Ophthalmic Technician - Vision Imaging & Clinic Specialist

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY); New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for an Ophthalmic Technician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi is a major hospital with Level I Trauma Center, offering collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

The Ophthalmic Technician will perform comprehensive ophthalmic assessments, document history and tests, and support imaging, photography, and surgical scheduling in a busy clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform and record patient's chief complaint, history of present illness, medical history, ophthalmic history, medications used, allergies, corrected and uncorrected vision, lensomctry, aulorcfraclion, and manifest refraction for distance and near and other techniques utilized in ophthalmic treatment in the patient's medical record consistent with HCFA guidelines.
• Perform automated visual field testing for all physicians and consultants, as well as maintain records of all field testing for physician evaluation.
• Perform slit lamp and external photography and maintain accurate documentation of progression or regression of anterior segment and external eye disease.
• Maintain photographs by hard copy or electronically for medical, legal, teaching, and publication purposes.
• Perform posterior segment imaging with current technologies available in the institutions and maintain records by hard copy or electronically for medical, legal, teaching, and publication purposes.
• Maintain inventory of all equipment, stock and supplies. Monitor availability of sterile instruments in the clinic and assure equipment is sent to, and returned from, Central Supply.
• Assist Attending Physicians and Residents with case presentations and publications.
• Assist Attending Physicians and Residents in scheduling of patients for ophthalmic surgical procedures and preoperative testing, including, but not limited to, calling patients to remind them of upcoming appointments as well as following up on and rescheduling missed appointments and medical clearances.
• Become familiar with new technologies and equipment as they become available and demonstrate competence after appropriate training.

Job description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for an Ophthalmic Technician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi is a major hospital with Level I Trauma Center, offering collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

The Ophthalmic Technician will perform comprehensive ophthalmic assessments, document history and tests, and support imaging, photography, and surgical scheduling in a busy clinical setting.