Eye Care Assistant Jobs

The Certified Ophthalmic Technician is responsible for testing and measuring eye function to assist the Optometrist.

• Responsible to assist Optician and Patient Services Representative with glass orders, checking in and scheduling patients, contacting patients to fill schedules, edging and mounting lenses, and other duties.
• Responsible to test patient’s far acuity, near acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception, color perception, and measures intraocular pressure of eyes per department protocol.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Responsible to uphold confidentiality at all times in regards to CBHA activities, reports, financials, patient health information and other proprietary information specific to CBHA.
• Responsible to examine eye for gross abnormalities and reports findings to Optometrist.
• Responsible to apply drops to anesthetize, dilate, or medicate eyes per department protocol.
• Responsible to test patient’s field of vision, including central and peripheral vision; test corneal topography; and test macular and posterior segment health via OCT scanner.
• Responsible to promote a positive work culture and upholds clinic policies and procedures, including the WE CARE standards of Behavior.
• Responsible to provide instructions to patients concerning eye care per provider direction.

Professional and Technical Knowledge

• Possesses basic level of mathematical knowledge typically acquired through completion of a high school program.

Technical Skills

• Ability to operate special eye care testing equipment.
• Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word.
• Possesses working knowledge of computer terminals, calculator and telephone.
• Ability to accurate enter patient data into Electronic Medical Record.

Communication Skills

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients and the general public.
• Ensure communication of complex and/or technical information to co-workers and others and ensures understanding by the other party.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and translate both English and Spanish.