Ophthalmic Technician/Scribe

Job Description

Be caring, compassionate, and dedicated to excellent patient care as a thriving practice in the Upper East Side of Manhattan is now expanding. Excellent opportunity for a pre-med or gap year post college student as prior and current employees have been accepted to US medical schools, presented research at national conferences, and even published peer reviewed research papers in addition to the primary clinical job.

• Obtain patient medical history
• Measure visual acuity and pinhole tests, assess ocular motility, and confrontation visual fields, and refraction (strongly preferred if able to refract)
• Applanation Tonometry or willingness to learn or intraocular pressure checking using tonopen/iCare as well as willingness to learn
• Conduct visual field testing, Perform OCT, Fundus Photos and be willing to learn
• Maintain proficiency in procedure support and diagnostic coding
• Document medical visits and procedures as they are being performed by the physician accurately and thoroughly.
• Prepare exam rooms and assist during physician exam.
• Perform administrative tasks as needed by the physician including faxing, phone calls, referral letters.

Job Type

Job Type: Part-time

Pay

Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour

Medical Specialty

Medical Specialty: Ophthalmology

Work Location

Work Location: In person