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Optical Assistant / Optometric Care Team Member for Optometry Office (F/T)

Exchange Place Eye Associates LLC

Optical Assistant / Optometric Care Team Member for Optometry Office (F/T)

Jersey City, NJ
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The position will require becoming comfortable in all aspects of the operation of the office:

    1. Optical sales - assisting patients with eyewear selection in conjunction with vision plans (VSP / EyeMed)
    2. Appointment scheduling + vision & medical insurance eligibility checking and claims reconciliation 
    3. Pretesting patients (auto-refractor, non-contact tonometry, auto-lensometry)
    4. Running advanced instrumentation: Humphrey visual field, retinal photography, iVue OCT and other instrumentation
    5. Training patients on the proper use and care of contact lenses
    6. General clerical duties & use of electronic medical records (Crystal PM)
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Minimum 1 year experience REQUIRED
    • Excellent attention to detail
    • Good listener, critical thinker, creative problem solving
    • Outstanding communication skills
    • Computer literate, ability to type at least 50 words per minute
    • Must excel in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
    • Reliable, hard working, enthusiastic, team player
    • Confident, self-starter
    • With excellent references and proven work history
    • Ability to lift up to 20 lbs, and/reach overhead
    • Love for eye care, prior experience necessary
    • Bachelor's degree a plus

    Additional Information

    32 hours/week (Tuesday-Friday) with no weekends and no evenings. Prior eye care experience REQUIRED.