Offsite Opthalmic Technician

Pay Rate - $40-$46 per hour
8:00A - 5:00P
**MUST HAVE 2 YRS MIN OF EXP WORKING AS AN OPTH TECH**Duties:

Job Summary: 
This position performs preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to, central and peripheral visual field tests; ocular motility tests; color vision tests; pharmacological pupil tests; tonometry, tonography and tensilon tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil testing for size, equality, and reaction prior to dilation. 

Job Responsibilities: 
-Directs the flow of patients examined by an Eye Center physician; obtains medical and personal data for patient charts. 
-Screens patients for conditions excluding ocular examination. 
-Arranges for laboratory and other tests, ophthalmic photography, outpatient studies and patient admissions and surgery as requested by physician. 
-Explains diagnostic procedures and method of treatment to alleviate patient and family concerns. 
-Calibrates and maintains all instruments used including, but not limited to bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp and tonometers. 
-Cleans and stocks consultation rooms and microbiology laboratory with drugs and other supplies as needed. 
-Sterilizes and sets up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures; assists with minor office surgery, laser treatments and operating room surgery as required. 
-Performs other duties as assigned. 

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: 
-Two (2) years as Ophthalmic Technician. 
-Excellent patient and people skills. 
-Well-versed in a variety of routine procedures and applications.