Lead Diagnostic Imaging Specialist

Responsibilities

• New hire orientation and train others as assigned by manager.
• Initiate daily huddles to ensure regulatory compliance on a daily basis.
• Perform diagnostic imaging, including corneal topography, optical coherence tomography, color and monochromatic fundus photography, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, fundus autofluorescence, retinal screening, fluorescein and/or indocyanine-green angiography, slit lamp biomicrography, goniography, specular microscopy, external eye photography, ocular surface interferometry, intraocular lens calculations, a-scan biometry, diagnostic b-scan ultrasonography, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and additional tests such as visual field exams, electrophysiology, color vision and dark adaptation testing.
• Operate and maintain diagnostic equipment.
• Prepare rooms, maintaining cleanliness of testing areas.
• Explain procedure details to patients, appropriately responding to questions and concerns.
• Assist patients through procedures, ensuring secure and proper positioning for testing.
• Confirm testing result availability through picture archiving and communication system, documenting procedure details within electronic medical record.
• Identify equipment malfunction and quality issues, communicating problems to manager and technical support personnel.
• Attend educational conferences and meetings to upkeep clinical certification(s), and to continually remain updated on current information in the field of ophthalmic diagnostic imaging.
• Train and review competency of coworkers, including ophthalmic technicians and ophthalmic diagnostic imaging specialists.
• Create images or video for publication or educational purposes.
• Interpret diagnostic images and reports for quality and clinical accuracy.
• May additionally perform orbital ultrasound, quantify intraocular tumors, and train others to prepare ultrasound reports on patients with eye conditions.
• May provide imaging support for physicians and patients during evaluations under anesthesia and/or within operating room.
• May submit images for Scientific Exhibition.
• May order and replenish supplies and medications in diagnostic testing areas as needed.

Qualifications

• At least one of the ophthalmic imaging certifications: OCT-C or ROUB or CRA or CDOS (Required)
• COA or COT or COMT (Preferred)

Education or Equivalent Experience

• H.S. Diploma/GED AND 3+ years Ophthalmic Imaging Experience (Required)
• OR Bachelor of Arts or Science in Photographic Sciences, Imaging, Life Sciences with 1+ years Ophthalmic Imaging Experience (Required)