Ophthalmic Technician: Patient Care & Diagnostics

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career ladder

Job summary

UPMC is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to support the Ophthalmology Department at 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. The full-time role runs Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m., with no weekends or holidays, offering a strong work-life balance. You will work closely with ophthalmologists and staff to deliver high-quality patient care, perform diagnostic testing, collect histories, and assist with exams and procedures.

Qualifications

• Travel to other clinical sites up to 10%.
• Assist ophthalmologists and staff with examinations and procedures.
• Perform diagnostic testing and data collection (history, visual acuity, tonometry, refraction).
• Maintain inventory and sterilize instruments.
• Support patient exam rooms at end of day.

Responsibilities

• Take ocular, medical, medication histories; assess vision.
• Perform visual acuity assessment with/without correction; pinhole testing.
• Conduct tonometry, refractometry, and lensometry as directed.
• Assist with dilation and pupil assessment; support exams and procedures.
• Travel to other clinical sites as needed; maintain clean exam rooms.

Tools

ICare Tonometry

Tonopen

Autorefractor

Lensometry

Pupil dilation

Job description

UPMC is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to support the Ophthalmology Department at 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. The full-time role runs Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m., with no weekends or holidays, offering a strong work-life balance. You will work closely with ophthalmologists and staff to deliver high-quality patient care, perform diagnostic testing, collect histories, and assist with exams and procedures.