Pittsburgh, PA, US
18 hours ago
Ophthalmic Technician I

University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician to support their team at the UPMC Vision Institute located at:1622 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219. This role will work Monday through Friday daylight hours 7:00am-5:30pm (Shift start times vary based on clinic schedules). 5% travel may be required to other locations for coverage purposes.

This role will be responsible for patient workups, including refraction, in the comprehensive ophthalmology clinic and assisting with imaging including OCT, fundus photos, corneal topography, a-scans, and visual fields (and other duties as assigned)

The position offers room for growth within the Ophthalmic Technician career ladder.

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
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