Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor/UKHC

UK HealthCare; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UK HealthCare in Lexington, KY seeks an Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor for Shriners Ophthalmology. The role oversees the Ophthalmology clinics, recruits and staffs the team, and ensures compliance with policies and effective patient care.

The supervisor will schedule operations, manage time off, track metrics, and mentor staff while remaining capable of hands-on diagnostics in a fast-paced ophthalmology setting. This full-time position offers growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• AA is required with 4 years related experience.
• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years preferred.
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily oversight of Ophthalmology clinics and operations.
• Recruit and interview staff; interface with HR to hire and onboard.
• Create weekly/daily clinic staffing schedules; manage time off and corrective actions.
• Collect metrics and analyze staffing to support clinic growth.
• Position is a working supervisor and may perform patient care when needed; supervise diagnostics and subspecialty ophthalmology procedures.

Skills

Personnel management

Clinic workflow

Training ophthalmic diagnostics

Education

AA

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Posting Details

Job Title Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor/UKHC

Requisition Number RE56466

Working Title Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor - Shriners Ophthalmology

Department Name MG102:MG CLINICAL PRACTICE OPHTH (PB ONLY CC

Work Location Lexington, KY

Grade Level 09

Salary Range $43,680-71,323/year

Type of Position Staff

Position Time Status Full-Time

Required Education AA

Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience 4 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification Certified Ophthalmic Assistant ( COA )

Physical Requirements long periods of sitting/standing and computer use

Shift Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, with potential for additional hours PRN .

Job Summary

The Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor is responsible for the daily oversight and operations in support of the Ophthalmology clinics. The Technician Supervisor is a part of the department leadership team and provides input to improvement of clinical operations. This position will recruit and interview staffing and interface with administration and HR to hire and onboard staff.

The Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor is responsible for ensuring staff are compliant with all policies and procedures, creating weekly/daily clinic staffing schedules, management of time off requests and any staff corrective action. This position will collect metrics and analyze staffing needs in support of growth in clinic needs.

This position is a working supervisor and may need to step in at any time to perform patient care and diagnostics, so this person must be proficient in all subspecialty areas and diagnostics of Ophthalmology and will assess the competency of staff to perform these requirements as well. We are a fast-paced and growing ophthalmology enterprise and hire people who enjoy working in this type of environment, with the goal of being the preferred provider for subspecialty ophthalmic eye care.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Personnel management, clinic work flow, training personnel in ophthalmic diagnostics.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? Yes

Preferred Education/Experience

AA + 4, Bachelor’s plus 2 year

Deadline to Apply 11/18/2026

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