Ophthalmic Technician I

Company Overview:

At Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, we put our patient’s needs as a top priority. With an expert team of highly-qualified, board certified physicians, nurses and technicians, our practice offers a comprehensive range of services to provide patients with routine eye care and exams, pediatric eye care, retinal care, cataract surgery, corneal care and many other services and procedures.

Position Summary:

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician / scribe that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

Responsibilities:

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include:

• Obtaining and documenting patient history
• Determining visual acuity
• Performing automated and manual refraction for diagnostic purposes
• Performing basic lensometry
• Pupillary assessment
• Visual field testing
• PAM
• Basic ocular motility assessment
• Automated keratometry
• Osmolarity testing
• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
• Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR, providing patient services
• Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)
• Pre-operative preparation of patient
• Maintaining equipment and instruments
• Perform ocular imaging including OCT,
• Topography
• Post-operative education

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of ophthalmic technician experience preferred
• COA preferred
• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education/Certifications:

• Graduation from an accredited high school

Company Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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