Ophthalmic Assistant

Summary:

The Ophthalmic Assistant reports to the LPG Ophthalmology Practice Manager or designee. Assists the ophthalmologist in patient care by taking histories performing various procedures and tests and prepares the patients to see the doctor. Assists in the processing of patients by performing office administrative support duties.

Responsibilities:

The ophthalmic assistant initiates patient evaluation by documenting the chief complaint history of present illness review of systems and all pertinent ocular findings accurately and in accordance with compliance guidelines.

Performs visual acuity assessment refraction color vision testing lensometry pupillary evaluation ocular motility tonometry pupillary dilation and all other patient services requested by the provider.

Perform specialized testing such as visual fields optical coherence tomography ophthalmic photography corneal topography specular microscop...