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Ophthalmic Assistant-March 2024
Madison
Mar 28, 2026
About Ophthalmic Assistant

  It's more than a career, it's a calling

  WI-SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care Madison Regent

  Worker Type:

  Regular

  Job Highlights:

  Join the SSM Health Team and Fulfill Your Calling!

  Our Culture

  At SSM Health, we bring together and cultivate exceptional people. When our employees thrive, so does our healing Mission.

  SSM Health is committed to creating a partnership with employees. We ask our employees to actively engage and participate in decisions that impact on their work. We celebrate together and recognize those people who help us deliver an exceptional experience.

  Our Opportunities

  SSM Health offers competitive compensation and benefits package including:

  Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

  Income based medical insurance premium discounts

  HSA/FSA options

  Short and Long-Term Disability

  Generous PTO

  403b/401k retirement plans

  Daily Pay! Access your paycheck when you want it

  Support to grow in the eye care field including obtaining the following levels of certification: Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA), Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT), Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT), and beyond.

  Eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus!

  Position Specific Information

  Schedule: 40 hours per week, day shift, Monday-Friday. No holidays, nights, or weekends!

  Location: SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care Clinic, 1025 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715. Travel to Baraboo, WI is required one day every other week.

  Ideal candidate: Seeking candidates with great communication skills, a team player, and ready to join a collaborative team of health professionals with on the job training to ultimately help patients see their best. Prior healthcare or eye care experience is preferred but not required.

  Job Summary:

  Participates in the care and treatment of eye care patients utilizing skills unique to optometry and ophthalmology. Demonstrates accountability to patients, peers and other health team members through positive customer relations and effective communication. Cares for children and adult patients of all ages.

  Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

  PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  Assists eye care providers in the exam and treatment of patients.

  Initiates documentation of the patient’s chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, and all pertinent ocular findings.

  May perform testing to include visual acuity measurement, color vision testing, lensometry, keratometry, testing pupil function, tonometry, automated perimetry, evaluation of EOMs (Extra-Ocular Muscle), confrontation visual field testing, and other patient services as requested by the provider.

  May act as a scribe by documenting (on behalf of the provider) all clinically relevant interaction and dialogue during the course of the patient visit. This will include: documenting history and exam, entering diagnoses, orders (medications, labs, imaging, consults, etc.), E&M (Evaluation & Management), follow up and patient instructions. Provides patient education under direction of eye care provider.

  Assists with minor surgery procedures and laser treatments in the office, including application and removal of dressings as directed.

  Inventories and maintains surgical instruments in accordance with system and department standards.

  Screens patients and calls for emergency/urgent situations; obtains pertinent information for provider.

  Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

  Performs other duties as assigned.

  EDUCATION

  High school diploma or equivalentEXPERIENCE

  One year heath care experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  Constant standing and walking.

  Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

  Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

  Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.

  Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

  Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

  Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.

  Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

  Occasional lifting/moving patients.

  Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

  Occasional driving.

  Licenses / Certifications:

  Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) - International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO), Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), FUTURE - Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) – Within 18 months - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)

  Work Shift:

  Day Shift (United States of America)

  Job Type:

  Employee

  Department:

  6650160164 DDD Ophth

  Scheduled Weekly Hours:

  40

  SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)

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