Ophthalmic Technician (Longview, Washington)

Oregon Health & Science University•Longview, WA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

OHSU Casey Eye Institute is hiring an Ophthalmic Technician to provide ophthalmic assistance to physicians at its Longview, Washington location. The role provides ancillary testing as ordered and includes patient workups, history taking, medical-record documentation, triage, prior authorizations, and administrative support for the practices and department. This is a full-time, benefited, on-site position. The Ophthalmic Technician conducts preliminary patient screening, history taking, and testing. The role also assists with minor in-office surgical procedures or laser treatments, responds to prescription refill requests as authorized by physicians, handles medication prior authorizations and patient calls and messages, prepares instruments for sterile processing, opens and closes exam lanes, monitors medication expiration dates, and follows hospital safety procedures and protocols. OHSU Casey Eye Institute is an academic medical center providing eye care for adults and children and combining research with patient care. The institute has been providing eye care and conducting vision research since 1945 and is ranked among the top 10 percent of eye hospitals nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited ophthalmic technician, ophthalmic medical personnel, eye care assistant, ophthalmic assistant, ophthalmic clinical assistant, ophthalmic medical assistant, or ophthalmic medical technology training program; or an associate degree in Ophthalmic Technology from an accredited school; or current certification as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or higher; or a bachelor's degree in a healthcare, science, or research-related field and one year of clinical/laboratory experience conducting preliminary screening and vision testing, including specialized tests and visual fields; or two years of clinical/laboratory experience conducting preliminary screening and vision testing, including specialized tests and visual fields.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

COA or Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) certification.

Responsibilities

Perform preliminary patient screening and pre-exam testing, including history taking, visual acuity assessment, confrontational visual field testing, extraocular muscle assessment, pupillary evaluation, tonometry, angle assessment, and pupillary dilation.
Perform other physician-requested patient services and special tests, including color vision screening and stereopsis.
Conduct testing such as refractometry, visual fields (GVF and HVF), keratometry, ophthalmic photography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Assist with minor surgical procedures or laser treatments in the office.
Complete prescription refill requests as authorized by the physician and medication prior authorizations; triage patient calls and messages.
Clean surgical instruments in preparation for sterile processing.
Open and close exam lanes daily and monitor medication expiration dates.
Follow hospital safety procedures and protocols.
Assist with administrative components of the practices and other department administrative duties as assigned by the manager.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; coverage is 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.
$25,000 of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
Two retirement plans to choose from, with 6% matching.
Vacation of up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service; prorated for part-time roles.
Sick leave of up to 96 hours per year; prorated for part-time roles.
Eight paid holidays per year.
Substantial TriMet and C-Tran discounts.
Tuition reimbursement for continuing education.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Wellness platform.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.