Ophthalmic Technician
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
days
Sign-On Bonus

Ophthalmic Technician I

University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician to support the Vision Institute. This position will work Monday through Friday daylight hours and may require 5% travel to other office locations for coverage purposes. This department offers room for growth through the ophthalmic technician career ladder. Purpose: Obtain detailed information from patients and perform a variety of diagnostic tests to the eyes to aid in the diagnosis and treatment course Responsibilities: * Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to - * Contact lenses: insertion, removal and instructions * Pupillary assessment: measurement, compare and evaluate. * History taking to include ocular, medical, medication, social and family. * Lensometry: automated and manual * Angle assessment & dilation of pupils * Assist with maintaining office inventory, notifying appropriate staff when supplies are needed, restocking exam rooms, cleaning and sterilizing of instruments and cleaning patient exam rooms at end of day. * Visual fields: Amsler grid & confrontation fields * Supplemental skills: Color testing, glare test * Ocular Motility: Knowledge of the functions & anomalies, cover tests, stereo-acuity, nystagmus * Tonometry: Icare, Tonopen and the care and proper disinfection of * Visual acuity assessment: with and without correction, distance, near and intermediate, pinhole, best corrected, potential acuity, brightness acuity Qualifications: * High school diploma or equivalent is required. * Experience as an Ophthalmic Technician in an Ophthalmology office or combination of related education and/or experience preferred. * Completion of AAO Home Study Course is preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Valid CPR certification * Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) * Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.