Ophthalmic Technician: Vision Testing & Patient Care

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is seeking a paraprofessional to support ophthalmology patient care under physician supervision. You will participate in patient history taking, perform tests, and help maintain orderly examination rooms across clinic locations.

The role requires attention to infection control, accurate documentation, and patient education, with potential travel to satellite clinics and occasional overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduation from college with a major in an applicable natural science; or two years of college courses in the natural sciences plus two years of applicable experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to perform tonometry, field of vision, visual acuity, measurement of eye refractive error, color vision, spectacle measurement, and related tests.
• Ability to take patient history, evaluate patient problems and provide complete documentation in patient record.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with the public and medical personnel.
• General knowledge of ophthalmic diseases, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in order to carry out all functions.
• Knowledge of infection control principles in order to disinfect and sterilize equipment and to operate autoclave.
• Knowledge of (and high standards of) laboratory hygiene, biohazard handling, and universal precautions.
• Knowledge of professional dress code.
• Ability to develop and implement effective patient scheduling/appointment system and coordinate the flow or necessary documents and referral services.
• Ability to train and educate patients, staff, residents, medical students and the general community regarding ophthalmology clinic services and procedures, hospital procedures and necessary patient instructions.
• Ability to sterilize and maintain ophthalmology equipment and supplies in a clean, safe and orderly manner.

Responsibilities

• Support patient flow and care under physician supervision.
• Assist in history taking and ophthalmic testing per procedures.
• Organize and stock examination rooms and maintain equipment.

Skills

Tonometry

Visual field testing

Patient history

Communication with public

Ophthalmic diseases knowledge

Infection control

Laboratory hygiene

Sterilization

Patient scheduling

Education patients

Ophthalmology equipment maintenance

Education

Natural science degree or equivalent

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

UC San Diego Health is seeking a paraprofessional to support ophthalmology patient care under physician supervision. You will participate in patient history taking, perform tests, and help maintain orderly examination rooms across clinic locations.

The role requires attention to infection control, accurate documentation, and patient education, with potential travel to satellite clinics and occasional overtime as needed.