Ophthalmic Assistant - Part Time - Cambridge

**Ophthalmic Assistant – Cambridge****Job Profile Summary**This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Ophthalmology duties: Performs, prescribes, and analyzes results for the treatment of illnesses, diseases, injuries, and conditions that are related to the eye. Tasks include vision assessments, eye surgeries and advanced forms of eye disease in patients with significant systemic illness. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An entry-level role typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and requiring vocational or technical education. Work is routine or follows standard procedures, is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.**Job Description****Minimum Qualifications:****Preferred Qualifications:**3. Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA).4. One (1) year experience in an ophthalmic practice.**Duties and Responsibilities:** The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.2. Performs various screening tasks including visual acuity, auto lensometry, auto refraction/keratometry, Ishihara plates, Amsler grid, stereo tests, confrontation visual fields, D-15 color tests, and corneal topography.8. Set up exam rooms by ensuring that they are clean, organized, stocked with necessary medications, supplies, instruments, forms, and patient education materials. **Physical Requirements:****Skills & Abilities:** 1. Some knowledge of eye terminology and anatomy and physiology of the eye.2. Knowledge of or aptitude for biological sciences.3. Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with patients and understand their needs and be responsive to elderly and sensory handicapped.5. Excellent communication skills effectively explaining the exam process to patients and attempting to allay their concerns and apprehensions.7. Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume clinics.Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care. #J-18808-Ljbffr