What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician position at Beale Personnel, Inc.?
Our client is a well-established Ophthalmology practice serving patients from Loudon County and beyond. The practice prides itself in delivering state-of-the-art eye care with a passion for providing patients state of the art eye care with compassion.
Due to continued growth, our client is now in need of an experienced Ophthalmic Technician. COA or COT certification a plus but not required.
Ophthalmic Technician Duties and Responsibilities:
- Obtains patient history to include chief complaint, history of present illness, past history (ocular and general), family history (ocular and general), and history of allergies and medications and enters accurately into EHR.
- Performs accurate and consistent documentation and measurement tasks to include:
- Visual acuity
- Manual lensometry
- Confrontational visual fields
- Stereo testing
- Evaluation of motility
- Pupillary function tests
- Color plates
- Applanation tonometry
- Refractometry
- Angle assessment
- Dilation of pupils
- Contact lens evaluations
- Visual field testing
- Optic nerve scanning (i.e. OCT, HRT, GDx)
- Pachymetry
- Corneal topography
- Assists physician with laser procedures.
- Assists physician with minor surgery, maintaining practice standards of sterile technique and infection control.
Salary : $23 - $28