Northwestern Medicine · 4 weeks ago
Ophthalmic Assistant - Certification Pending Full-time Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to providing a patient-first approach. The Ophthalmic Assistant will provide technical and clinical support to physicians while ensuring quality patient care for those with ophthalmic health conditions.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Interviews patients and documents histories
Performs technical workups, patient histories and special testing (Refractions w/ retinoscopy, Lensometry, Keratometry, Tonometry, Visual Fields, Amslers, Muscle Testing, Pupil Exams, Topography, OCT, IOL Master / Ascans, Fundus Photos)
Assists the physician with patient care, minor surgery, scribes
Communicates with patients (follow-up care, surgeries, procedures, changes in schedule, symptoms, surgery scheduling, etc.), returns phone calls (patients, pharmacies)
Maintains and cleans equipment, reports equipment deficiencies to management
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or GED equivalent
Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant certification through JCAHPO within one year of hire date (applicants who have obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree are exempt from the COA requirement)
Zero (0) to two (2) years' experience in a relevant role
Preferred
Two years related experience (equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered)
Surgical assistance experience
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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