Ophthalmic TechnicianScribe

Benefits : 401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Gathers important medical information and performs visual screening prior to Ophthalmologist's visit with patient.

Supervision Received : Reports directly to Clinic Manager

Typical Physical Demands : Requires prolonged standing, walking, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires excellent communication skills and a keen understanding of patients with sensory impairment. Must be able to express a caring attitude while performing the tasks required with accuracy and efficiency. Requires normal range of hearing and eye sight to perform necessary testing and reporting of findings.

Example of Duties :

Greets patient and introduces self prior to eye exam.

Explains to patient what patient should expect from technician’s work up and from the MDs.

Completes a detailed patient history which includes : past medical history (systemic and ocular), family medical history (systemic and ocular) medication history (systemic and ocular) and the chief complaint (the reason for the visit).

Checks patient's uncorrected (when applicable) and corrected visual acuity for distance (snellen) and near (jaeger).

Neutralizes eye glasses by either manual lensometry or automated lensometry.

Performs applanation and tonopen tonometry. Instills eye drops. Performs color testing, confrontation visual fields, extra ocular motility and pupil check on patients. Performs various testing including but not limited to : Fundus photography, Humphrey visual fields, OCT's Scribes for the physician entering all medical information into the chart. Familiarity with ophthalmic billing and coding is a plus.

Responsible for care, maintenance and stocking of assigned room(s).

Attends required staff and educational meetings as requested.

Maintains strictest confidentiality.

Performs related work as required.

Performance Requirements : Working knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology of the eye. Excellent communication skills. Needs to be focused on patient care and being part of a team environment. Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate. Applicant understands that we have two locations and would need to be able to work at both as the schedule requires. The locations are Murrells Inlet, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC.