Ophthalmic Technician II

About the role

Georgia Eye Partners is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to support a high-volume ophthalmic practice focused on providing quality and compassionate care. Responsibilities include obtaining and documenting patient history, determining visual acuity, performing automated and manual refractions, administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions, and maintaining equipment.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining and documenting patient history
• Determining visual acuity
• Performing automated and manual refractions for diagnostic purposes
• Patient history documentation
• Performing basic lensometry
• Pupillary assessment
• Visual field testing
• Patient history documentation
• Basic ocular motility assessment
• Automated keratometry
• Osmolarity testing
• Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
• Entering data into EMR
• Providing patient services
• Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)
• Pre-operative preparation of patient
• Maintaining equipment and instruments
• Performing ocular imaging including OCT, Topography
• Post-operative education

Requirements

• 3-5 years of ophthalmic technician experience preferred
• Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) preferred
• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as needed
• Flexible with traveling to various locations
• The ability to pay attention to detail
• The ability to maintain confidentiality
• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school

Skills

• Customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Independent decision-making skills

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package
• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

Pay

The pay for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible to accommodate the needs of the practice.