Ophthalmic Technician

Details

Client Name
Washington DC VAMC

Job Type
Local

Offering
Allied

Profession
Ophthalmology

Specialty
Ophthalmic Technician

Job ID
17250355

Job Title
Ophthalmic Technician


Shift Details

Scheduled Hours
40


Job Order Details

Start Date
07/06/2026

End Date
06/19/2028

Duration
102 Week(s)


Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• The contractor shall provide a broad range of technical knowledge and experience in eye care. Contractor must be certified as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) with the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). The COA certification is JCAHPO's entry-level certification examination for a Health Technician (Ophthalmology).
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of personal computer operation, computerized data entry storage and recall, collect data and maintain patient records.
• The contractor should have experience working with an interdisciplinary team comprised of highly educated professionals and front-line staff.

Tasks:
Ophthalmology Technicians in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) support Ophthalmologists and Optometrists in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, follow-up care and patient counseling. At the Advanced Level, Health Technician (Ophthalmology) performs difficult ophthalmic technical duties with considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment. The higher-level duties consist of significant scope and administrative independence.

• The Ophthalmic Technician is required to be physically present at the hospital during their scheduled work hours.

The Ophthalmic technician will perform:

• Refractometry (refraction) utilizing autorefraction and manual phoropter to determine spectacle prescription
• Visual acuity measurement and refraction
• Kinetic visual field testing (Humphrey or Goldmann);
• Intraocular pressure measurements by applanation tonometry, icare, and other current methods
• Pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation, and any abnormalities, including relative afferent pupillary defect;
• Basic slit lamp biomicroscopy evaluation to check for abnormalities prior to dilation (i.e.: anterior chamber depth/iris anomalies).
• May perform advanced color vision testing of the entire visual spectrum to detect complex color vision defects such as monochromats, dichromats and anomalous trichromats.
• Measures eyeglass prescriptions using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
• Performs A-scan ultrasonography, including intra-ocular lens calculations, using immersion A-scan on eyes with complex pathology such as corneal scarring, irregular and/or high astigmatism, zonular weakness, high refractive error that requires multiple alternative calculating formulas.
• Determines the corneal curvature by either manual keratometry or automated topography.
• Performs slit lamp photography.
• May perform anterior segment OCT, confocal microscopy, electroretinography, electrooculography, and visual evoked potential.
• Performs fluorescein or indocyanine green (ICG) angiography, with diagnostic photography of retinal vessels and fundus photography
• Performs thorough preparatory cleaning of critical reusable medical equipment used in surgical procedures
• Assists in minor clinical surgical procedures, including laser surgery and intravitreal injections.

Ophthalmic Technician work independently with above tasks.

EEO Statement

Client Details

Address
50 Irving Street, Nw

City
Washington

State
DC

Zip Code
20422