Trainee ophthalmic Assistant / Adminstration Assistant

Trainee Ophthalmic Assistant/ Administration Assistant

PAY:

15\.2 € 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: €15\.20 per hour

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, County Dublin (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (required)

Work Location: On the road

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