What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician position at Family Eye Physicians?
Job Title: Ophthalmic Technician
Location: Buffalo Grove
Reports to: Office Manager
Location: Buffalo Grove
Reports to: Office Manager
Large Ophthalmology and Optometry Practice has an opening at our Buffalo Grove location for an experienced Ophthalmic Technician. Ophthalmic Technicians are primarily responsible for taking medical histories from patients, dilating their eyes to prepare them for exams, assisting the optometrist by performing applanation tonometry, refraction, and retinoscopy tests and other tests.
Ophthalmic Technician Responsibilities:
- Assists ophthalmologists in treatment and care of patients by performing variety of technical duties.
- Obtains medical histories of patients
- Tests ocular functions, including distance and near visual acuity, color vision, muscle balance, intra-ocular tension, auto refraction, retinoscopy, and lensometry (reading spectacles).
- Fits all types of contact lenses using keratometer; instructs patients in care and insertion of lenses.
- Assists physicians in minor office surgery.
- Administers medications as directed by ophthalmologists; changes dressings and instructs patients in home care.
- Maintains inventory of consumable supplies, medications, and small instruments.
- Maintains ophthalmic instruments, such as visual acuity projectors, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, muscle lights, etc. by cleaning exposed lenses, mirrors, prisms, and replacing burned out bulbs.
- Serves as instructor to staff when necessary in clinic routine and in standard ophthalmic procedures.
Ophthalmic Technician Qualifications:
- High school graduation or equivalent plus 2 years of relevant work experience in Ophthalmology
- Successful completion of accredited ophthalmic medical assistant program, helpful but not required
- Certification as Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist by Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), helpful but not required
