Job description
Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
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Position Highlights:
- Position: Ophthalmic Medical Assistant, Eye Center
- Location: Lake Bluff, IL and Gurnee, IL
- Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
- Hours: Monday-Friday, rotating hours, in addition to rotating weekends
- Required Travel: Travel to and between other Medical Group offices will be required
What you will need:
- Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience required
- Certification: CPR certification through the American Heart Association required
- Experience: One year experience as a NorthShore Medical Group (PSA) Patient Support Associate in ophthalmology department or related experience. Working knowledge of Microsoft office programs preferred. Epic knowledge and experience preferred.
What you will do:
- Receive payments from patients and distributes appropriate receipts and change if necessary
- Schedule in office and OR surgical procedures for ophthalmology general, pediatrics, comea and external disease, retina, LASIK, glaucoma, neuro ophthalmology and oculoplastics
- Educate patients effectively on LASIK, PRK, PTK, lasers used, pre and post operative care and stay abreast on changes as pertaining to LASIK and services provided
- Communicate effectively with patient about surgical costs, financial agreements, payment processes as pertaining to ocular surgical and non-surgical procedures
- Chief Complaint, eye medical and eye surgery history
- Patient and Past Family Social History
- Review of Systems
- Verify Prescription benefits in EPIC
- History of Present Illness (HPI) to include at least 4 of the 8 "elements"
- Medical Review, including clicking "Medications Reviewed" button in EPIC
- Allergies
- Vitals and pain assessment PRN
- Record patient's distance visual acuity each eye separately, with/without correction
- Record patient's near visual acuity each eye separately, with/without correction
- Lensometry of patients spectacles for distance and near Rx indicating type of multi-focal (base curve and optical centers PRN)
- Amsler Grid
NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. Located in Naperville, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, provides for the mental health needs of area residents. For more information, visit NorthShore.org, SwedishCovenant.org, NCH.org and EEHealth.org.
When you work for NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.northshore.org) to better understand how NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
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Job Posting
: Oct 5, 2022, 7:47:42 AM
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