Brake and Alignment Specialist

Description :

Our Mission is to deliver best-in-class ophthalmic and optometric care.

Magruder Eye Institute has been serving Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties for over 60 years, and is proud to be the leading ophthalmic group in the community. We offer a full spectrum of medical and surgical treatments so that all options are available to our patients. Magruder Eye Institute is committed to the delivery of personalized eye care of the highest quality. Not only do we value our patients, but we are also passionate about our staff. Our amazing leadership team is committed to cultivating and maintaining an employee centric work environment where every employee has a voice and a platform to share their ideas and suggestions, are encouraged and incentivized to broaden their education and training and are invited to participate in the numerous employee activities offered monthly.

Magruder Eye Institute is affiliated with Ascend Vision Partners premier network of Ophthalmic Medical Services.

Team members are hired to assist the organization in building a differentiated integrated eye care platform focused on superior patient care delivered through our network of optometrists and ophthalmologists. Team members are expected to a behavior of professionalism, which includes but is not limited to, acting with integrity and accountability, support our clinicians in all aspects of patient care delivery, support a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in our organization, and enhance the patient access to primary and specialty eye care. Our vision is to create an admired healthcare company dedicated to delivering personalized eye care with outstanding patient outcomes.

GENERAL SUMMARY :

The Ophthalmic Technician (Certified or Non-Certified) performs a range of duties which includes preparing the patient for the provider (preliminary exam, medical history, & testing), preparation of examination and treatment rooms, performing basic and routine vision screening examinations, administering eye medications, cleaning and maintaining ophthalmic instruments and assisting physicians during minor surgical and laser procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provides primary ophthalmic care to patients and act as clinical assistant to physician.
• Performs complete ophthalmic history and preliminary exams, sub-specialty tests (refraction, VF test, A-Scan Biometry (IOL master), Pachymetry, PAM evaluation, color testing, and contact lens evaluation).
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit. Accurately records all information in EMR system according to established standards and physician requirements.
• Checks condition of patients' eyes by observing pupils, muscle, visual acuity, extraocular movements, and blood pressure (if requested by Physician).
• Prepares patients for ophthalmology examination by dilating pupils, changes in visual acuity, elevated extraocular pressure, or blood pressure and communicating results to Attending Physician.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records, completing diagnostic and procedure coding, and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders, use of drops, contact lenses, drugs, and answer questions about surgery and specialty imagining required / ordered.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures along with complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and promptly reporting equipment issues.
• Processes prescription refill requests.
• Performs set standard number of patient work-ups based on established times while maintaining quality of customer service.
• Maintains stock in exam room in accordance to standard inventory and physician preferences.
• Maintains minor procedure stock and all sterilization of instruments.
• Sets up and prep for minor procedures to include setting sterile tray and maintaining sterile field.

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