At American Vision Partners (AVP), we partner with the most respected ophthalmology practices in the country and integrate best-in-class management systems, operational infrastructure, and advanced technology to provide the highest quality patient care possible. Our practices include Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, Southwestern Eye Center, Retinal Consultants of Arizona, M&M Eye Institute, Abrams Eye Institute, Southwest Eye Institute, Aiello Eye Institute, Moretsky Cassidy Vision Correction, Wellish Vision Institute, West Texas Eye Associates and Vantage Eye Center. We are focused on building the nation’s largest and most comprehensive eye care practices and currently operate more than 100 eye care centers in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Texas – including 25 ambulatory surgical centers.

At AVP we value teamwork, providing exceptional experiences, continuous improvement, financial strength, and hard work. We are committed to providing best-in-class patient care, pioneering research and technology, and most importantly, rewarding and recognizing our employees!

As a Surgery Counselor, you’ll be the patient’s guide through the surgery process and are responsible for providing a smooth and exceptional experience. Your strong detail orientation and multi-tasking skills will be essential to our success in our fast-paced, high-volume environment as you schedule surgeries and surgical appointments, verify insurance, and prepare charts for surgery.

• Counsels patients for surgery regarding procedure details and available options for cataract surgery

• Educate patients regarding elective options and advanced technology options for cataract surgery

• Reviews all surgery paperwork with patients; consent for procedures

• Schedules surgical procedures to include all pre-operative and post-operative appointments

• Communicate out of pocket cost info to patients, Assist patients with financing if needed

• Prepares surgical charts, labels documents with appropriate surgical paperwork

• Helps create a quality patient experience

• High School Diploma or GED required

• At least one-year experience working in medical field and counseling of surgical patients preferred

• Experience in ophthalmology or optometry preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Detailed oriented, reliable and able to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment

• Flexible schedule working Monday-Friday

Your health, happiness and your future matters! At the Wellish Group, we offer everything from medical and dental insurance, significant eye care discounts, child care assistance, pet insurance, continuing education funds, 401(k), paid holidays, PTO, Sick Time, opportunity for growth, and much more!