OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN (CPS Academic Year)

About the role

Employee performs a variety of tasks to assist the Optometrist in eye examinations and corrective procedures. Employee records patient medical histories and helps with preparing the patient for the vision examination. Pretesting may include visual acuity, color vision, depth perception, pupil reflexes, visual field testing, pressure inside the eye, and blood pressure. Performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Processes patient information through the computer system and helps maintain the operation of the reception records and examination room area.
• Retrieves patient records from other clinics to ensure complete information on file prior to the appointment date.
• Manages continuous patient flow by effectively communicating with team members and providers.
• Prepares referrals, work and/or school excuse letters, written prescriptions for providers to sign, and staff consult letters to primary care provider.
• Cleans and disinfects all equipment and instruments.

Requirements

• Knowledge of providing customer and personal services.
• Eye care and vision care products and services.
• Clerical and administrative procedures.
• Current optical theory, materials, and practices.
• Functions, techniques, technical components, and maintenance procedures of optometric equipment.
• Physics, algebra, geometry, and mechanical drawing.
• Safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience as a Optometric Technician.

Skills

• Operate appropriate computer equipment.
• Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to perform tasks.
• Write clearly, concisely, and logically.
• Follow oral and written instructions.
• Maintain confidentiality of client information.
• Interact effectively with withdrawn and hostile clients.
• Make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Benefits

The City of Cincinnati offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Health Insurance: 3 medical plans (80/20 PPO, HDHP with HSA, Health Reimbursement Arrangement).
• Life Insurance: $50,000 Basic Life Insurance policy.
• Supplemental Life, Long Term Disability, Accident & Critical Illness Insurance.
• Flexible Benefits Plans: Healthcare Flex Spending Account, Dependent Care Flex Spending Account, Transportation Expense Reimbursement Account.
• Healthy Lifestyles Program: Wellness incentives up to $300/year per employee/spouse.
• Retirement Plan: Defined benefit pension plan for part-time and full-time employees.
• Deferred Compensation: 457(b) tax-deferred retirement savings plan.

Pay

This is a 0.8 FTE (full-time equivalent) Optometric Technician position during the Cincinnati Public School (CPS) academic school year and there is no pay in the Summer.

Schedule

Not specified.