Allied Health Assistant

Transforming lives, that’s our vision!

Acquire specialised skills to grow your career
Achieve work-life balance (Monday – Friday)
Be a part of a fun, supportive team

Vision Eye Institute is Australia’s largest private provider of ophthalmic services. We have a strong commitment to clinical and scientific excellence and delivering the highest-quality outcomes for patients. We achieve this through our dedication to best-practice care, research, strong clinical relationships with referrers and by employing state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

To realise our vision of transforming lives we need amazing people to be a part of our specialist team and we hope that includes you!

We’re looking for an Allied Health Assistant to join our team in Mackay, North Queensland in this role you will assist patients, schedule appointments, respond to enquiries and perform basic clinical tasks.

About you

In this role you will:

Assess the Patient’s ophthalmic and medical history
Obtain clear, accurate biometry results, check IOL calculations and ensure doctor’s requests have been filled
Perform a clinical assessment of patients and perform investigations such as visual field testing, OCT and angiography
Develop a culture of patient care and compassion in daily activities
Closely follow doctor protocol guidelines and produce accurate reporting of tests
Perform general practice administrative tasks, as directed by the Team Leader or Practice Manager.

You will have:

High level attention to detail with a compliance focus
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Exceptional time and priority management skills
Effective interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to develop strong relationships with the team and doctors at all levels within the organisation including external stakeholders

Our vision for our people.

We provide a flexible, inclusive, diverse workplace which supports work life balance, provides further/on-going training, career development opportunities and an ongoing commitment to strive for a greater sense of purpose in everything we do.

As an organisation we believe in facilitating the best work environment for our staff that supports both career and personal growth.

What can you expect from us?

Our Employee Benefits:

Work alongside our highly skilled, clinically diverse, and passionate team of surgeons
Paid Parental Leave and other leave options to support growing families
Generous Employee Referral & recognition programs
Supportive, collaborative and diverse workplace culture
Employee discounts for laser eye surgery and other medical services
Superannuation salary sacrifice purchased leave options and above Award rate remuneration.