• Ophthalmic Technician I- UPMC Vision…

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician to support UPMC Vision Institute-Oakland located at 203 Lothrop Street 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15213. This role will work Monday through Friday daylight hours (hours vary based on clinical needs. Typically, between 7am-5pm). 25% travel to satellite locations (Shadyside, Forbes, Monroeville, St. Margaret's, Mercy, Wexford, Bethel Park, Natrona Heights) as needed for coverage is required.

     

    Not only is this job challenging, but it is also very rewarding. Knowing that you are helping others daily and learning new, exciting things in the process is very exciting. There are opportunities for growth and advancement within this position on the Ophthalmic Technician career ladder.

    Responsibilities:

    + Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to -

    + Candidate will perform all imaging requested by physicians (HVF, OCT, Fundus Photos, Slit Lamp Photos, A-scans (automatic and manual), etc., daily.

    + When needed and on low census imaging days, the candidate will perform all aspects of patient in-take for the physicians. This includes, but is not limited to: medical history, review of medications, weight/BP, obtaining visual acuity, IOP measurements, motility and confrontational field assessment, pupil assessment, dilation, etc.

    + Prepping patients for specific procedures and assisting physicians during those procedures along with be accessible when not with patients to assist physicians.

    + Cleaning/flipping exam rooms to assist with patient flow.

    + Opening/closing/stocking duties as assigned.

    + Assisting with in-baskets, patient messages, voicemails, reschedules, scrubbing imaging schedules in preparation of upcoming appointments, etc., and other administrative duties as assigned under the direction of the Lead Coordinator/Practice Manager.

    + 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

     

    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.