Ophthalmic Technician

KurzSolutions•Washington DC, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington DC VA Medical Center provides acute inpatient and outpatient medical care to Veterans in various specialties. The Ophthalmic Technician will work collaboratively with the Surgical Service to provide administrative and clinical care duties related to Veteran patients with various eye diseases and conditions.

Requirements

Shall provide a broad range of technical knowledge and experience in eye care.
Must be certified as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) with the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
The COA certification is JCAHPO's entry-level certification for a Health Technician (Ophthalmology).
Must demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
Must demonstrate knowledge of personal computer operation, computerized data entry storage and recall, college data and maintain patient records.
Should have experience in working with an interdisciplinary team comprised of highly educated professionals and front-line staff.

Responsibilities

Perform Refractometry (refraction) utilizing autorefraction and manual phoropter to determine spectacle prescription.
Perform visual acuity measurement and refraction.
Perform kinetic visual field testing (Humphrey or Goldmann).
Perform intraocular pressure measurements by applanation of tonometry, icare, and other current methods.
Perform pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation, and any abnormalities, including relative afferent pupillary defect.
Perform base slit lamp biomicroscopy evaluation to check for abnormalities prior to dilation (i.e.: anterior chamber depth/iris anomalies).
May perform advanced color vision testing of the entire visual spectrum to detect complex color vision defects such as monochromats, dichromats, and anomalous trichromats.
Measure eyeglass prescriptions using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
Perform A-scan ultrasonography, including intra-ocular lens calculations, using immersion A-scan on eyes with complex pathology such as corneal scarring, irregular and/or high astigmatism, zonular weakness, high refractive error that requires multiple alternative calculating formulas.
Determine the corneal curvature by either manual keratometry or automated topography.
Perform slit lamp photography.
May perform anterior segment OCT, confocal microscopy, electroretinography, electrooculography, and visual evoked potential.
Perform fluorescein or indocyanine green (ICG) angiography, with diagnostic photography of retinal vessels and fundus photography.
Perform thorough preparatory cleaning of critical reusable medical equipment used in surgical procedures.
Assist in minor clinical surgical procedures, including laser surgery and intravitreal injections.
Work independently with the above tasks.