What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Ophthalmology/Optometry position at Eye Medical Center of Fresno, Inc.?
Primary Duties:
With exceptional service support the clinic, to meet the needs of patients, doctors and staff.
1. Effectively communicate with patients to complete a work-up or intake.
2. Using NextGen software, document patients’ medical history and or scribe for the doctor.
3. Operate ophthalmic equipment including, but not limited to: autorefractors, topography, tono-pen, visual field, visual acuity, Pachy, OCT, lensometer and A-scan.
4. Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
5. Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
6. Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment, clean after use and follow end-of-day procedures.
7. Maintain room supplies, stock brochures, regularly check expiration dates on medications.
8. Triage patients for appointments.
9. Stamping charts.
10. Assisting the doctor with procedures including suture removal.
11. Able to utilize our phone system and communicate in quality English (and Spanish) language.
12. Able to utilize our computer system to enable scheduling of the patient and updating medical records.
13. Able to understand medical terminology related to job duties.
14. Quality understanding of services offered by Eye Medical Center to enable the triage/scheduling of patients.
15. Basic understanding of health insurance that enable scheduling the patient for medical service.
16. Other job duties as assigned.
Other Job Criteria:
1. Able to communicate verbally and in writing with outside public, other staff and physicians.
2. Able to understand medical terminology.
3. Able to perform job duties with minimal supervision.
4. Knowledge base, does blend education, skills and experience on an ongoing basis.
5. Job efficiency, does complete job duties in minimal timeframe.
6. Accuracy, does complete job duties with minimal errors.
7. Judgement, does make job decisions with minimal errors.
8. Innovation, does offer and suggest improvements.
9. Appearance and habits, does come to work with presentable personal hygiene and attire.
10. Orderliness, does organize work and work area.
11. Is courteous and cooperative to all publics.
12. Initiative, does show initiative and willingness to do new tasks and existing job duties in evolving ways.
13. Reliable, is dependable and trustworthy.
14. Perseverance, does perform job duties in spite of unforeseen obstacles.
15. Stability, is able to perform job duties with team spirit and personal temperament under stress and pressure.
16. Attendance, is able to maintain job attendance with minimal absence.
17. Alertness, is able to assess job environment for unforeseen circumstances and adjust accordingly.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34,320.00 - $52,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $34,320 - $52,000
