What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician-Central Location position at Austin Retina Associates?
Ophthalmic Technician - Central Region
Austin Retina Associates is seeking a responsible, self-motivated individual to join our Central region-38th Street Main & Bastrop. In this role, you’ll work directly with physicians to deliver exceptional retina care and help preserve patients’ sight every day. Our technicians consistently report high job satisfaction because their work truly makes a difference.
Some days may involve longer hours due to travel between clinics, but the impact you make—and the supportive teams you work alongside—make the effort well worth it.
What You’ll Do: Ophthalmic Technicians play an essential role in patient care by gathering medical information, capturing diagnostic images, documenting chart notes, preparing exam rooms, assisting with treatments, supporting physicians during clinical procedures, and helping across both clinic and remote locations.
Who We’re Looking For: This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in the medical field, and no prior ophthalmic experience is required. We offer full training for compassionate, dependable candidates who are eager to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Join our #savingsight squad and be part of a team dedicated to preserving and improving vision for our patients every day.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Triage patients and record consistent and accurate documentation of patient's medical history
- Obtain patient’s chief complaint and screen for visual acuity, confrontational visual fields, measure IOP, pupillary check, ocular motility, dilate pupils, check blood pressure, etc.
- Communicate with team members, team leader and physician regarding patient care and efficiency
- Communicate with patients using a caring tone and provide thorough communication before and after the Physician visit providing education as needed
- Prepare exam room and patient charts for physician
- Perform macular OCT imaging and other retinal imaging as needed.
- Prepare and assist with in-office procedures as needed
- Assist in recruiting patients for clinical trials as available
- Other duties as assigned
Required Attributes:
- Demonstrate and embrace our core values: Serving with Compassion, Striving for Excellence, and Practicing Humility
- Strong interpersonal skills including effective listening, clear communication, effective customer problem resolution, warm encouraging demeanor
- Travel required and will include company-provided transportation, and reimbursed mileage if driving a personal vehicle. No overnight travel although position requires some irregular hours including early mornings, later days and overtime
- Master multiple computer systems for data entry and input including Google, MicrosoftOffice, Teams, data management, browsers, scanners, etc
- Ability to master ophthalmology and retina terminology
- Valid U. S. driver’s license demonstrating unrestricted and satisfactory driving record
- Will share responsibility of driving company vehicle on day trips as needed
Preferred Attributes
- Experience in a busy optometry, ophthalmology, and/or retina clinic
- Ability to develop and maintain effective peer relationships at work within a fast-paced, and at times a high-stress environment
- COA, COT, or COMT certification a plus
- Bilingual in Spanish
Other Position Details
- Schedule will vary based on assigned location, tasks and/or assigned physician
- Very occasional weekend days although schedule is generally Monday to Friday
- Hourly pay, FLSA non-exempt, eligible for overtime
Physical Demands And Requirements Sitting up to 4 hours a day; standing and walking; talk and hear both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 15 pounds on occasion. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes viewing multiple computer screens, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus. Viewing images and operating computer devices constantly