Optometry Tech - FullTime

Job summary

To provide greater access to quality, compassionate, and professional healthcare through our comprehensive health system and community partnerships. To operate a optometry clinic to meet the needs of the residents of the community

• Education & Training
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Must pass annual competencies

• Experience
• Optometry and/or Healthcare experience preferred

• Job Responsibilities
• Performs daily functions related to providing care to patients of the community; actively and consistently contributes to department operations and communication; behaves in a manner consistent with the mission of OCHC and performs other duties as requested.
• Takes vital signs and documents all information correctly.
• Gathers and documents initial patient subjective data, reason for visit and uses correct template.
• Reconciles medications at every patient visit. Adding and deleting medications as needed.
• Asks all pertinent questions for quality measures as required and documents correctly to ensure quality QI data.
• Conduct testing prior to the doctor's evaluation.
• Prepare examination rooms and ensure they are clean, properly stocked and organized.
• Prepare and perform diagnostic testing as directed by the doctor.
• Educate patients on contact lens insertion, removal and care.
• Adjust and repair frames as needed.
• Promptly assists provider in patient care as requested.
• All patient exam/procedure rooms are cleaned in compliance with OCHC Infection Control Policy and in a timely manner.
• Stocks rooms and pulls expired supplies.
• Receives and handles patients medical related phone calls, relaying information to patients, as directed by provider. Documents in the medical record all information relayed.
• Obtains consent for procedures/injections. Gathers all supplies as needed.
• Monitor and complete assigned provider task list in a timely manner.