Retina Team

Company Intro:
At American Vision Partners (AVP), we partner with the most respected ophthalmology practices in the country and integrate best-in-class management systems, operational infrastructure, and advanced technology to provide the highest quality patient care possible. Our practices include Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, Southwestern Eye Center, Retinal Consultants of Arizona, M&M Eye Institute, Abrams Eye Institute, Southwest Eye Institute, Aiello Eye Institute, Moretsky Cassidy Vision Correction, Wellish Vision Institute, West Texas Eye Associates and Vantage Eye Center. We are focused on building the nation’s largest and most comprehensive eye care practices and currently operate more than 100 eye care centers in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Texas – including 25 ambulatory surgical centers.

At AVP we value teamwork, providing exceptional experiences, continuous improvement, financial strength, and hard work. We are committed to providing best-in-class patient care, pioneering research and technology, and most importantly, rewarding and recognizing our employees

Overview:
As a member of the Retina Team, you’ll gather important medical information from the patient and perform preliminary tests under the direction of the provider. You’ll also scribe as well as perform photography, injections and OCT’s.

Responsibilities:

Welcomes patients and visitors with a positive, warm disposition

Keeps doctors’ rooms filled to ensure clinic patient flow

Obtains patient histories through intake assessments, making note of findings in EHR

Scribes the provider’s dictated findings into the patient’s electronic health record

Generates medication prescriptions, as directed from the provider, through Erx

Performs photography as ordered by the physician for documentation, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular pathology following standard protocol

Maintains inventory of photography supplies

Performs OCT’s as ordered by the physician for documentation, diagnosis and treatment

Responsible for injections of fluorescein angiogram dye, including preparing and drawing up of syringe

Triages incoming calls for potential retina emergencies and advises physician of patient’s signs and symptoms to determine when a patient should be seen

Educates patients on ophthalmic conditions and consent for procedures and surgery

Reviews schedules for the provider to ensure patients are scheduled correctly and reports any issues to management in a timely manner

Generates letters for referring providers, E-faxing and monitoring fax statuses

Maintains exam rooms, including cleaning/sterilization as necessary

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED required

At least 1-year of experience as Ophthalmology Assistant/Technician preferred

COA, COT is a plus

Current certification in ophthalmology photography preferred

Knowledge of sterile techniques

Detail oriented; reliable and able to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Flexible schedule working Monday-Friday

Ability to travel to locations as needed- travel time and mileage are paid benefits

Benefits & Perks:
Your health, happiness and your future matters At AVP, we offer everything medical and dental insurance, significant eye care discounts, child care assistance, pet insurance, continuing education funds, 401(k), paid holidays plus PTO, Sick Time, opportunity for growth, and much more

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