Lead Ophthalmic Technician - Full-Time, Days/Evenings

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Lead Ophthalmic Technician with our Ophthalmology clinic in Hyde Park. The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science provides medical and surgical treatment of eye diseases. The department members' interests include cataract surgery with lens implantation, transplantation including corneal diseases plus refractive surgery, vitreo-retinal surgery, and medical diseases of the retina including special treatment of diabetic retinopathy and age-related retinal degenerations, eye plastic surgery, strabismus surgery, and neuro-ophthalmology. At UChicago Medicine, we offer comprehensive eye care services, including screenings and treatments for common eye conditions like cataracts and glaucoma, as well as glasses prescriptions. Our expert Ophthalmology and Visual Science team is dedicated to providing advanced medical and surgical solutions for a wide range of ocular disorders affecting patients of all ages, from infants to adults.

Requirements

• Applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Two years of experience as a COA required.
• COA required to complete COT designation within 12 months of hire date.
• Considerable skills in communicating verbally, in handling public contact with discretion, tact and courtesy, and in determining priorities, organizing work, working independently and in making decisions.
• Ability to ascertain whether a situation is urgent, emergent or routine.
• CPR certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Four year college degree strongly preferred.
• Two years as a COT strongly preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Practice Manager in leading the day-to-day operations of the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science's (OVS) clinic.
• Acts as a resource to other technicians.
• Maintains clinical equipment, inventory levels, and clinical staff schedules.
• Assists in the hiring of new staff and maintains and ensures annual competencies are met.
• Meets regularly with Ophthalmology leadership to discuss problems or suggestions for improving processes, engagement, and patient throughput.
• Serves as a leader and role model for staff ophthalmology technicians and demonstrates PRIDE values of University of Chicago Medicine.
• Responsible for ensuring instrumentation, and all equipment is maintained in a clean and/or sterile environment.
• Responsible for the inventory management/ordering of supplies.
• Coordinates staff work assignments to support daily patient volume.
• Develops and oversees daily work schedule for technicians; includes requests for time off and absence management.
• Provides input into annual performance reviews of ophthalmology technicians.
• Reviews and updates clinic policies and procedures as requested; Works with practice manager and physicians to institute new policies and procedures.
• Ensures all regulatory compliance standards are met for patient and staff safety.
• Responsible for orientation and education of ophthalmology technicians.
• Presents instructional seminars to staff as needed.
• Participates in clinical quality initiatives of the OVS clinic.
• Participates in own professional development to maintain licensure and/or accreditation.
• Responsible for service repairs of diagnostic and metric testing equipment for on campus and off campus OVS clinic sites.
• Under the direction and order of the physician: Takes patient medical, past medical, family and medication histories.
• Records patient ocular history.
• Measures and records visual acuities and intraocular pressures.
• Evaluates the pupil, estimates the anterior chamber depth and examines the eyes for afferent papillary defect.
• Administers eye drops, dressings and shields.
• Assists physician in surgical procedures.
• Instructs the patient on post-operative care and documents accordingly.
• Exhibits basic knowledge and understanding of ocular motility, visual fields, contact lenses (basic principles and fitting procedures), retinoscopy and ocular pharmacology.
• Performs color vision, lensometry, exophthalmometry, Amsler Grid and Schirmer testing.
• Is familiar with the following diagnostic equipment: Lenstar; IOL Master; Zeiss Cirrus OCT; OptoVue OCT; Pentacam, Humphry Visual Field; Optos wide field fundus photography; B-scan ultrasonography; A-scan biometry; D-15 color vision testing; F-M 100 color testing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: High school or GED