Trainee Ophthalmic Assistant/ Administration Assistant
PAY:
14.7€ per hour
Part time:
27 hours per week
Days of the week:
Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday availability
Location:
between the 2 clinics in Mullingar and Dublin
Other requirement:
1- Having own car, valid full driving licence
2- Garda Vetting
3- references x 2 from previous employers including last employer
Clinical duties (full training will be provided):
* Perform complete ophthalmic history and preliminary exams.
* Perform pre-exam testing to include visual acuity assessment, including pinhole, visual field testing, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services as requested by the Consultant including special tests.
* Perform and specialised testing such as visual fields, ophthalmic photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), Optical Biometry of different model types.
* Administering medications and topical treatments.
* Performs set standard number of patient work-ups based on established times while maintaining quality of customer service.
* Educate patients regarding administration of medications and pre- and post-operative instructions as directed by consultant.
* Assist with maintenance of clinical examination equipment.
* Check expiration date and inventory as necessary.
* Open and close exam rooms daily, ensuring that equipment is wiped down in an appropriate manner, battery powered instruments are seated properly in re-charge wells and slit lamps are switched off under covers.
* Follow all safety procedures as per guidelines.
* Outstanding interpersonal skills as well as a neat and professional appearance.
Administration duties:
* Managing a busy clinical & surgical appointment schedule.
* Processing insurance billing forms and invoices for all surgical and clinical procedures.
* Updating our practice management system with appointment and patient details
* Live scheduling of clinical and surgical appointments efficiently.
* Accurate data entry of patient information into various systems
* Deal with a high-level volume of calls in a timely and efficient manner.
* Working to strict process protocols to ensure patients receive the best standard of care.
* Ensure all patients receive the highest level of service from the practice before and after their consultations and surgeries.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term, Specified-purpose
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: €14.70 per hour
Expected hours: 27 per week
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Do you have own car?
* Are you willing to travel to our satellite clinic in Mullingar?
* Do you have previous experience working in an Eye Clinic facility or optician shop? Previous experience is preferable but not mandatory
Education:
* Leaving Certificate (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Full Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* Ireland (required)
Location:
* Dublin, CO. Dublin (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
* 50% (required)
Work Location: On the road