Ophthalmic Technician

La Jolla LASIK Institute; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Account

Superior Vision

Term Life (10/20 years)

Long Term Disability

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Retirement Plan

Job summary

La Jolla LASIK Institute is seeking a full-time ophthalmic technician to join our busy LASIK and Cataract practice. The ideal candidate has a COA or COT certification (or can obtain within 6 months) and is steady, organized, and professional in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, pre-testing, operator of automated instruments, patient education, and clerical duties. Access to comprehensive benefits is provided for full-time staff.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a COA or COT certification or be able to obtain one within 6 months of starting.
• Previous ophthalmic tech experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, introduces self and guides to appropriate exam area
• Does pre-testing on Auto-refractor, Pentacam, IOL Master 700 or Argos, and iCare tonometry
• Dials prescription from Auto-refractor into Phoropter and checks visual acuity and refracts as appropriate
• Checks Schirmer's
• Answers ophthalmology-related patient calls and triages patients
• Educates patient on pre- and post-operative care
• Calls pharmacies regarding prescriptions/prior authorizations
• Responsible for daily maintenance and stocking of exam lanes (open and close)
• Maintains an orderly clinic
• Anticipates supply needs and requests supply re-orders timely
• Maintains sterile technique in accordance with OSHA standards
• Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA guidelines
• Performs additional testing such as Visual Fields
• Performs all clerical duties related to the patient and the practice
• Opportunity to assist in procedures

Skills

COA/COT certification

Job description

La Jolla LASIK Institute is a busy LASIK and Cataract practice with a reputation for the pursuit of excellence. Harvard-educated physician Angela Nahl delivers world-class results using a highly personalized system of patient care. La Jolla LASIK makes dreams come true for people frustrated with the limitations of glasses and contact lenses. We believe our success is attributed to our wholehearted commitment to our core values:

We live these values every day at La Jolla LASIK Institute while pursuing our purpose of “We don’t just improve vision. We make dreams come true.”

We are looking for a full-time ophthalmic technician who is steady, organized, reliable, professional, and every day is driven to get things done, to join our team. The ideal candidate has a COA or COT certification or higher or is able to obtain certification within 6 months of starting work.

Responsibilities Include:

• Greets patients, introduces selfandguidestoappropriateexamarea
• Does pre-testing on Auto-refractor, Pentacam, IOL Master 700 or Argos, and iCare tonometry
• Dials prescription from Auto-refractor into Phoropter and checks visual acuity and refracts as appropriate
• Checks Schirmer's
• Answers ophthalmology-related patient calls and triages patients
• Educates patient on pre- and post-operative care
• Calls pharmacies regarding prescriptions/prior authorizations
• Responsiblefordailymaintenanceandstockingofexamlanes(openandclose)
• Maintains an orderly clinic
• Anticipates supply needs and requests supply re-orders timely
• Maintains sterile techniqueinaccordance with OSHAstandards
• Maintains patient confidentialityinaccordance with HIPAAguidelines
• Performs additional testing such as Visual Fields
• Performs all clerical duties related to the patient and the practice
• Opportunity to assist in procedures

Access to Benefits as per availability:

• Health Insurance $ for full time employee
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Superior Vision
• Chubb Term Life (10 Year Or 20 Year)
• Standard Long Term Disability
• Chubb Accident (Diamond, Diamond W Dis, Gold, Gold W Dis, Platinum, Or Platinum W Dis)
• Chubb Critical Illness (10k, 20k, Or 30k)
• Chubb Std (3 Month, 6 Month, Or 12 Month)
• Legal Shield
• Retirement Plan