Ophthalmic Technician- St. Margaret

UPMC; Fox Chapel (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Vision Institute – St. Margaret in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to support ophthalmologists and clinical staff. You will perform ophthalmic testing, document patient information, and assist with exams in a fast-paced specialty practice.

Responsibilities include history taking, tonometry, refractometry, and instrument sterilization, with travel to other clinical sites as needed. This daylight, full-time role offers varied shifts and opportunities for career ladder

Qualifications

• Applicants will be placed in the Ophthalmic Technician/ Imaging Career Ladder based on experience and education.
• Perform ophthalmic testing and diagnostic procedures as part of a fast-paced specialty practice.
• Assist ophthalmologists and clinical staff with patient examinations and documentation.

Responsibilities

• History taking including ocular, medical, medication, social and family questions.
• Visual acuity assessment with and without correction, mapping testing as required.
• Assist with tonometry, refractometry, lensometry, and dilation procedures.
• Maintain office inventory, restock exam rooms, sterilize instruments, and clean patient areas.

Skills

Ophthalmic testing

History taking

Tonometry

Refractometry

Pupil assessment

Documentation

Tools

ICare

Tonopen

Auto-refractor

Job description

Join the UPMC Vision Institute – St. Margaret as an Ophthalmic Technician and become part of a dedicated team providing exceptional eye care services to patients throughout the Pittsburgh region. In this role, you will work closely with ophthalmologists and clinical staff to support patient examinations, perform ophthalmic testing and diagnostic procedures, document patient information, and deliver outstanding patient-centered care in a fast-paced specialty practice. This position is based at UPMC Vision Institute – St. Margaret, 100 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 and offers full-time daylight hours with staggered shifts of 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, or until the last patient.

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.