Ophthalmic Technician

Sight360; Brandon (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight360’s Florida Eye Specialist and Cataract Institute seeks an Ophthalmic Medical Technician to join our region's premier eye-care team. You will collect patient histories, perform visual acuity tests and refractions, measure eye pressure, and assist with contact lens fitting and in-office procedures.

Join a large network across the Greater Tampa Bay area, maintaining a sanitized environment and supporting patient care from intake through postoperative instructions.

Qualifications

• Requires experience in ophthalmology.
• Certification through JCAHPO preferred.
• Associates Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient medical history.
• Instruct on post-operative care and exam expectations.
• Perform visual acuity testing and refractions (Manifest/Auto).
• Measure eye pressure (tonometry) including Goldmann as required.
• Assist with corneal and ocular surface testing and in-office procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal communications

Manifest refraction

Goldmann tonometry

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

Certification

Certification through JCAHPO

Associates Degree - preferred

Job description

Description

At Florida Eye Specialist and Cataract Institute, a Sight360 company, we are building the region’s premier destination for comprehensive vision care. We are a team of over 400 optometrists, ophthalmologists, surgeons, opticians, and eye care professionals serving more than 200,000 patients across 25 different locations in the Greater Tampa Bay area. From routine eye exams and optical retail, to medical optometry, ophthalmology, and surgical procedures, our patients experience end-to-end personalized care and service.

Requirements

The Ophthalmic Medical Technician is responsible for collecting and recording ocular and systemic patient histories, visual acuities, BP, IOP, Auto refractions, Manifest Refractions, performing external examinations, and dry-eye testing, as well as disease specific extra testing

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Collecting and recording patient medical history
• Instructing patients on post-operative care, medication use, contact lens care and exam expectations.
• Performing visual acuity testing, auto and Manifest Refractions (measurements for the glasses prescription), tonometry (measuring eye pressure) (Goldmann required)
• Measuring pupil size and reactivity using PERRLA
• Testing elements of movement (eye muscle function)
• Performing confrontational visual field testing, pachymetry (Corneal thickness measurement)
• Performing dry eye testing including Zone Quick and TBUT, Interferometry, brightness acuity testing
• Participating in light cleaning of the facility
• Maintaining a sanitized environment
• Performing corneal topography, retinal nerve fiber layer measurements, retinal thickness and topography, fluorescein angiography, B-scan ultrasonography
• Assisting with contact lens fitting and instructing patients on insertion and removal of contacts.
• Preparing for and assisting with in-office procedures including consenting patients
• Assisting with Lasers or minor procedures

Working Conditions And Environmental/Physical Demands

• Standing/walking 95% of the day to perform the essential job duties.
• Full body rotation (i.e., bending, stooping, twisting, etc.)
• Ability to lift at least 20lbs.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Qualifications

• Required:
• Minimal of one year in Ophthalmology
• Preferred:
• Certification
• Certification through JCAHPO
• Associates Degree - preferred

Skills And Abilities

• Superior interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to perform manifest refraction is required
• Ability to perform Goldmann tonometry is required.
• Ability to effectively multitask
• Attentive to detail and accuracy.