Ophthalmic Technician- Comprehensive Eye Service

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Vision Institute is hiring an Ophthalmic Technician to support the Comprehensive Eye Service team at 1622 Locust Street, Ground Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Workdays are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Start times vary by clinic schedule. You will perform diagnostic testing and provide clinical support alongside ophthalmologists and staff in a collaborative eye care environment. The role involves assisting with visual acuity, tonometry, lensometry, refractometry, and ocular

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and patient-focused

Responsibilities

• History taking including ocular, medical, medication, social and family history; assess visual acuity with/without correction and related tests.
• Assist with tonometry (ICare, Tonopen) and related ocular testing, lensometry and refractometry as part of diagnostic testing.
• Maintain office inventory, restock exam rooms, clean and sterilize instruments, and travel to other clinic sites as needed.

Job description

UPMC Vision Institute is hiring an Ophthalmic Technician to support the Comprehensive Eye Service team at 1622 Locust Street, Ground Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. This position offers daylight hours Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with start times varying based on clinic schedules. The Ophthalmic Technician will work alongside ophthalmologists and clinical staff to provide exceptional patient care while performing a variety of diagnostic testing and clinical support duties. The Comprehensive Eye Service cares for patients with a wide range of ophthalmic needs, including follow-up visits from the Urgent Eye Care Center, diabetic eye examinations, comprehensive eye exams, and cataract evaluations. Candidates should be detail-oriented, patient-focused, and adaptable, as flexibility to support other departments within the building as needed is required. Travel to other UPMC locations is minimal, accounting for less than 5% of the role. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative team dedicated to preserving and improving patients' vision through high-quality eye care.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the Ophthalmic Technician/ Imaging Career Ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

Responsibilities

• History taking to include ocular, medical, medication, social and family. Visual acuity assessment: with and without correction, distance, near and intermediate, pinhole, best corrected, potential acuity, brightness acuity. Lensometry: automated and manual. Pupillary assessment: measurement, compare and evaluate. Visual fields: Amsler grid & confrontation fields. Ocular Motility: Knowledge of the functions & anomalies, cover tests, stereo-acuity, nystagmus. Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to -
• Tonometry: ICare, Tonopen and the care and proper disinfection of each. Supplemental skills: Color testing, glare test. Angle assessment & dilation of pupils. Contact lenses: insertion, removal, and instructions.
• Assist with maintaining office inventory, notifying appropriate staff when supplies are needed, restocking exam rooms, cleaning and sterilizing of instruments and cleaning patient exam rooms at end of day. Travel to other clinical sites.