Ophthalmic Technician II

Eye Care Associates•New Orleans, LA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Eyecare Associates is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to support a high-volume ophthalmic practice. This role is crucial for providing quality and compassionate comprehensive eye care services to patients. Eyecare Associates has a history of over 40 years in the New Orleans community, with doctors committed to patient care and utilizing the latest technological advances in vision health.

Requirements

Customer service skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
A degree of independent decision-making
Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
Must be flexible with traveling to various locations
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to maintain confidentiality
The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
The ability to recognize inconsistencies
Graduation from an accredited high school

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of ophthalmic technician experience preferred
COA preferred

Responsibilities

Obtaining and documenting patient history
Determining visual acuity
Performing automated and manual refraction for diagnostic purposes
Performing basic lensometry
Pupillary assessment
Visual field testing
PAM
Basic ocular motility assessment
Automated keratometry
Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR, providing patient services
Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)
Pre-operative preparation of patient
Maintaining equipment and instruments
Perform ocular imaging including OCT
Topography
Post-operative education