Ophthalmic Technician

About the Role

Mid Atlantic Retina is one of the largest retina practices in the area, offering bonuses, top pay, and growth opportunities for employees to build a career. As an ophthalmic technician, you will take patient histories in the EMR system, perform vision exams, prep patients for injections, administer drops, conduct a variety of imaging tests, and complete charting, scribing, and other tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year of health care experience or equivalent medical training desired (but not required)
• Desire to work with patients

Benefits

• 401(k) & Profit Sharing
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Bonuses
• $1,000 Hiring Incentive: $500 after successful completion of 90 days of employment and $500 after successful completion of 1 year of employment (available to new hires only; not available to agency hires, internal transfers, or re-hires)

Physical & Cognitive Demands

• Regularly required to talk, communicate verbally in front of groups, one-to-one, and over the telephone and email
• Very active position requiring standing and walking all day to assist patients, physicians, and rotate assignments with staff
• Lift or move objects weighing over 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Working environment in exam rooms is often in moderate light
• Use hands to operate equipment, requiring manual or finger dexterity, precision, speed, and physical stamina
• Ability to raise dominant arm above shoulder height to administer drops
• Use senses to observe and examine patients, paying attention to detail
• Work with data and numbers: calculating, manipulating, processing on a computer, classifying, recording, storing, and retrieving information
• Communicate ideas verbally and in writing, read with comprehension, write reports, and train patients
• Sustain physical contact with patients to guide them due to diminished vision

Job Type: Full Time