Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Job Code: S808

Working Title: Student Nursing Assistant - Ophthalmology (Contact Lens)

Job Description:

The Student Nursing Assistant supports the Optometry (Contact Lens) Clinic in the Department of Ophthalmology with a combination of direct patient care and administrative tasks.

Direct Patient Care Duties

* Obtain competency in and use the auto refractor to read patient glasses.

* Educate patients on the insertion and removal contact lens wear.

* Educate patients on contact lens solution compliance.

* Educate patients on lid hygiene compliance.

* Disinfect trial and diagnostic lenses.

* Stock and inventory trial lenses as needed.

* Clean and disinfect patient rooms.

* Escort patients to exam rooms for tech evaluation.

Administrative Duties

* Answer incoming calls for the Contact Lens clinic.

* Schedule, cancel, and reschedule patient appointments.

* Schedule outpatient appointments.

* Process the rescheduled bump lists.

* Confirm patient demographics, insurance, MSP, and caregiver information and makes changes as needed.

* Participate in the patient triage process by coordinating same day urgent/emergent appointments in collaboration and consultation with physician.

* Process EPIC workques and inbaskets including staff messages, orders, patient reminders, patient scheduling, and patient advice requests.

* Fax and scan clinic documents as needed.

* May perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Flexible

Approximate Hours Per Week: 10-20 hours

Pay Rate: $15/hr

Required Documents: Resume

The department is seeking a student with availability to start this position in late summer/early fall 2024.

Please e-mail resume to Tammy Boehme attamara-boehme@uiowa.edu (mailto:barbara-marak@uiowa.edu).