Ophthalmic Technician/Scribe

Company Overview:

The Eye Center of St. Augustine is proud to be the oldest and largest state of the art eye care center in the area offering the convenience of an eye center, a surgery center, and an optical shop all under one roof. With satellite locations in World Golf Village, Palm Coast, and Palatka, our board-certified doctors provide premier best in class care to patients across Northeast Florida. Our ophthalmic surgeons, perform cataract, laser, and ophthalmic plastic surgery on site in our state-of-the-art Eye Surgery Center. We are also able to provide eye examinations for adults as well as children over the age of seven while offering a full-service optical shop at each of our locations. We are a fast growing, patient-centered, compassionate team!

Position Summary:

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

Responsibilities:

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include:

• Obtaining and documenting patient history

• Determining visual acuity

• Performing automated refraction

• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician

• Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMRP

  providing patient services

• Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)

• Pre-operative preparation of patient

• Maintaining equipment and instruments

Qualifications:

• 2 to 3 years of ophthalmic or optometric technician experience preferred

• COA preferred

• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required

• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations.

• Ability to pay attention to detail

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable

• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education/Certifications:

• Graduation from an accredited high school

Company Benefits:

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• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• 401k w/ Match

• HSA/FSA

• Telemedicine

• Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

• Employee Discounts and Perks

• Employee Assistance Program

• Group Life/AD&D

• Short Term Disability Insurance

• Long Term Disability Insurance

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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