Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor - Retina Division, Westwood

Ophthalmology Technical Support Manager

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Salary Range: $32.42 - 64.51 Hourly

Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum 5 years recent experience providing technical support in Ophthalmology practice.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills, including the ability to organize workflows to achieve established objectives, train and evaluate staff performance, and foster team development.
• 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).

• Bachelor's degree.