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 summer or early fall 2025. Please e-mail resume to Tammy Boehme attamara-boehme@uiowa.edu (mailto:barbara-marak@uiowa.edu). |
University of Iowa
Apr 23, 2025