• Ophthalmic Technician I

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    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

    + 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

     

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