Certified Ophthalmic Tech

Montefiore Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, seeks an Ophthalmic Technician for the Opthalmology department. The role performs basic testing, screens patients, and assists the provider while maintaining clinical areas. Instills eye drops and handles additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

The position requires a High School Diploma, 3 years of relevant ophthalmic experience, and ophthalmic certifications (COA/COT/COMT/CRA) along with BLS.

Qualifications

• Must possess certification in one of the ophthalmic specialties: COA, COT, COMT or CRA.
• Minimum of three years of relevant ophthalmology experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic ophthalmic testing and screen patients in collaboration with the provider.
• Maintain clinical areas and assist with assigned duties; instill eye drops as needed.

Skills

Basic Life Support

Education

High School Diploma

3 years relevant experience

Job description

City/State:

Bronx, New York

Grant Funded:

No

Department:

OPTH - Practice Clinical Operations

Bargaining Unit:

1199

Work Shift:

Day

Work Days:

MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 AM-5 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate:

$39.60

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Job Summary
The Certified Opthalmic Technician for the Department of Opthalmology will perform basic technical duties, screen patients, testing, and other duties as necessary to assist Provider. They will maintains clinical areas and additional duties to be assigned by Supervisor; Instill eye drops in the eyes of patients.

Qualifications

High School Diploma

Three (3) years relevant experience

Must be certified in either: Certified Ophthalmic Assistant , (C.O.A), Certified Ophthalmic Technician (C.O.T), Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician, (C.O.M.T) or Certified Retinal Angiographer (C.R.A).

Basic Life Support

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.