Ophthalmic Technician-Franklin, TN

Montgomery College; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Tennessee is seeking an Ophthalmic Assistant to perform ophthalmic workups for new and return patients. The role includes basic and intermediate ophthalmic exam techniques, with specialized testing, and provides general clinical support within the ophthalmology team.

The position supports faculty, residents, and technical staff, and emphasizes professional patient interaction using AIDET. A strong focus on maintaining a clean, well-stocked clinical area is essential.

Qualifications

• Ophthalmic workup and testing skills required.
• Ability to assist faculty, residents and staff in daily clinic tasks.
• Competence in patient interactions using professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic and intermediate ophthalmic workup and specialized testing with minimal supervision.
• Assists faculty, residents and technical staff with daily clinical needs as directed.
• Interacts with the patient in a professional manner using AIDET techniques.
• Maintains clean working environment, stocked rooms, equipment, and EOC guidelines.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Skills

Ophthalmic Testing

Ophthalmic Disorders

Ophthalmology

Patient Evaluation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: VEI - Franklin

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY Performs ophthalmic work up for new and return patients with occasional guidance. Performs both basic and intermediate ophthalmic exam techniques including specialized testing. Provides general clinical support functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides basic and intermediate ophthalmic workup and specialized testing with minimal supervision.
• Assists faculty, residents and technical staff with daily clinical needs as directed.
• Interacts with the patient in a professional manner using AIDET techniques.
• Maintains clean working environment, stocked rooms, equipment, and EOC guidelines.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

• Ophthalmic Testing (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate ophthalmic testing in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Ophthalmic Disorders (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the knowledge/care of ophthalmic disorders in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Ophthalmology (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate competency of ophthalmology in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Patient Evaluation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience conducting a simple patient evaluations. Capable of identifying the health risks and patient needs.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Supporting Colleagues: Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Ensuring High Quality: Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
• Ensuring High Quality: Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• Fostering Innovation: Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Fostering Innovation: Adapts:

Position Qualifications

• Responsibilities:
• Certifications:
• Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 1 year
• Education: High School Diploma or GED

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Great health care takes great people. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt Health, where we value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and foster an environment where everyone can thrive.

We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and an expanding footprint across towns and communities throughout the region. We employ more than 43,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research and graduate medical education. Our employees also serve in critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fundraising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many other departments.

Our growing academic health system has more than 2,100 licensed hospital beds at eight hospitals: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Vanderbilt Health is the Mid-South's largest provider of specialty care, with hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region, and Tennessee’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults and children. We are one of the nation's busiest critical care centers, home to Middle Tennessee’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center for adults and children, and Middle Tennessee’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We are the nation’s largest transplant center, and last year we performed the most heart transplants than any center worldwide.

Vanderbilt Health is an epicenter for biomedical research, winning over $1 billion in annual research awards from government, industry, foundations and donors. We are also a national leader in medical training and education, with the largest clinical training center in the Mid-South and the only training center in Tennessee for many adult and pediatric specialties. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals for quality, safety and patient satisfaction. Three of our hospitals Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital have been awarded a Five-Star Quality Rating from Medicare.

We support each other and encourage excellence among every member of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation and benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in advancing health care. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health Our mission: Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities