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University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician I to support UPMC Vision Institute located at 1603 Carmody Ct suite 104 Sewickley, PA 15143. This role will work Monday through Friday daylight hours. 30% travel to other satellite offices will be required on an as needed basis. This site offers free parking and 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

+ 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