Orthoptist - Ophthalmic Clinical Services, Full Time Bascom Palmer Eye Institute(Miami, FL)

Evaluation and Treatment

Evaluates and diagnoses ocular motility disorders, performs specialized eye tests to assess visual acuity, focusing ability, ocular motility, strabismus measurements, binocular function and color vision.

Provides education to ophthalmic technicians, residents, medical students and other physicians regarding the sensorimotor evaluation and non-surgical treatment of sensorimotor disorders.

Aids in the clinical evaluation of patients, taking medical and ophthalmic histories, describing chief complaints and history of present illnesses.

Assists in the development or rehabilitation of binocular vision and assists in the treatment of patients with complex ocular motility conditions.

Performs duties of an ophthalmic technician including lensometry, manual refraction, dilation, tonometry, and ocular motility testing.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
• Certification and Licensing: Orthoptist certification from the AOC (American Orthoptist Council)
• Experience: Minimum 2 Years Of Relevant Experience Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Department Specific Functions

• Demonstrates mastery level competency of orthoptics in practical applications of a difficult nature.
• Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to successfully evaluate patients without support and instruction from others.
• Able to train and educate others by giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Keeps management informed on all aspects of one or more ongoing projects.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.