and closing duties; inventory count, prepping drugs as needed, sterile instruments.
• Maintains cleanliness in exam and procedure rooms.
• Maintains back up levels of supply stock in exam and procedure rooms.
• Provides back-up to the ophthalmic photographer performing OCT's.
• Contacts patients who have no showed to appointments and reschedule as needed.
• Maintains a smooth flow of patients to the physician, altering the test sequence as needed.
• Troubleshoots equipment as necessary; projector, tonopen, autoclave.
• Occasionally assists physician with laser procedures, injections, and minor procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Must Haves:

• High School Diploma
• Previous work experience in a Healthcare / Medical Setting
• CPR certification
• Ability to navigate computer systems