What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ophthalmic Technician position at TALENT Software Services?
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Acting under the supervision of a physician or optometrist:
Acting under the supervision of a physician or optometrist:
- Fit prescription lenses;
- Prepare patients for examinations;
- Take patient history and other preliminary patient data;
- Perform simple non-invasive testing of visual acuity, pupils, and ocular motility;
- Perform automated visual field testing;
- Perform ophthalmic photography and digital imaging;
- Perform tonometry;
- Perform lensometry;
- Perform non-subjective auto refraction (where the ophthalmologist or optometrist performs subjective refraction);
- Administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics that are not controlled substances for ophthalmic purposes;
- Perform pachymetry, keratometry, A-scans, B-scans, and electrodiagnostic testing.
- Environmental cleaning and disinfection of clinical areas.
- Assists in preparations for surgical and other clinical procedures, including equipment sterilization.
- Gives instructions to patients concerning eye care and helps them understand and comply with treatments that the doctor prescribes.
- Diploma from a DAPIP accredited Ophthalmic Technician program
- 1 year of experience in a vision center with similar job requirements (listed below)
- BLS
- Experience with visual field (VF) testing
- Experience with optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Experience with IOL procedures
- IOP checking, HVF/OCT, IOL master, and supporting a surgeon
- Certified Ophthalmic Tech
