The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks an Ophthalmic Assistant to generate important preliminary information to be used by Eye Clinic providers, review patient status, and perform medical tests. Other essential job duties include case management, assisting patients in overcoming barriers they may encounter in obtaining eye care, providing advocacy to ensure that patients receive necessary and, in some cases, sight-saving services. This position's hours will be Monday-Friday 7:30 am-4:00 pm, and is located at 2130 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80205 and reports to the Vision Services Manager (R1210).

NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Coalition Benefits

In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:

• Health insurance coverage on the first day of employment: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same- and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending/dependent care/public transit accounts;
• Free basic life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 8 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first full year.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains current and complete COVID‐19 vaccination(s), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities
• Integrates Eye Care services in partnership with the Stout Street Health Center staff.
• Assists in scheduling appointments for eye exams and specialty services. Carefully triage patients routinely to determine risk level. Working knowledge of common symptoms is essential to determine scheduling priority.
• Clinically prepares patients for eye exams by obtaining health history, checking blood glucose, obtaining outside eye records, performing diagnostic testing, visual acuity, Visual Field Testing, Ocular Coherence Technology, Pachymetry, Tonometry and dilation of eyes.
• Performs Optical duties including assisting patients with frame selection, fitting, measurements, and submission through the Vision Web portal. Verifies completed frame orders for accuracy using Lensometer. Adjusts glasses and repairs frames.
• Establishes plan and submits referrals for specialty eye exams including Denver Health using EPIC software, UC Health, and other community partners. Assists patient in transportation and advocacy at appointments, obtains respite when necessary. Builds relationships with patients to support treatment and obtain improved eye health.
• Orders medications for patients through electronic health records based on the assessment and plan as directed by Eye Clinic providers.
• Records and completes ICD-10 billing route slips based on provider notes and submits documentation to Revenue Cycle in a timely manner.
• Forms positive relationships with volunteer providers, community providers, and various other vendors and donors to ensure excellent access to care for patients. This includes soliciting reduced cost and pro bono services, including specialty visits, surgeries, equipment, and eyeglass frames.
• Tracks high-risk return visits for patients with pathology and in need of follow up appointments, notifying them and scheduling timely visits.
• Coordinates care with medical providers based on eye visit findings, including patients with diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, neurological findings, labs, and cultures, etc.
• Educates patients and providing further explanation of eye diagnosis, treatment, and plan for care. Teaching patients how to properly instill medications, change bandages, insert eye and care for eye prosthesis.
• Prepares for and assist with in-office procedures.
• Order supplies, eye medications, cleans and stocks exam lanes.
• Maintains current and complete COVID‐19 vaccination(s), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

​​Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

​Qualifications Summary

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) Certification preferred.
• One year experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant/Technician preferred.
• Experience in a health care setting, preferably eye care.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVENT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.67 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Ophthalmology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• CCH has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Are you fully vaccinated or willing to become fully vaccinated prior to being employed with us?

Experience:

• Ophthalmology: 1 year (Preferred)
• healthcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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