Optometric Tech - Medical Assistant - Bilingual

Job Description
What would you do? – The Specifics
Ensures high quality patient care.
Maintains a professional atmosphere and appearance of doctor’s office and pretest room.
Understands ocular terminology and diseases and knows the ocular abbreviations.
Explains to the patient the types of preliminary examinations.
Completes necessary paperwork and performs testing on patients prior to doctor examination.
Promotes visual field testing and retinal screenings to eligible patients.
Performs exam pre-screening.
Reviews prescriptions and/or patient information carefully and identifies special needs. Consults with the optician, Doctor or Retail Management when necessary.
Fills out referral forms and follow-up paperwork as required.
Maintains accurate and organized patient records.
Ensures equipment, both Doctor’s and pre-test, is properly maintained.
Orders and maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals as directed.
Follows all store and corporate policies and procedures.
Participates in regularly scheduled mandatory communications meetings in order to keep informed of changes in corporate policies and initiatives.