Registered Nurse Job – Bloomington, MN
MN Eye Consultants is currently hiring for a Full Time (0.8 FTE) Registered Nurse in our Bloomington Ambulatory Surgery Center.
SUMMARY
Provides professional, high quality, safe and efficient peri-operative nursing care to patients. Roles include circulating, scrubbing, preoperative and postoperative areas as assigned.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluation of self-practice in context with professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
- Obtains patients’ medical history and performs physical assessment for assigned patients.
- Presents the historical and physical data to the physician to aid in determining the diagnostic and therapeutic measures necessary to correct the patient’s problem.
- Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or practice policy including patient and family instruction; explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding and allay apprehension.
- Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of patient; administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques; prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies for surgery.
- Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions and notifies Physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents; takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient; responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocol.
- Participates in training of personnel.
- Responsible for preparing the patient for the anticipated surgical procedure, including obtaining an informed consent, completing a pre-operative patient assessment and performing any procedure or administering medications required to prepare the patient for surgery.
- Communicates with the circulating nurse, the recovery room nurse, the anesthesia care provider and the surgeon to coordinate a safe and comfortable surgical experience.
- She/He participates in patient education, makes nursing diagnoses and plans nursing care.
- Responsible for patient assessment and maintaining the patients safety in recovering from anesthetic and surgical medications
- Responsible for ensuring that the patient understands their post-operative care requirements
- Collaborates with other peri-operative nursing staff, anesthesia care providers and the surgeon
- Assesses patient outcomes
- Other duties as assigned.
- Assesses patient condition before, during and after the procedure to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Responsible for maintaining sterile technique in the operating room to ensure patient safety
- Supervises any unlicensed assertive personnel in the operating room.
- Responsible for ensuring that postoperative physician orders are communicated to the recovery room nursing staff for implementation.
- Develops a plan of care and evaluates patient outcomes.
- Maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
Completion of accredited Registered Nursing Program from college or technical school. Two years RN experience in a hospital and/or surgery center setting. One year pre-operative and post-operative experience highly preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- A current and up to date MN Registered Nurse (RN) License is required
- A current and up to date BLS certification is required
- ACLS is required within 6 months of hire
At MEC, our areas of expertise range from cataract surgery and premium lens implants, treatment of corneal disease and glaucoma, oculofacial and aesthetic services, to LASIK – laser vision correction. Our mission is to preserve, restore, and enhance vision through research, teaching, and providing the highest quality medical and surgical care to patients.
MN Eye Consultants and Northwest Eye Clinic are now sister companies under Unifeye Vision Partners! To view employment opportunities at all of our locations go to www.unifeyejobs.com
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Patient Service Representative Job – Woodbury, MN
Patient Service Representative Job – Woodbury, MN
MN Eye Consultants is currently hiring for a full-time Patient Service Representative for our Woodbury clinic.
SUMMARY
The Patient Service Representative is responsible for welcoming patients and visitors to MEC in a warm and friendly manner and helping to prepare for their visit. This includes problem resolution and assisting with paperwork including demographics, insurance information, and collecting co-payments and/or past due balances in a timely manner.
Location and Schedule:
This position is based in our Woodbury clinic but will be required to work shifts at other MEC clinics as needed. This position will work an 8 hour shift Monday – Friday between the hours of 7:30am – 5pm and every other Saturday morning from 7:30am-1:30pm (would then get a day off during the week).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Welcome patients and visitors in a warm, friendly, prompt manner as the first point of contact in the overall patient experience and assist with navigational needs and appointment scheduling.
- Verify, obtain, enter and update patient demographics, insurance, referring physician, primary care provider, and other required fields as assigned.
- Assist patients with completion of pertinent forms including but not limited to medical history, patient agreement, workers compensation.
- Collect patient payments for self-pay appointments, co-payments, outstanding balances, and fees for contact lens related items.
- Daily cash reconciliation and posting of cash batch.
- Coordinate and assist patients with transportation needs.
- Prepare patient charts in advance for both clinic and laser visits including printing fee tickets for add on appointments.
- Prepare surgery and dry eye patient packets and laser post-op kits.
- Distribute daily visit paperwork.
- Scan patient paperwork into the electronic health record.
- Facilitate lobby safety and cleanliness as well as cleaning lanyards and badges.
- Comply with established standards and protocols of MEC goals and objectives including compliance with HIPAA and PHI standards and protocols.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma/GED
- 1-2 years related customer service experience
- Health care experience preferred
About Us:
At MEC, our areas of expertise range from cataract surgery and premium lens implants, treatment of corneal disease and glaucoma, oculofacial and aesthetic services, to LASIK – laser vision correction. Our mission is to preserve, restore, and enhance vision through research, teaching, and providing the highest quality medical and surgical care to patients.
MN Eye Consultants and Northwest Eye Clinic are now sister companies under Unifeye Vision Partners! To view employment opportunities at all of our locations go to www.unifeyejobs.com
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Bloomington, MN
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Bloomington, MN
- Open exam rooms at the beginning of the shift, ensure all equipment is clean and ready for the doctor
- Obtain complete patient histories including chief complaint, past ocular/medical history, family medical/ocular history and history of allergies and medications.
- Perform and document subjective and objective ophthalmic testing efficiently to provide basic and extensive information necessary for ophthalmic examinations. This includes but is not limited to: history, visual acuities, lensometry (manual and auto), keratometry (manual and automated) visual fields, tonometry, A-scan, B-scan, fundus photography, perform refractive surgery workup’s, assist with basic and complex clinical procedures
- Acquaint all patients with the office procedures to which they will be exposed. Inform patients of the purpose of all tests personally performed and how they will be affected during the tests.
- Assist in the maintenance and calibration of equipment
- Assist with ongoing education and mentoring of staff
- Stock all necessary supplies; clean all equipment and close down exam rooms at the end of the day
- Regularly communicate and interact with Clinic Manager, MD’s, OD’s, and other members of the clinical team
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High school diploma or equivalent
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1-2 years of experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant or Technician
- Basic Life Support within six months of employment
- COA, COT or COMT preferred but not required
Systems Administrator Job – Bloomington, MN
Systems Administrator Job – Bloomington, MN
- Strong ability to troubleshoot and resolve server, desktop, network or other IT issues.
- Strong Microsoft, SQL, Azure, and Google Cloud experience
- Firewall experience – Meraki , Sonicwall
- Complex VLAN Configurations – Meraki
- Experience with Medical Practice Management systems and Electronic Medical Records systems
- Strong Experience in physical to virtual/cloud Server Migrations
- IIS Administration and SSRS deployments
- Application deployments.
- PowerShell, scripting and Automation
- Office 365 Administration
- AD / GPO management and implementation
- Strong experience in migrating SQL databases and other Database Technologies
- Experience with Microsoft Azure deployment and Administration
- O365 Exchange Administration
- Highly motivated and must be able to work with minimal supervision
- VOIP
- Wireless LAN Controller/Access Point management
- AD Domain Trusts Consolidation and migration
- Manage Corepoint Interface Engine
- Familiarity with security issues in the cloud such as intrusion, penetration, and vulnerability scanning
- Work effectively with both business and technical stakeholders
- Strong communication skills to influence others
- Ability to independently learn new technologies and data related approaches
- Strong analytic skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasets
- Critical and conceptual thinking skills
- Demonstrated knowledge working with solution teams to incorporate standards
- Strong project management and organization skills
- Ability to create positive and high-performance work cultures
- Excellent oral, written, presentation and communication skills in addition to good interpersonal skills
- Exceptional problem solving, analytical and organizational skills with a detail-oriented attitude
- Ability to think beyond convention and develop long-term visions to meet future requirements
- Ability to work in a close team environment
- Minimum Associates Degree in computer sciences or related study or 10+ Years of experience or equivalent combination of training, certifications, work
- Experience with System Integrations resulting from Mergers and Acquisitions
- Experience scheduling/automating scripts
- PM
- EMR
- On call evenings and weekends as needed.
- Primary office located in Bloomington, MN with travel to all UVP MN locations as needed. Must have a reliable vehicle. Company will reimburse for mileage when traveling between sites.
Registered Nurse Job – Minnetonka, MN
Registered Nurse Job – Minnetonka, MN
MN Eye Consultants is currently hiring for a Full Time (0.8 FTE) Registered Nurse in our Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center.
SUMMARY
Provides professional, high quality, safe and efficient peri-operative nursing care to patients. Roles include circulating, scrubbing, preoperative and postoperative areas as assigned.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluation of self-practice in context with professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
- Obtains patients’ medical history and performs physical assessment for assigned patients.
- Presents the historical and physical data to the physician to aid in determining the diagnostic and therapeutic measures necessary to correct the patient’s problem.
- Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or practice policy including patient and family instruction; explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding and allay apprehension.
- Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of patient; administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques; prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies for surgery.
- Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions and notifies Physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents; takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient; responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocol.
- Participates in training of personnel.
- Responsible for preparing the patient for the anticipated surgical procedure, including obtaining an informed consent, completing a pre-operative patient assessment and performing any procedure or administering medications required to prepare the patient for surgery.
- Communicates with the circulating nurse, the recovery room nurse, the anesthesia care provider and the surgeon to coordinate a safe and comfortable surgical experience.
- She/He participates in patient education, makes nursing diagnoses and plans nursing care.
- Responsible for patient assessment and maintaining the patients safety in recovering from anesthetic and surgical medications
- Responsible for ensuring that the patient understands their post-operative care requirements
- Collaborates with other peri-operative nursing staff, anesthesia care providers and the surgeon
- Assesses patient outcomes
- Other duties as assigned.
- Assesses patient condition before, during and after the procedure to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Responsible for maintaining sterile technique in the operating room to ensure patient safety
- Supervises any unlicensed assertive personnel in the operating room.
- Responsible for ensuring that postoperative physician orders are communicated to the recovery room nursing staff for implementation.
- Develops a plan of care and evaluates patient outcomes.
- Maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
Completion of accredited Registered Nursing Program from college or technical school. Two years RN experience in a hospital and/or surgery center setting. One year pre-operative and post-operative experience highly preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- A current and up to date MN Registered Nurse (RN) License is required
- A current and up to date BLS certification is required
- ACLS is required within 6 months of hire
At MEC, our areas of expertise range from cataract surgery and premium lens implants, treatment of corneal disease and glaucoma, oculofacial and aesthetic services, to LASIK – laser vision correction. Our mission is to preserve, restore, and enhance vision through research, teaching, and providing the highest quality medical and surgical care to patients.
MN Eye Consultants and Northwest Eye Clinic are now sister companies under Unifeye Vision Partners! To view employment opportunities at all of our locations go to www.unifeyejobs.com
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Bloomington, MN
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Bloomington, MN
- Open exam rooms at the beginning of the shift, ensure all equipment is clean and ready for the doctor
- Obtain complete patient histories including chief complaint, past ocular/medical history, family medical/ocular history and history of allergies and medications.
- Perform and document subjective and objective ophthalmic testing efficiently to provide basic and extensive information necessary for ophthalmic examinations. This includes but is not limited to: history, visual acuities, lensometry (manual and auto), keratometry (manual and automated) visual fields, tonometry, A-scan, B-scan, fundus photography, perform refractive surgery workup’s, assist with basic and complex clinical procedures
- Acquaint all patients with the office procedures to which they will be exposed. Inform patients of the purpose of all tests personally performed and how they will be affected during the tests.
- Assist in the maintenance and calibration of equipment
- Assist with ongoing education and mentoring of staff
- Stock all necessary supplies; clean all equipment and close down exam rooms at the end of the day
- Regularly communicate and interact with Clinic Manager, MD’s, OD’s, and other members of the clinical team
-
High school diploma or equivalent
-
1-2 years of experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant or Technician
- Basic Life Support within six months of employment
- COA, COT or COMT preferred but not required
Registered Nurse Job – Minnetonka, MN
Registered Nurse Job – Minnetonka, MN
MN Eye Consultants is currently hiring for a Full Time (0.8 FTE) Registered Nurse in our Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center.
SUMMARY
Provides professional, high quality, safe and efficient peri-operative nursing care to patients. Roles include circulating, scrubbing, preoperative and postoperative areas as assigned.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluation of self-practice in context with professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
- Obtains patients’ medical history and performs physical assessment for assigned patients.
- Presents the historical and physical data to the physician to aid in determining the diagnostic and therapeutic measures necessary to correct the patient’s problem.
- Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or practice policy including patient and family instruction; explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding and allay apprehension.
- Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of patient; administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques; prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies for surgery.
- Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions and notifies Physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents; takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient; responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocol.
- Participates in training of personnel.
- Responsible for preparing the patient for the anticipated surgical procedure, including obtaining an informed consent, completing a pre-operative patient assessment and performing any procedure or administering medications required to prepare the patient for surgery.
- Communicates with the circulating nurse, the recovery room nurse, the anesthesia care provider and the surgeon to coordinate a safe and comfortable surgical experience.
- She/He participates in patient education, makes nursing diagnoses and plans nursing care.
- Responsible for patient assessment and maintaining the patients safety in recovering from anesthetic and surgical medications
- Responsible for ensuring that the patient understands their post-operative care requirements
- Collaborates with other peri-operative nursing staff, anesthesia care providers and the surgeon
- Assesses patient outcomes
- Other duties as assigned.
- Assesses patient condition before, during and after the procedure to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Responsible for maintaining sterile technique in the operating room to ensure patient safety
- Supervises any unlicensed assertive personnel in the operating room.
- Responsible for ensuring that postoperative physician orders are communicated to the recovery room nursing staff for implementation.
- Develops a plan of care and evaluates patient outcomes.
- Maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
Completion of accredited Registered Nursing Program from college or technical school. Two years RN experience in a hospital and/or surgery center setting. One year pre-operative and post-operative experience highly preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- A current and up to date MN Registered Nurse (RN) License is required
- A current and up to date BLS certification is required
- ACLS is required within 6 months of hire
At MEC, our areas of expertise range from cataract surgery and premium lens implants, treatment of corneal disease and glaucoma, oculofacial and aesthetic services, to LASIK – laser vision correction. Our mission is to preserve, restore, and enhance vision through research, teaching, and providing the highest quality medical and surgical care to patients.
MN Eye Consultants and Northwest Eye Clinic are now sister companies under Unifeye Vision Partners! To view employment opportunities at all of our locations go to www.unifeyejobs.com
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Refractive Surgery Consultant Job – Bloomington, MN
Refractive Surgery Consultant Job – Bloomington, MN
MN Eye Consultants is currently hiring for a Refractive Surgery Consultant for our Bloomington clinic. This is a hybrid role: part time in the office and part time remote (after training and meeting expectations).
Summary
- Comprehensive knowledge and patient flow expert for Minnesota Eye Consultants’ elective services, such as refractive procedures and processes in order to effectively counsel, educate and schedule patients.
- Respond timely and accurately to patient phone and in-person inquiries.
- Provide an exceptional patient experience during the consultation and pre-operative portion of the LASIK surgery and Advanced Cataract appointments, including but not limited to, proper patient education and counseling, scheduling, and paperwork/payment collection.
- Effectively collaborate with management to promote exceptional patient experience.
- Proactively follow-up with non-committed patients, engaging in the education process.
- Accurately prepare patient charts for upcoming procedures.
- Monitor electronic medical records task box; complete all assigned tasks according to policy and protocols.
- Complete 30-day refractive cards and letters; send to patients.
- Coordinate referrals for surgery by obtaining approval from providers and scheduling surgery and all post-operative appointments.
- Other duties as assigned.
This position is full-time, 40 hours, 5 day per week position and will be based at our Bloomington office, but is required to travel to all MN Eye Locations (Bloomington, Blaine, Minnetonka and Woodbury).
At MEC, our areas of expertise range from cataract surgery and premium lens implants, treatment of corneal disease and glaucoma, oculofacial and aesthetic services, to LASIK – laser vision correction. Our mission is to preserve, restore, and enhance vision through research, teaching, and providing the highest quality medical and surgical care to patients.
MN Eye Consultants and Northwest Eye Clinic are now sister companies under Unifeye Vision Partners! To view employment opportunities at all of our locations go to www.unifeyejobs.com
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Minnetonka, MN
Ophthalmic Technician II Job – Minnetonka, MN
- Open exam rooms at the beginning of the shift, ensure all equipment is clean and ready for the doctor
- Obtain complete patient histories including chief complaint, past ocular/medical history, family medical/ocular history and history of allergies and medications.
- Perform and document subjective and objective ophthalmic testing efficiently to provide basic and extensive information necessary for ophthalmic examinations. This includes but is not limited to: history, visual acuities, lensometry (manual and auto), keratometry (manual and automated) visual fields, tonometry, A-scan, B-scan, fundus photography, perform refractive surgery workup’s, assist with basic and complex clinical procedures
- Acquaint all patients with the office procedures to which they will be exposed. Inform patients of the purpose of all tests personally performed and how they will be affected during the tests.
- Assist in the maintenance and calibration of equipment
- Assist with ongoing education and mentoring of staff
- Stock all necessary supplies; clean all equipment and close down exam rooms at the end of the day
- Regularly communicate and interact with Clinic Manager, MD’s, OD’s, and other members of the clinical team
-
High school diploma or equivalent
-
1-2 years of experience as an Ophthalmic Assistant or Technician
- Basic Life Support within six months of employment
- COA, COT or COMT preferred but not required
Surgical Technologist Job – Blaine, MN
Surgical Technologist Job – Blaine, MN
- Gathers needed procedure appropriate supplies for each surgery.
- Opens surgical supplies, sets up sterile field and maintains sterile field using aseptic technique. Identifies any break in sterile technique.
- Anticipates the surgeons needs and requests appropriate supplies prior to their immediate need.
- Updates surgeon preference cards as needed.
- Reports missing or malfunctioning equipment and instruments to the RN in a timely manner.
- Operates equipment required to perform job in a safe and efficient manner.
- Performs sharp and sponge counts with the RN according to policy.
- Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials according to policy and utilizes PPE.
- Washes and reprocesses instrumentation according to established standards and ASC policy.
- Organizes storage area for instruments and supplies under the direction of the Nurse Manager.
- Labels medication on the sterile field. Accounts for and verifies amounts, reporting totals to both the surgeon and the RN circulator.
- Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics, and topical hemostats.
- Assist RN as directed with physician orders according to patient needs.
- Assists in initial Operating Room (OR) set up, including wet mopping floor and wiping down all flat surfaces and assists in initial decontamination room set up.
- Cleans OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
- Assists in end of day clean up procedures.
- Participates in staff meetings and in-services, accurately maintaining education file.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist program and a minimum of one year experience as a Surgical Technologist
- Ophthalmology experience strongly preferred.
- Current BCLS certification required or must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment.
- Surgical Technologist certification is strongly preferred.