Ophthalmic Technician

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced, friendly, motivated, detail oriented and hard

working candidate for a Full Time Ophthalmic Technician to assist our client's ophthalmologists (M.D.'s) with exams and procedures.

Duties will include:

Pretesting, HVF, OCT, IOL, photos, scans, refraction, documenting past medical history and medications accurately in EMR dilation, injections, cross linking assistance, other duties as requested by the doctor or tech supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Excellent customer service background.

• Efficient and accurate at interviewing patients and documenting histories

and visual acuity.

• Proficient data entry skills.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of eye anatomy, disease and ocular

medications.

• Experienced with HVF, Lensometry, Keratometry, Tonometry, Visual Fields,

Amslers, Muscle Fields, Pupil Exams, and Refracting. ( Will train the right

person in lieu of experience )

• Skilled at problem solving.

• Proficient at working with a computer.

• Skilled in communication, both written and verbal.

• Able to self-direct.

• Highly motivated and able to multi-task.

• Able to work under pressure in a high-paced environment.

• Experience in the field and scribe experience is a plus.

• COA certification preferred, but not required.

• Reliable, dependable and punctual.

• Outgoing and friendly.

• Must be able to stand/walk for long periods of time.

• Some travel to our other locations may be required at times

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare patients for ophthalmology examination by performing the patient

work-up, administering ophthalmic testing, dilating their pupils; record

patient history summary including change in visual acuity and elevated

intraocular pressure and provide patient education and services as needed.

• Counsel patients regarding use of ophthalmic drops and other medications,

and answers questions about treatment/services.

• Assist Doctors for eye procedures done in the office.

• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and

following standards of care for procedures; complying with regulations.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, employee is required to

stand and walk frequently; sit frequently; use hands to handle, or feel objects,

tools, or controls frequently; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear and

communicate with speech clarity continually; climb, balance, and stoop, kneel, and

bend occasionally. Employee must lift and/or move 50 pounds occasionally and

assist with patient transfers.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, color

vision, peripheral vision, depth perception.

Work environment: Setting typical of an ophthalmology medical practice with

office type features. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be

exposed to bio-hazard risks.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discount

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• On-the-job training

• Paid time off

• Retirement plan

Medical Specialty:

• Ophthalmology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

• Day shift

• Monday to Friday

• No weekends

Work Location: In person- Olathe