Ophthalmic Technician / Scribe

Love what you see, see what you love! Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for each patient by providing compassionate and excellent care using the latest advancements in healthcare. We offer a full spectrum of medical and surgical treatments so that all options are available to our patients. Central Florida Eye Specialists takes pride in practicing our core values: Quality, Respect, Compassion, and Excellence. Our amazing leadership team is committed to cultivating and maintaining an employee centric work environment where every employee has a voice and a platform to share their ideas and suggestions, are encouraged and incentivized to broaden their education and training and are invited to participate in the numerous employee activities offered monthly. Central Florida Eye Specialists is affiliated with EyeSouth Partners' premier network of Ophthalmic Medical Services.

The Ophthalmic Scribe/Tech (medical assistant) position allows you to work daily while providing direct hands-on care to our patients and physicians.  Our clinical staff report high levels of satisfaction with their roles at Central Florida Eye Specialists because they get to play a vital role in helping save peoples sight each and every day.  Though the days may be long and busy, we find the results to be well worth the effort. 

Our ophthalmic technicians and scribes (medical assistants) gather information from patients, take images, notate information into patient charts, and help set up for exams and treatments, document the physician dictated patient encounter - and so much more!  This position is great for those interested in veterinary technician, medical assistant, behavioral technician, phlebotomist, radiology technician and more.  We will train the right candidate.

Position Responsibilities: 

• History taking
• Visual acuity measurement
• Refractometry (measurements for the glasses prescription)
• Tonometry (measure eye pressure)
• Measure pupil size and reactivity
• Test and measure eye muscle function
• Visual field testing
• Corneal thickness measurement
• Corneal curvature measurement
• Corneal topography
• Retinal nerve fiber layer measurement
• Retinal thickness and topography
• Fluorescein angiography
• A and B-scan ultrasonography
• Assist with contact lens fitting, and patient instruction
• Prepare for and assist with in-office procedures
• Surgical assisting

Performed other duties as assigned:

• Accurate clinical judgement
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Obvious enthusiasm and interest in required
• Affable and outgoing personality with professional demeanor
• A true desire to learn
• The ability to communicate effectively to employees and patients
• Ability to make independent, accurate decisions regarding the best use of his/her time
• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
• The ability to recognize inconsistencies in test results
• The ability to seek advice from others when accuracy is uncertain, and findings are inconsistent
• An attitude that reflects a desire to go beyond the minimum required duties
• Understanding that dependent upon need there may be instances where he/she is asked to travel to satellite offices

Required Qualifications:

• Medical work experience NOT required, but it can increase your starting rate 
• Demonstrated effectiveness showing courtesy, diligence, integrity, and teamwork
• Strong interpersonal skills (effective listening, clear communication, effective customer problem resolution, warm demeanor)
• Able to work long and irregular hours, and travel to different locations based on clinic needs
• Ability to master ophthalmology terminology
• Required to have reliable transportation between local clinics during the workday (mileage is reimbursed)
• High School Graduate

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in a busy optometry, ophthalmology and/or retina clinic
• COA, COT, or COMT certification 
• Bilingual in Spanish

Physical Demands:

• Ability to view patient images and operate computer devices
• Ability to converse with patients - speaking and hearing
• Frequent use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse
• Near constant standing and walking
• Manual dexterity to operate ophthalmic equipment

Other Position Details:

• Schedule varies depending on assigned role and/or assigned physician
• Monday to Friday schedule
• Uniform/Scrub allowance of $200
• Some job titles that usually have relevant experience for this position: medical assistant, optometric technician, ophthalmic technician, optician, veterinary technician, ophthalmic scribe, ophthalmic photographer, phlebotomist, certified nurses assistant

If you wish to join a growing team with favorable benefits and perks, while contributing to a best-in-class organization, please apply with your resume

Central Florida Eye Specialists offers a competitive benefits package to its employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine (100% company paid)
• EAP (100% company paid)
• Group Life/AD&D (100% company paid)
• STD (100% company paid)
• LTD (100% company paid)
• Generous PTO Package
• 7.5 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Scheduling
• Employee Discounts and Perks

Central Florida Eye Specialists is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.