Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
We are looking for a patient-focused Ophthalmic Technician to join our Santa Monica multi-specialty clinic! Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Record patient medical history
- Perform visual acuity tests, autorefractometry, lensometry, and tonometry
- Administer eye drops for dilation and anesthesia
- Assist with minor procedures
- Educate patients on eye care, treatment plans, and post-procedure instructions
- Maintain and sterilize ophthalmic instruments and equipment
- Support administrative tasks such as file prep, insurance verification, patient follow-up, and prescription refills
Salary Range: $35.57-46.93 Hourly
Required:
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA)
- Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, anatomy and physiology of the visual systems helpful
- Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring and recording visual acuity, and tonometry.
- Experience in contact lens verification and ordering.
- Experience in training patients in proper contact lens insertion, removal, and hygiene.
- Ability to work with Microsoft Word & Excel software.
- Ability to type with speed and accuracy.
- Ability to write concisely and clearly, edit, and proofread to ensure grammatically correct and factual correspondence.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on a self- directed basis with limited supervision.
- Ability to prioritize activities with varying time sensitivities.
- Ability to analyze clinical and administrative information and determine appropriate course(s) of action to resolve conflicts and discrepancies.
- Pleasant, caring and compassionate personality.
- Ability to interact effectively with patients, staff and physicians.
- Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient-related testing equipment.
- Responsible and detailed-oriented.
- Ability to learn state of the art diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties to maximize clinic efficiency.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage a busy workload.
- Ability to work as a team member in an ophthalmic setting.
- Knowledge of various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
Preferred:
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR).
- Bilingual Spanish
- Must have current BLS Certification
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