National Vision - Millington, TN
posted 4 days ago
Full-time
Millington, TN
501-1,000 employees
Health and Personal Care Retailers
About the position
The Optometric Tech - Medical Assistant at America's Best plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient patient flow and assisting the optometrist with pre-screenings and testing prior to examinations. This position is essential for providing high-quality patient care and does not require prior optical experience, as training will be provided.
Responsibilities
- Ensure high quality patient care.
- Maintain a professional atmosphere and appearance of doctor's office and pretest room.
- Understand ocular terminology and diseases and know the ocular abbreviations.
- Explain to the patient the types of preliminary examinations.
- Complete necessary paperwork and perform testing on patients prior to doctor examination.
- Promote visual field testing and retinal screenings to eligible patients.
- Perform exam pre-screening.
- Review prescriptions and/or patient information carefully and identify special needs. Consult with the optician, Doctor or Retail Management when necessary.
- Ensure equipment, both Doctor's and pre-test, is properly maintained.
Requirements
- Previous retail/optical experience preferred, but not required.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Ability to learn optical knowledge.
- Able to give instruction in a clear and concise manner to customers.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Detailed oriented.
- Multitasking and time-management skills.
- Professional attitude and appearance.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including bonus potential.
- Health and dental insurance.
- 401k retirement savings with company match.
- Flex spending account.
- Paid personal time off.
- Paid company holidays.
- Parental leave.
- Employee eyewear discount.
