Ophthalmic Assistant/Technician

Position: Ophthalmic Assistant
Location: Sammamish, WA
Employment Type: Full-time
Company: Private Practice Optometry Office

About Us: We are a well-established Optometric practice in Sammamish, committed to providing excellence and compassion in eye care. Our team of dedicated professionals strives to enhance the vision and well-being of our patients.

Job Summary: The Ophthalmic Assistant plays a crucial role in our clinical team. As an integral part of our practice, you will assist the doctors in delivering high-quality patient care. Your responsibilities will include answering the phone, gathering patient information, and sometimes performing diagnostic testing to prepare the patient to see the Dr and ensuring smooth patient flow.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Patient Chart Review: Ensure completeness and accuracy of patient information.
• In-Office Procedures: Assist with in-office procedures, ensuring proper informed consent and setup.
• Frame Selection: Assist patients in selecting frames and doing the appropriate measurements to enable you to order the glasses
• Contact Lens Training: Soft & Gas Permeable Contact Lens Trainings
• Dispense Glasses: Adjusting and properly fitting glasses once they have come in
• Room Maintenance: Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of exam rooms.
• Answering Phones/Scheduling Patients

Most importantly, we are looking for a team member who is friendly and outgoing, values kindness and understanding, and is willing to go above and beyond the listed duties and responsibilities when providing care for our patients. We stive to make our patients feel confident that their vision needs have been cared for to the best of our abilities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.65 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Uniform allowance

Medical specialties:

• Ophthalmology

Schedule:

• 4x10
• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Sammamish, WA 98075: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person