What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optical Technician position at A Hiring Company?
Description:
We're looking for an experienced Optical Technician to join our team in Tampa!
We offer competitive pay with an opportunity to earn a monthly bonus!
At Optics Soho, a Sight360 company, we've assembled the most capable and credentialed multidisciplinary teams across every specialty of vision health – ophthalmology, optometry and optical retail services – to deliver a complete, 360-degree approach to vision care. One seamless patient experience. While we do share a single medical record that allows us to collaborate and coordinate care across all locations and providers, more importantly, we share a common belief and set of principles that guide us as we care for our patients.
Candidates may be subject to an in-person skills assessment
Compensation commensurate with experience.
Requirements:The Optical Technician is responsible for collecting and recording ocular and systemic patient histories, visual acuities, BP, IOP, Auto refractions, Manifest Refractions, performing external examinations, and dry-eye testing, as well as disease specific extra testing.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Collecting and recording patient medical history
- Instructing patients on post-operative care, medication use, contact lens care and exam expectations.
- Performing visual acuity testing, auto and Manifest Refractions (measurements for the glasses prescription), tonometry (measuring eye pressure)
- Measuring pupil size and reactivity
- Performing confrontational visual field testing, pachymetry (Corneal thickness measurement)
- Performing dry eye testing
- Participating in light cleaning of the facility
- Maintaining a sanitized environment
- Performing corneal topography, retinal nerve fiber layer measurements, retinal thickness and topography, fluorescein angiography, B-scan ultrasonography
- Assisting with contact lens fitting and instructing patients on insertion and removal of contacts.
- Preparing for and assisting with in-office procedures including consenting patients
Qualifications:
- Minimum of one year assisting in an Optical practice or as an Optometrist Assistant
- Ophthalmic experience a plus
Skills and Abilities:
- Superior interpersonal and communications skills.
- Ability to effectively multi-task
- Attentive to detail and accuracy.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401k and match
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Annual Scrub Reimbursement (up to $100)
Compensation details: 15-18 Hourly Wage
