Full-Time
Ophthalmic Assistant
Certified, Duke Eye Center
Duke University
Private research university in Durham, NC
No salary listed
Durham, NC, USA
In Person
Category
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Required Skills
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Requirements
- An education background generally equivalent to a high school education is required.
- One year of directly related experience in Ophthalmology or Optometry is required, unless the candidate has graduated from an accredited Ophthalmic Technician program.
- Certification as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology is required.
- Basic Life Support certification is required.
Responsibilities
- Assist Eye Center physicians and technical support personnel with diagnostic testing for evaluation of patient eye problems.
- Perform preliminary screening examinations, including visual acuity, history taking, tonometry, lensometry, motility, pupil assessment, visual fields, simple color vision tests, and potentially refraction.
- Examine the cornea, lens, and anterior chamber using a slit lamp and document variations from normal.
- Administer dilation or anesthetic drops when directed.
- Assist patients with contact lens insertion and removal training.
- Clean and stock examination and procedure rooms and maintain their physical environment.
- Maintain supplies of sample drug medications and assist with ordering medical and office supplies.
- Prepare contaminated instruments and equipment for transport to sterilization.
- Facilitate equipment calibration, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Assist with appointments and telephone call screening; answer phones, take messages, and relay them to appropriate individuals.
- Call pharmacies for prescription refills under physician direction and record prescriptions in patient charts.
- File test results, forms, and letters into medical records.
- Maintain patient and coworker confidentiality and interact courteously with patients, visitors, and personnel.
- Resolve workplace conflicts constructively and respect individual, cultural, and social differences.
- Maintain required competencies, identify learning needs, and pursue appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
- Support the development of other staff and formal learners.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.
Duke University is a research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education alongside interdisciplinary research and health care.
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