Optometric Assistant/Receptionist

Optometry office looking for a full-time office assistant/receptionist. Individuals who are quick learning and hard working will have opportunities to have more responsibilities. Experience in optometric field preferred but not required.

Requirements:

• High school or equivalent (G.E.D) education
• Retail sales/customer service /public facing experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Must be punctual and carry a professional demeanor and appearance
• Dresses accordingly, in "business casual" attire
• Efficient/fast typing skills, computer literacy
• Friendly and welcoming demeanor

Other Additional Qualifications (helpful but not required)

• Experience in answering phone calls
• Experience in optical sales
• Experience in optometry/medical administration
• Experience with vision benefits/insurance (VSP/EyeMed/etc)
• Experience with Eyefinity/Officemate/other EMR programs
• Knowledge of terminology, procedures and diagnosis for optometry/ophthalmology/opticanary/CPT/ICD-10 coding
• Pre-optometry/Pre-healthcare students
• Bilingual/Multilingual: (Cantonese (Preferred), Mandarin, Spanish, others))

Responsibilities

• Acting as a receptionist to optometrists including: answering phone calls, scheduling exams, confirming appointments, collecting fees, performing related bookkeeping procedures, maintaining appropriate patient records, maintaining records of daily deposits, other data entry
• Maintaining HIPAA compliance
• Cleaning and stocking office, inventory/ordering supplies
• Preparing and mail all postal items
• Performing other related duties as necessary

Additional future responsibilities assigned if qualified or may be training provided if necessary

• Helping patients select frames and lens options.
• Dispensing/adjusting eyeglasses
• Basic vision/medical billing
• Insurance billing and processing orders
• Optometric testing/pretesting

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, also may have option to work some Saturdays 9:30am-2:00pm (schedule dependent, not required)

See https://www.sfeyedocs.com/for-prospective-employees.html for details.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person