Ophthalmic Assistant Certified - Eye Care
CHRISTUS Health
Longview, TX
Summary:
Performs high-quality ophthalmic procedures, focusing on patient care and education.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Advanced understanding of ophthalmic anatomy is required, as well as the ability to efficiently scribe for physicians.
- Promptly and professionally assisting the doctor in patient care, collecting patient history, and performing patient education.
- Performing technical workups to include visual acuity, lensometry, color vision, visual field tests (Humphrey and Goldman), manual keratometry, refraction, Amslers, muscle testing, topography, pupil exams, OCT, pachymetry, and other special testing as directed by physician.
- Advanced technical workups in performing retinoscopy and A-Scans as directed by physician.
- Follows physician protocol for A-Scans and fills in at Special Testing when needed.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma required.
- Graduate of accredited Vision program preferred.
Experience
- 1 year of experience working at an Ophthalmology clinic setting required.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required.
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) from IJCAHPO required.
- Ophthalmic Scribe Certification (OSC) preferred.
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
About the Company
CHRISTUS Health
In 1999, two historic Catholic charities became one, forming CHRISTUS Health and creating a unique purpose in the modern health care market - to take better care of people.
To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the mission that the Sisters of Charity Health Care system and Incarnate Word Health system shared for more than a century, is now also the mission of CHRISTUS Health.
Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United States by size, the CHRISTUS Health system includes more than 40 hospitals and facilities in seven U.S. states, Chile and six states in Mexico, with assets of more than $4.6 billion.
Whether seeking care in Alexandria Louisiana, or Coahuila, Mexico, patients discover that the healing spirit is alive at CHRISTUS Health.