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Our continued growth has created an opportunity for an On-Call, Ophthalmic Optometric Assistant Float. Service excellence is to be centered on patient care and patient relationships and is the responsibility of all employees. Teamwork is the norm and all employees will be held accountable to work as effective team members. To assist in the delivery of eye care as directed by the eye care provider (i.e., ophthalmologist/optometrist) and to deliver these services in a professional, cost effective and timely manner.

Schedule:
This is an on-call float position. Days and hours could range 0-40 hours / week depending on need. Schedule will vary Monday through Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm.

Locations person could work at:
Arden Woods, Bloomington, St. Paul Como Clinic, St. Louis Park West Clinic, Woodbury, and St. Paul Health Specialty Center

Pay Rate Range: 17.23 – 21.48 DOQ

Qualifications:
Required:
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• A minimum of one-year experience working as an Ophthalmic/Optometric Assistant in an Optometry or Ophthalmology setting.
• Must be professional, punctual, and dependable.
• Must possess good communication skills.
• Must be able to interact with various types of patients and staff.

Preferred:
• Formal Ophthalmic/Optometric training from an accredited technical or vocational school.

Physical Requirements:
• Must possess manual dexterity, good vision and be self-mobile. Ability to read, write and speak English.

Accountabilities:
1. Room patients for provider and perform the following procedures/assessments as indicated:
• Obtain patient history.
• Neutralize present glasses prescription.
• Obtain visual acuity.
• Perform extraocular muscle assessment.
• Perform confrontation visual fields.
• Perform pupil testing.
• Perform color vision testing.
2. Perform stereopsis testing as needed.
3. Perform amsler grid testing as needed
4. Perform tonometry.
5. Instill pharmaceutical drops as needed
6. Perform visual fields.
7. Obtain keratometry measurements as needed
8. Coordinate work-ins, walk-ins, patient phone calls, etc. with reception staff and eye care providers.
9. Maintain effective patient flow.
10. Assist provider with patient education as needed
11. Set up and assist provider in minor surgery procedures.
12. Maintain and order supplies.
13. Schedule surgery and explain pre-operative instructions.
14. Clean and maintain all instruments and exam rooms.
15. Contact Lens Duties include:
• Maintain and stock diagnostic trial lens and starter kits
• Insert and remove trial lenses as directed
• Verify, clean and polish rigid contact lenses (requires ability to use radiuscope)
• Order patient lenses and notify patient when lenses arrive promptly.
• Monitor lenses “to be picked up” for non-pickups; send lenses back for credit after two (2) months.
• Instruct new contact lenses wearers on insertion, removal and care of contact lenses.
• Ability to discuss contact lens types (including relative advantages and prices) and service fees. Collect applicable fees for contact lenses and services.
16. Perform other duties as assigned.

HealthPartners, nationally acclaimed for providing outstanding patient care, offers a comprehensive benefits package. To see a complete job description and/or to apply for this position, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/mys4Ix

www.healthpartners.jobs Job ID #19278.

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