Summary
About this role
Company Overview
At Retina Institute of Illinois, we believe in providing compassionate and conscientious retinal care to our patients, with the goal of improving eyesight and preventing loss of vision.Established over 15 years ago, the Retina Institute of Illinois has been providing outstanding retinal care to the Chicago-land area and surrounding suburbs.
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.
Pay Range - $21.50-$23.00/hr. Commensurate with experience
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
- Travel between clinic locations is required
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
Experience Preferred
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.
Other facts
About Retina Institute of Illinois
What you'll do
- The Ophthalmic Technician I will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice by obtaining and documenting patient history, determining visual acuity, and performing various clinical tasks. The role also includes maintaining equipment and providing patient services.
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