Senior Refractive Tech

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under general supervision to perform diagnostic testing, assist in surgeries and provide care of ophthalmic patients.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in related field
• 3 years of experience as a keratorefractive technician.
• CERT OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT Certified Ophthalmic Tech Upon Hire or
• CERT OPHTHALMIC TECH Certified Ophthalmic Technician Upon Hire or
• Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist by Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Upon Hire and
• (KERATOME) KERATOME Certification in Keratome Upon Hire or
• (VISX) OPHTH VISX CERTIFIED Certification in VISX Upon Hire or
• (LADAR) LADAR Certification in Ladar Upon Hire or
• (INTRALASE) INTRALASE Certification in Intralase Upon Hire
• Work requires ability to deal with high levels of stress and frequent changes.
• Work requires ability to interact with patients in compassionate and respectful manner.
• Work requires knowledge of presbyopia at different ages and distances.
• Work requires knowledge of refractive error and corresponding laser corrective procedures. Sterilization techniques, eye physiology and anatomy.
• Work requires knowledge of refractive surgery.
• Work requires skill in acquiring complete and concise patient history.
• Work requires stamina to work 8 to 12 hour shifts.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree
• May consider additional related years of experience in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Assists Refractive Practice Manager in setting priorities, tasks, and responsibilities.
• Serves as lead or may supervise other refractive technicians. Monitors work for accuracy.
• Mentors, trains, and coaches other laser center staff on refractive equipment and practices to achieve a high level of performance and standards of safety.
• Acquires complete patient history.
• Acquires and records visual functions including acuity, color vision, color comparison, stereo acuity, retinoscopy and wavescan as indicated.
• Participates with patient screening to determine if refractive error qualifies them as potential candidate for refractive surgery.
• Consents patient, obtains appropriate paperwork, and provides pre- and post-operative instructions. Prepares and escorts patients into surgery suite and into post-op examination room.
• Reviews LASIK procedures with patients and follows up with them.
• Enters patient data into Laser.
• Performs site and parameter verification with surgeon.
• Calibrates Laser or Intralase on each surgery day.
• Assists with intra-operative pachymetry.
• Acts as surgery circulator during procedures.
• Sets up sterile field with required instruments and medication.
• Calibrates, and sets blade for microkeratome.
• Cleans and autoclaves instruments after procedure.
• Contributes to marketing meetings and provides necessary support data reports.
• Maintains database of laser center patients and candidates.
• Maintains all inventory, supplies, and medications. Places orders in timely manner (including post-op packs for patients).
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree