Ophthalmic Clinical Specialist I - Main Campus ($1,500 Sign-On Incentive) - For Hires New To Ui

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences is seeking a 100% Ophthalmic Clinical Specialist I to perform technical and diverse optical testing as a portion of the complete ocular exam, in addition to obtaining patient histories, meds and allergies for the supervising physician.

Duties To Include

• Train other staff.
• Participate in interview process for new hires and provide feedback.
• Maintains technological equipment, calling for repairs and troubleshooting as needed. Maintains equipment as needed by changing bulbs, arranging repairs.
• Address patient complaints or be a resource for service recovery.
• Ensure that quality control testing is complete and documented.
• Assists physician with scheduling procedures.
• Answers phone calls, triages patient complaints, working them into clinic as needed.
• Consult with the clinic leadership regarding staffing for the day and week.
• Able to perform advanced applanation tonometry for corneal irregularity problems, or patients with high astigmatism.
• Function as an Epic super user.
• Responsible for knowing basic pharmacology of ocular medications, instilling multiple diagnostic drops during the exam, per protocol.
• Assists physicians with procedures including obtaining cultures, tap and injection procedures.
• Transpose spectacle prescriptions from minus to plus cylinder.
• Perform manual keratometery testing.
• Assist with ocular specimen collection using various types of media for microbiology.
• Demonstrate refraction competency with optometrist.

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

• External hires only, in addition to your base salary, we are offering a sign-on incentive of $1,500, payable in one installment. The payment will be made on the first of the month following completion of 60 days of employment. Should you terminate employment within 24 months, you will be responsible for the prorated repayment of the sign-on incentive. The signed agreement will be processed upon hire. Current UI employees are not eligible.***

Percent of Time: 100%

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00a-5:00p

Location: UIHC, Iowa City

Rotations: N/A

On Campus: This position is performed fully on campus.

Pay Grade: 10

The department intends to hire from either Ophthalmic Technician, requisition 23003050, or Ophthalmic Clinical Specialist I, requisition 23003051, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please apply to the specific position for which you wish to be considered or both.

Required Qualifications

• COA certification through JCAHPO
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and abilities
• Three years of health care experience involving direct patient care including some use and maintenance of specialized medical equipment , or a combination of related education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Qualifications

• 18 months of ophthalmic patient care
• COT certification through JCAHPO

POSITION & APPLICATION DETAILS

In Order To Be Considered For An Interview, Applicants Must Upload The Following Documents And Mark Them As a "Relevant File" To The Submission

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

For additional questions, please contact Melissa Monhollon, HR Manager, at [email protected] or 319-356-4674.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Ophthalmic Clinical Spec I
• Appointment Type: Merit
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Pay Level: 10

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Email: [email protected]
• Contact Name: Melissa Monhollon