Ophthalmic Diagnostic Technician 1 Full Time Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Plantation, FL
About The Position
The Ophthalmic Diagnostic Technologist 1 (ODT1) is competent in the theory, principles, and practice of eye care. ODT1 performs appropriate clinical testing in compliance with department standards and documents in the EMR system. ODT1 performs supervised ocular diagnostic testing using specialty-specific imaging devices and uploads images into the EMR system. The Ophthalmic Diagnostic Technologist 1 will m aintain competency in obtaining/recording the following items in the electronic medical record and p erform ocular testing using specialty-specific imaging devices. Provides support to providers, including documentation in patient charts as and directed for patient care . Provides patient-centric care. Adheres to University of Miami policies, standards, values, and required training. Compliance with regulations and maintaining patient confidentiality. Follow s best practices of patient safety, hand hygiene, and infection control. Attend s educational courses for ophthalmic personnel when assigned. Demonstrate s high quality of work through accuracy, timeliness, professionalism, and thoroughness. Meet s daily productivity goals. Ensure s all equipment is calibrated and instrumentation is properly working. Participate in assigned clinical research and maintain required certifications. Organize and stock rooms for daily clinical activities. Travel s to satellite eye centers when necessary. Work s evenings and weekends as needed. Supports Virtual Care encounters and exams.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA ) or Certified Retinal Angiography ( C RA ) or OCT-Certified (OCT-C)
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
Responsibilities
- Performs and documents the following items : Reason for visit
- Intraocular pressure such as Goldman, Tono-Pen, and I-Care
- Chief complaint
- Pachymetry
- History of present illness
- Insertion and removal of hard & soft contact lenses
- Basic review of systems
- Color vision test
- Review systemic and ocular medications
- Stereopsis test
- Record allergies
- Sensorimotor exam
- Pharmacy information
- Automated & manual perimetry
- Family, social, medical, and ocular history
- Color fundus photography
- Visual acuity
- Fluorescein angiography
- Lensometry
- ICG (Indocyanine Green) angiography
- Manual refraction
- Optical coherence tomography
- Confrontational fields
- Slit lamp photography
- Humphrey visual fields
- External photography
- Amsler Grid visual fields
- Ocular motility photography
- T angent screen visual fields
- Automated Keratometry
- Virtual Reality (VR) visual fields
- A-scan biometry and IOL Master
- Basic ocular motility
- Contact/immersion A-Scan
- Pupillary evaluation
- High-resolution B-scan and standardized A-scan
- Ocular surface assessment
- S upervised globe and orbital exams
- IVI Prep
- Eye drop administration
Benefits
- The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
