We are actively recruiting for a Junior Medical Administrator for a busy clinic based in Clane, Co. Kildare.
In this role, you’ll manage reception duties, which include answering calls, warmly greeting patients, and handling administrative tasks.
You will also be responsible for preparing the patient to see the Consultant, (preliminary exam, medical history, & testing), performing basic and routine vision screening examinations, and administering eye medications once fully trained.
Due to the location of the role, and the biweekly requirement to travel to other clinics for training purposes and to provide holiday cover you must have your own transport.
Job Responsibilities will include the following, please note full training will be provided:
- Perform complete ophthalmic history and preliminary exams, sub-specialty tests
- Perform pre-exam testing to include visual acuity assessment, including pinhole, visual field testing, pupillary dilation, and all other patient services as requested by the Consultant including special tests such as dry eye testing
- Perform and specialised testing such as visual fields, ophthalmic photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), Optical Biometry (IOL, Master and Lensstar)
- Administering medications and topical treatments
- Perform set standard number of patient workups based on established times while maintaining quality of customer service
- Educate patients regarding administration of medications and pre- and post-operative instructions as directed by consultant
- Assist with maintenance of clinical examination equipment
- Check expiration date and inventory as necessary
- Open and close exam rooms daily, ensuring that equipment is wiped down in an appropriate manner, battery powered instruments are seated properly in re-charge wells and slit lamps are switched off under covers
- Follow all safety procedures as per guidelines
Suitable candidate should have the following to qualify for this role:
- 6 months’ + experience in an office environment (Administration or Reception )
- Strong PC skills along with attention to detail on spelling and grammar
- Outstanding interpersonal skills as well as a neat and professional appearance
- Position requires a great deal of initiative and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Employees must maintain patient confidentiality
- Our client supports this role to prepare and achieve certification from JCAHPO (Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology)
- Further skills may then be determined to progress to a senior role
- Suitable candidate must have 100% level of English Written & Oral
On offer:
Salary commences at €29k, increases to 31K after 6 months and to €33k on completion of the JCAHPO exams. This will increase again if promoted to a more senior role.
Hours of work:
Monday to Friday, typically 9am to 5pm, flexibility required to cover early opening or late finishing appointments