Tpr/cpm Staff

Overview


Embark on a rewarding career with Tenet Physician Resources. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

To greet patients in a professional, courteous manner and obtain and document pertinent medical and ophthalmic patient history on the appropriate forms. This person is also responsible for basic clinical and diagnostic testing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic diagnostic tests accurately and in a way that instills patient confidence and assist physician or optometrist with clinical procedures, administers eye drops and oral medications and inserts and removes contacts 
• Triages patients appropriately based on appointment time and acuity of problem prepares patient for doctor and maintains smooth, efficient flow throughout clinic 
• Must be able to travel between offices as needed to staff other clinics. Adheres to all administrative and clinical practice policies and procedures. Maintain efficient patient flow in exam area and keep patient informed of waiting status 
• Provide accurate and consistent documentation. Provide education to patients before and after procedures in terms they can understand, providing written instructions as available. 
• Ensure that all medical records are in appropriate order, secured in the chart and each page contains patients full name and birthday before returning to medical records 
• Obtain patient history. Accurately test patients distance acuity, near acuity, confrontation visual fields, stereo and color testing 
• Perform lensometry on singe, bifocal, and progressive lenses as well as transposition accurately with minimal guidance 
• Able to perform Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer accurately. Able to perform refractometry with minimal assistance 
• Has a basic understanding of ophthalmic medications including name, strength, dosage and reason for use. May be assigned ASC duties as appropriate, ranging from Provider assistance to running of lasers or related items 
• Able to correctly perform the following procedures without supervision: Keratometry (ARK); IOL Master; Pachymetry; Topography; Check angles with slit lamp; Identify pupil abnormalities and perform careful pupil measurements.

Qualifications

Education:  
Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Completion of COA or COT Training Program is highly preferred 

Experience:  
Preferred:  6 months to a year of experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant 

Certifications: 
Required:Active CPR/BLSthrough an AHA accredited program or agency. 
Knowledge and Skills:  
Proficiency using a computer and a lensometer 

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Organization Description

Tenet Physician Resources (TPR) provides the ability for physicians to focus on what matters most - compassionate care to the communities we serve - while we manage the day-to-day operations. TPR offers a wide range of opportunities for professionals to meet career expectations at every stage of life. Practices employ physicians, medical assistants and administrative staff to work in environments with advanced medical equipment, robust data and technology.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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