Licensed Optician

DEPARTMENT

TIFT

OPHTHALMOLOGY F ACILITY

Ophthalmology

WORK TYPE

Full Time S HIFT:

Daytime SUMMARY:

The Licensed Optician interprets prescriptions to help patients select the eyeglass and lens or contacts that will best suite their needs. Adjust eyeglasses to ensure a proper fit, assist with contact lens fitting, provides patient instruction, and educates patients on the proper care of their eyeglasses and/or contact lens. The Licensed Optician is responsible for delivering quality optical care to patients, observing and documenting patient responses, providing guidance and assistance to all office staff, the caliber of patient care performed by them self, providing customer service to patients, patients' families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and other medical and non-medical persons.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interprets prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrist. Completes all documentation in a timely manner. Completes optical interventions and physician's orders in a timely manner. Collects eye measurements including corneal width and thickness. Helps clients select eyeglasses and lens treatments including tints and coatings. Creates work orders to send to lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses. Adjusts eyeglasses to ensure a proper fit. Educates clients on proper eyeglass and contact lens care. Assists with contact lens fitting and patient instruction. Keeps track of orders, prescriptions and inventory. Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. ("TRHS") policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.

Understands and adheres to:

TRHS' compliance standards as they appear in TRHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information. Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position. Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs. Attends all mandatory education programs. Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes. Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements. Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department. Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects. Manages resources effectively. Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel. Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

EDUCATION

• Associate's Degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing or Education equivalent experience: High School Diploma or Equivalent and State of Georgia Board registered Apprentice with completion of at least the minimum number of hours experience required to sit for the licensing exam.

CREDENTIALS

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LICENSED DISPENSING OPTICIAN OTHER INFORMATION

Current valid licensing with the Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians is required. Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.