Ophthalmic Tech - Jnr

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network in New York seeks an ophthalmic technician to assist the ophthalmologist with patient care, manage clinic flow, administer diagnostic tests, document information, and perform eye exams.

Responsibilities include taking case histories, instructing patients on clinic procedures, measuring visual acuity, lensometry, visual fields, intraocular pressure, refractive error, color vision, and pupillary responses; familiarity with EMR and OCT is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year in ophthalmic practice, required.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent, required.
• Licenses / Certifications: COT, COMT, or COA, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures detailed patient interview containing adequate case history is gained.
• Instructs patients on first visit of clinic flow, tests, procedures and medications.
• Assessment of visual acuity (VA) in pediatric and adult patients. This should be quantitative using tests based on LogMAR (gold standard), Snellen or Snellen equivalent.
• Answering patient phones calls and coordinating patient scheduling
• General stocking and maintenance of clinic or workspace as well as equipment maintenance and repair
• Lensometry: This is the ability to perform non-automated and automated lensometry to determine the strength of the distance, bifocal, trifocal and near add correction of spectacles
• Visual fields: Ability to perform an automated visual fields as well as manual and confrontational
• Measurement of intraocular pressures using multiple techniques, which include applanation tonometry and other contact methods.
• Measurement of corrective glasses
• Measurement of refractive error
• Assessment of color vision
• Performance of basic diagnostic tests such as corneal pachymetry
• Evaluation of pupillary responses
• Advanced skills in an extended Scope of Practice could include slit lamp examinations and retinoscopy
• Must be willing to work with EMR and learn OCT and additional new technologies
• Diagnostic testing of inpatients in the Ophthalmology hospital lane as necessary and other reasonable duties as needed to ensure smooth function of the service

Skills

Ophthalmic practice

Patient interviewing

Lensometry

Visual field testing

Intraocular pressure

Refractive error measurement

Pupillary response assessment

EMR familiarity

OCT learning

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Slit lamp

Tonometer

OCT

EMR system

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for assisting the ophthalmologist with general care to patients, including managing patient flow, administering diagnostic testing, documenting patient information, and performing eye exams.

Responsibilities

• Ensures detailed patient interview containing adequate case history is gained.
• Instructs patients on first visit of clinic flow, tests, procedures and medications.
• Assessment of visual acuity (VA) in pediatric and adult patients. This should be quantitative using tests based on LogMAR (gold standard), Snellen or Snellen equivalent. Other tests may include Allen optotype acuity measurement.
• Answering patient phones calls and coordinating patient scheduling
• General stocking and maintenance of clinic or workspace as well as equipment maintenance and repair
• Lensometry: This is the ability to perform non-automated and automated lensometry to determine the strength of the distance, bifocal, trifocal and near add correction of spectacles
• Visual fields: Ability to perform an automated visual fields as well as manual and confrontational
• Measurement of intraocular pressures using multiple techniques, which include applanation tonometry and other contact methods.
• Measurement of corrective glasses
• Measurement of refractive error
• Assessment of color vision
• Performance of basic diagnostic tests such as corneal pachymetry
• Evaluation of pupillary responses
• Advanced skills in an extended Scope of Practice could include slit lamp examinations and retinoscopy
• Must be willing to work with EMR and learn OCT and additional new technologies
• Diagnostic testing of inpatients in the Ophthalmology hospital lane as necessary and other reasonable duties as needed to ensure smooth function of the service

Qualifications/Requirements

Experience: 1 year in ophthalmic practice, required.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent, required.

Licenses / Certifications: COT, COMT, or COA, preferred.