Medical Secretary/Optometric Technician

Medical Secretary/Optometric Technician Needed

Our busy practice needs a team player, ready to learn, to help us give patients a 5-star experience every time they’re here. This is a full-time position offering you the stability of a career in healthcare.

As the first person to work with each patient during their appointment, you’ll be the one that documents feedback/concerns and shows them that we are there to serve them in every way we can. You’ll be handling a lot of the important work that goes on to set the doctor and the patient up for success.

NO Experience Needed:

Prior eyecare or medical office experience can be a plus, but certainly not required. We offer paid training to the right person with a great attitude, a helpful heart, and a love of learning! We will make sure you’re totally confident working with our equipment and patients before you start handling these tasks alone!

Some of your duties will include:

- Taking the patient back to the exam room and verifying their medical history

- Spending 10+ minutes with each patient before the doctor comes in, performing duties such as measuring visual acuity, peripheral vision, and extra ocular motilities ; and taking retinal photographs.

- Educating first-timers on the proper care and use of contact lenses.

- Manage contact lens inventory and become a specialty contact lens expert - we take a special pride in fitting many kinds of unique contacts!

- Completing proper tests based on the doctor’s diagnoses.

- Communicating with patients via phone and text to ensure they have the best care.

- Consistent cross-training for optimal career growth (offered and expected)

- Properly documenting procedures so everything gets paid by the patient’s insurance.

If you want a career where you can directly impact the well-being of your community, this is it!

Skills required – If these sound like you, please apply!

- You are comfortable with technology and open to learning new applications and software; you’ll harness the tools around you to make your job as easy or effortless as possible.

- Strong written and oral communication skills are a MUST, while being able to maintain a caring and professional demeanor.

- You are attentive, detail-oriented, organized, and your work reflects all of these characteristics.

- You’re known for doing what you say you’re going to do –Your reputation for honesty and integrity is legendary.

- You don’t know the meaning of “someone else’s problem” or “that’s not my job.” You’re always willing to jump in and help.

- You take pride and ownership in your work – whatever you do, you do it well.

- You are openly grateful to the people around you and see yourself as an integral part of your team’s success (because we will).

- You’re always up for learning something new and you try to master new skills quickly.

- You love to see other people happy and thriving, and you’ll do whatever you can to help them get there.

About Us

Optimal Eye Care is an established and growing private practice in Lewis Center. Our commitment is to provide the highest quality lenses, frames, and contact lenses to solve the vision needs of our patients. We love to come to work every day because we love our patients and what we do. We’ve built an office culture that can’t be beat and truly enjoy working with our staff.

We offer (upon eligibility):

- In-House Vision Benefits and Healthcare Stipend

- Paid vacation and paid holidays

- 401K with company match

- Competitive pay with experience appreciation

If you’re looking to join a team that feels like a family, where your efforts will always be appreciated, and where you will be valued for the amazing person you are, apply now!