Ophthalmic Technician II

EyeSouth Partners; Bellaire (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k w/ Match

HSA/FSA

Telemedicine

Generous PTO Package

Employee Discounts and Perks

Employee Assistance Program

Group Life/AD&D

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

Eye Center of Texas is hiring an Ophthalmic technician to support a high-volume ophthalmic practice across multiple locations. The role requires strong customer service, interpersonal and communication skills, and independent decision-making.

Responsibilities include history taking, visual acuity testing, refraction, lensometry, imaging (OCT/topography), and pre/post-operative care, with travel to other offices as needed. A high school diploma is required and COA is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school.
• 3-5 years ophthalmic technician experience preferred.
• COA preferred.
• Dependable transportation to travel to other offices as required.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to seek instruction in areas where knowledge is limited.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining and documenting patient history.
• Determining visual acuity.
• Performing automated and manual refraction for diagnostic purposes.
• Performing basic lensometry.
• Pupillary assessment.
• Visual field testing.
• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician.
• Entering data into EMR and providing patient services.
• Pre-operative preparation of patient.
• Ophthalmic imaging including OCT.
• Topography.
• Maintaining equipment and instruments.

Skills

Patient history documentation

Visual acuity testing

Refraction (auto/manual)

Ophthalmic tonometry

OCT imaging

Ocular topography

Post-operative education

EMR data entry

Pupillary assessment

Basic lensometry

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EMR software

Keratometer

OCT device

Topography device

Job description

Eye Center of Texas has 6 Board Certified Ophthalmologists and 8 Therapeutic Optometrist with 6 locations. Our nationally renowned physicians, combined with the most advanced medical technology, gives us the opportunity to offer our patients the highest caliber of care.

We offer comprehensive medical and surgical care, including laser cataract surgery, LASIK, vision correction, glaucoma, retina and vitreous disease treatments and more.

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include

• Obtaining and documenting patient history
• Determining visual acuity
• Performing automated and manual refraction for diagnostic purposes
• Performing basic lensometry
• Pupillary assessment
• Visual field testing
• PAM
• Basic ocular motility assessment
• Automated keratometry
• Osmolarity testing
• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
• Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR, providing patient services
• Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)
• Pre-operative preparation of patient
• Maintaining equipment and instruments
• Perform ocular imaging including OCT
• Topography
• Post-operative education
• 3-5 years of ophthalmic technician experience preferred
• COA preferred
• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education/Certifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE

• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #IND