What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optometrist Technician/Receptionist position at Fair Lakes Optometry?
We are seeking to hire an Optometrist Technician who is outgoing and friendly to join our team. The Optometrist Technician is responsible for scheduling appointments, verifying insurance coverage, maintaining accurate patient records, and performing preliminary testing before the Optometrist starts the comprehensive examination. The Optometrist Technician will also be educating patients on contact lens insertion and removal and overall care of contact lenses.
Essential Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Answer phone and schedule appointments
- Confirm the schedule: call appointments the day before to confirm the appointment time.
- Responsible for verifying insurances, understanding each benefit, and submitting claims to insurances
- Perform preliminary testing, data collection, and entering/scanning medical records in EMR.
- Instruct patients on the insertion, removal, cleaning, care and proper handling of their contact lenses.
- Notifying patients when their contact lenses are available for dispensing.
- Clean and maintain equipment in the testing area and cover nightly
- Supply inventories and ensure inventory is not expired.
- Keep office in a clean state
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 21 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Application Question(s):
- What is your work availability throughout the week?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15