Ophthalmic Technician I

Cumberland Eye Care•Sparta, GA

13d

About The Position

Cumberland Eye Care is hiring an Ophthalmic Technician to support a high-volume ophthalmic practice focused on providing quality, compassionate care to patients seeking complete eye care services. The role involves patient-facing service and clinical support, performing ophthalmic skills, completing office and clinical tasks, and maintaining equipment and instruments. The technician may need to travel to other offices and must be flexible about working at various locations.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school.
Dependable transportation to travel to other offices as required.
Flexibility to travel to various locations.
Ability to pay attention to detail.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to seek instruction in areas where the employee is not knowledgeable.
Ability to recognize inconsistencies.
Customer service skills and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Obtain and document patient history.
Determine visual acuity.
Perform automated refraction.
Administer eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by a physician.
Perform office duties and clinical tasks, including entering data into the EMR.
Provide patient services.
Maintain equipment and instruments.
Use customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills and exercise independent decision-making.