Optical Specialist

Optical Specialist
Full-Time
Norristown, PA

$19-21/hour

Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Life Insurance
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- 401K
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Room for growth and development!

Who we are:

For over 55 years, Delaware Valley Community Health has been driven by our mission to serve the underserved population of Greater Philadelphia. We feel there is no greater cause than helping those in need, and we welcome all who share in our beliefs to consider joining us. At DVCH, there’s a lot of humanity in our workplace. We support each other in a friendly, dynamic, and diverse environment and treat each other like family. The work is often challenging but it’s always rewarding. We are committed to giving our people every opportunity to succeed. We believe that investing in our employees is the right thing to do by providing quality benefits and continuous learning opportunities to enhance the professional and personal lives of our team members. If you are eager to realize your true potential while helping those in need, we invite you to explore a career with purpose, and join our family at Delaware Valley Community Health.

What you will do:

This position is responsible for providing direct patient care, assisting clinicians and working with optometry students, residents and other personnel assigned to the Norristown DVCH clinic. Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) skills PREFERRED.

• Complete appropriate patient intake assessment, including patient chief complaint documentation, medical histories, care histories, various vision tests and diagnostic testing.
• Document intake and patient care in the Electronic Health Record.
• Monitor and facilitate patient flow in the clinic, working collaboratively with other clinical and front office staff, schedule special testing, obtain referrals for testing.
• Provide direct patient care services, including: visual field testing, ocular photography, nerve fiber analysis, optical coherence tomography, ultrasonography, vision screenings, contact lens dispensing, and pre-exam data collection.
• Educate patients, answer patient questions, and address concerns about care.
• Work with students to ensure that they are properly trained in selected patient care procedures, techniques and systems.
• Assist in ensuring all equipment is functional and ready for patient care activities.
• Follow up on treatment plans and patient questions, and/or refer patient questions to providers as appropriate
• Manage exam and testing rooms; daily open/close/cleaning, sterilization of instruments, organization, and stocking/placing orders for supplies.
• Assists with translating to Spanish speaking patients.
• Communicate effectively with patients, doctors, other team members and administration

COVID-19:

DVCH is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, patients, and visitors. In effort to achieve this goal, DVCH requires all employees, regardless of position, to be vaccinated for COVID-19.  If an employee is unable receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, a vaccine exemption form must be completed and submitted to the Employee Health Department.  Medical exemptions will be reviewed and approved in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer and religious exemptions will be reviewed and approved in coordination with the Chief Human Resources Officer. 

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DVCH is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ+ employer. For more information about DVCH and its services, visit us online at www.dvch.org