Ophthalmic Technician II (Float)

Family Health Centers of San Diego•San Diego, CA

2d•$26 - $34

About The Position

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician II to perform technical and clerical procedures that support optometrists and ophthalmologists in providing friendly, caring, and professional patient care. The role performs advanced patient-care tasks and maintains vision clinic inventory, including ordering supplies from vendors. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to community medicine and culturally competent care for medically underserved people.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience as an Ophthalmic Technician.
Graduation from an Optometry Technician course or completion of internal training and competencies.
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advanced Resuscitation Training.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may qualify if it provides the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform the essential duties and meets required state or federal certification requirements.

Responsibilities

Answer phones and greet patients in a pleasant and professional manner; notify patients when orders arrive.
Schedule follow-up appointments and ophthalmologist procedures, and contact pharmacies to call in prescriptions.
Help patients select frames and lenses; complete and verify lab orders and prescriptions, including manual and automated lensometry; and measure spectacle lens base curves.
Dispense, adjust, and repair eyeglasses; dispense contact lenses and train patients in contact lens insertion, removal, and care.
Close patient encounters and provide vision- and ocular-health-specific education.
Complete visit documentation and patient histories, including case history and visual acuity; neutralize patients’ glasses before examinations; and perform autorefractometry and ancillary testing such as Amsler grid and blood pressure checks.
Perform visual field testing, including FDT and automated fields, as well as pachymetry, fundus and anterior-segment photography (25- and 50-degree views), and corneal topography.
Maintain vision clinic supplies and inventory, including ordering contact lenses, frames, and consumable supplies; maintain the eye wash station and inventories of drugs and contact lens solutions; and monitor expiration dates.
Instill eye drops as required.
Maintain and prepare the vision clinic and equipment, including instrument sterilization, opening the clinic, and preparing exam rooms and equipment for the next day.
Perform other duties as assigned.