Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor - Retina Division, Westwood

Certified Ophthalmic Technician

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Salary Range: $31.51 - 62.64 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Nursing
• Develop and manage weekly staff schedules, including real-time adjustments and last-minute coverage needs

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Current certification as Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT).
• Minimum 5 years recent experience providing technical support in Ophthalmology practice.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as required.
• Ability to collaborate with Practice Manager and/or Associate Administrator in problem solving and implementing new and continuing patient care systems.
• Ability to organize technician work schedules for continuous coverage.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology of visual systems.
• Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring, and recording visual acuity, and tonometry.
• Familiarity with signs and symptoms of various ophthalmic problems to answer patient-related questions and triage calls when urgent evaluation is required.
• Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient-related testing equipment.
• Knowledge of various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to promote comfortable, cooperative and effective working relationships with patients, physicians and staff.
• Ability to identify and define complex problems and develop and implement solutions for quality and process improvement.
• Familiarity with computerized EHR(s) and patient appointment scheduling system(s).
• Ability to analyze clinical and administrative information to determine appropriate course(s) of action to resolve conflicts and discrepancies.
• Flexibility in adapting to new assignments.
• Ability to learn state of the art diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to organize and prioritize duties to maximize clinic efficiency.