Ophthalmic Technician I

Company Overview

Georgia Retina, one of the largest retina-only medical practices in the Southeast, continues to provide patients with the most advanced medical treatments available for retinal diseases and disorders.

With over 200 years of combined experience, Georgia Retina's board-certified ophthalmologists offer world-class expertise and a personalized approach to patient care in 13 Metro Atlanta area locations.

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 EMR
• Providing patient services
• Maintaining equipment and instruments

This role requires traveling to any office within a 30 mile radius or 3 offices that are closest to the employees home. As a floater, the employee will recieve a monthly travel stipend in exchange for the travel.

Qualifications

• 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 :

Graduation from an accredited high school

Company Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees :

• 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.