Eye Care Assistant Grosse Pointe Park

Overview

Eye Care Assistant – Full time – Grosse Pointe Park – Henry Ford Health

Eye Care Assistants perform administrative and clinical duties under the direction or supervision of an ophthalmologist. Responsibilities include taking medical histories, performing visual acuity and tonometry, assisting in examinations, maintaining instruments, and providing patient education.

• Medical History Taking:
  Obtain and accurately record patient’s medical and ocular history, including chief complaint, medications, allergies, and review of systems, following compliance guidelines. May scribe for the physician.
• Visual Acuity Testing:
  Perform visual acuity testing, including pinhole acuity, glare testing, and potential acuity testing (e.g., BAT, PAM).
• Lensometry:
  Apply basic optics necessary to measure the power of corrective lenses using automated or manual lensometers.
• Visual Field Testing:
  Perform confrontation visual field and screening tests using automated and/or frequency doubling perimetry; detect central field abnormalities with an Amsler grid.
• Tonometry:
  Demonstrate proper aseptic technique and measure intraocular pressure with non‑contact, digital and/or Goldmann applanation tonometers; calibrate Tono Pen.
• Instrument Maintenance and Repair:
  Care for, maintain, and perform minor servicing of exam room equipment; restock supplies as rooms are opened; replace light bulbs and fuses as needed.
• Other Specialized Tests:
  Perform color vision testing with color plates; measure pupil size; estimate anterior chamber depth with pen light; obtain measurements using automated refractors and/or keratometers.
• Other Patient Services:
  Coordinate patient flow and appointments; apply and remove eye dressings and shields; instill drops and ointment into patient’s eye; recognize symptoms of allergic reactions to medications; follow department protocol on prescription refill processing; provide patient education on tests – why done, when results are expected.
• Contact Lens Assisting:
  Take history from the patient on contact lens wear and identify problems; perform visual acuity with contacts; instruct patients on insertion, removal, care, and solutions for all types of lenses; insert trial contact lenses; order contact lenses per doctor specifications and initiate purchase orders; maintain contact lens stock and patient files.
• Refractometry:
  Enter spectacle data into a phoropter for the supervising physician or technician.
• Surgical Assisting:
  Set up and assist in non‑refractive laser surgery (argon, YAG, etc.) and minor surgery; prepare instrument tray for minor surgical procedures; disinfect lenses and instruments that make contact with the eye; maintain surgical instruments in accordance with OSHA standards.
• Utilize HFHS communication and patient information systems (phone, computer, fax, pagers, email, and interoffice mail) as needed; locate and prepare charts for daily schedule per physician protocol; respond to phone calls, fax messages, email promptly and effectively; document messages accurately; notify supervising physician on care management issues.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Position requires a high level of initiative and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Visual/hearing/verbal requirements:
  Ability to see details of objects at a close range; ability to listen to and understand information presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand during test procedures, in taking patient histories, and in performing tests on patients.
• Manual dexterity:
  Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects; attention to detail necessary due to the exacting nature of the position.
• Ability to find information and identify essential information in managing patient information.

• Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the HFHS’ Customer Service Policy.
• Must practice the customer skills as provided through on‑going training and in‑services.

Work in a patient care environment with possible exposure to infectious diseases.

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department:
  Ophthalmology – Grosse Pte Park
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable