Ophthalmic Technician, Northborough, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health; Northborough (MA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking an Ophthalmic Assistant to support patient care in the Ophthalmology Northborough area. The role includes preparing patients for exams, performing ophthalmic tests, and assisting with minor procedures per MD orders.

Requirements include COA certification within one year, BLS (or within 6 months), and ongoing BLSS certification. Join a large health system focused on excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Certification as an Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) within one year from date of hire as a condition of employment.
• Certified in BLS is required; or must become certified within 6 months of date of hire.
• Must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLSS) certification every two years.
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient for ophthalmological examination, taking pertinent ocular and medical history.
• Performs various ophthalmic duties including visual acuity, color vision, tonometry, auto refraction, ocular photography, and related tests.
• Instills diagnostic ophthalmic drops and ointments per standing MD orders.
• Reviews patient use of ocular dressings, shields, medications, laser treatment.
• Ensures equipment is in proper working order for patient safety and notifies staff of problems.
• Maintains stock of ophthalmic supplies in exam/test rooms.

Education

Ophthalmic Assistant COA certification

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$22.24 - $40.04

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

34000 - 1506 Ophthalmology Northboro

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the physician, manager or designee performs a variety of direct ophthalmic patient care, diagnostic testing, and works in conjunction with others on the ophthalmic healthcare team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient for ophthalmological examination, taking pertinent ocular and medical history.
• Performs various ophthalmic duties including but not inclusive to visual acuity, color vision, manual lensometry, pupil testing, axial length, estimation of anterior chamber angle, tonometry, auto refraction, ocular ultrasonography, and ophthalmic photography, visual fields, automated keratometry, corneal topography and external photography.
• Performs other duties required to assist in and ensure delivery of complete ophthalmic care in taking care of patients, including the instillation of diagnostic ophthalmic drops and ointments per standing MD orders.
• Reviews with the patient use of ocular dressings, shields, ocular medications, laser treatment and minor surgical procedures.
• Insures that equipment is in proper working order for patient safety and notifies appropriate personnel when a problem is identified.
• Maintains adequate stock of medical/ophthalmic supplies in the exam and test rooms.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Certification as an Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology is required within one year from date of hire as a condition of employment.
• Certified in BLS is required; or must become certified within 6 months of date of hire.
• Must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLSS) certification every two years.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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