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Emory Healthcare
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
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What they do
An Ophthalmic Technician makes prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses by cutting and shaping lenses according to individual prescriptions. May make lenses for other optical equipment, such as telescopes or microscopes. Works in medical equipment manufacturing facilities and laboratories, retail stores, or in the offices of optometrists and physicians.
$37,666 / year median in Georgia
+30% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Shift:
8a-5pDescription Job Summary:
This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making. This position reports to a Supervisor of Ophthalmic Operations and will work within a specific section of the Ophthalmology clinic.Primary duties and responsibilities:
1.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, basin ocular motility assessment, manual and automated keratometry, osmolarity testing, administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician. 2.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, fundus photography, preparation of surgical instruments and equipment, aseptic technique, post-operative education.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education- Minimum of a High School diploma or general education degree. Experience
- Minimum of one year of experience in an Ophthalmology practice. JCAHPO Ophthalmic Certification (COA,COT,COMT) required. Certification
- (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required.