Optometrist assistant vs clinical assistant

Differences between optometrist assistant and clinical assistant duties and responsibilities

Optometrist assistant example responsibilities.

• Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
• Pretest patients on NCT, OCT, refractomotor, visual field machine, and retinal camera.
• Check in and work up patients for eye exam, assist optometrist with retinal photos, glaucoma testing and basic refraction.
• Perform require pretests for the Dr's.
• Perform OCT scan of optic nerve, macula, and fundus photo.
• Clean and maintain equipment and instruments in the optometric area, pre-test room, and restock inventories.
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Clinical assistant example responsibilities.

• Participate in multiple studies managing CTM activities for various therapeutic areas simultaneously including oncology, urology, transplant, and immunology.
• Interview patients and interpret EKG recordings transmit via telephone.
• Maintain CPR certification on yearly basis and perform errands as per the instructions of supervisor.
• Act as a paramedic including CPR, heart defibrillator, first aid, emergency care.
• Schedule necessary test such as nerve conductions studies, bone scans, and MRI's.
• Conduct mini-meetings with small groups of doctors to encourage them to take ownership of their EMR forms.
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