Job Description
Job Description
Pride Health is hiring an Ophthalmic Assistant to support our client’s medical facility based in Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. This is a 3+ month assignment (Possibility of extension or conversion) opportunity and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!
Job Details:
Job Name: Ophthalmic Assistant
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
Duration: 3+ months Contract (Possibilities of extension)
Payrate: $24-27/hr. on w2/Pay Rate is based on experience and educational qualifications.
Schedule: Mon - Fri / 8 am to 5 pm (5 days/wk.)
Job Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates clinical competence in providing direct patient care and assisting physicians during ophthalmic examinations and procedures.
- Performs patient care duties within scope of practice, adhering to departmental standards, policies, and protocols.
- Proactively addresses patients’ individual and family needs, ensuring a positive and informed experience throughout their visit.
- Escorts patients to exam rooms and prepares them for evaluation in a timely and organized manner.
- Accurately records and updates patient information, including vital signs, visual acuity, and medical history, in the electronic health record (EHR) system.
- Assists physicians and mid-level providers during diagnostic testing and in-office treatments.
- Performs authorized clinical procedures such as vision screening, tonometry, pupil dilation, and selected laboratory tests as directed.
- Prepares and processes e-prescriptions to pharmacies as instructed by the physician, in compliance with policy.
- Cleans, inspects, and maintains ophthalmic instruments and equipment per manufacturer and infection control guidelines.
- Processes and labels laboratory specimens appropriately, ensuring correct documentation and timely transport.
Qualifications:
- Highschool/GED or equivalent.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience.
Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
About Pride Health
Pride Health is Pride Global's healthcare staffing branch, providing recruitment solutions for healthcare professionals and the industry at large since 2010. As a minority-owned business that delivers exceptional service to its clients and candidates by capitalizing on diverse recruiting, account management, and staffing backgrounds, Pride Health's expert team provides tailored and swift sourcing solutions to help connect healthcare talent with their dream jobs. Our personalized approach within the industry shines through as we continue cultivating honest and open relationships with our network of healthcare professionals, creating an unparalleled environment of trust and loyalty.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
As a certified minority-owned business, Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
Company DescriptionPride Global offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Company Description
Pride Global offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.