Travel Ophthalmic Technician - $1,900 to $2,000 per week in Ukiah, CA

Job Summary:

• Assists ophthalmologist and other technical support personnel to perform diagnostic tests necessary for evaluation of patient eye problems.
• Assists ophthalmologists in identifying, diagnosing, and treating illnesses, diseases and conditions of the eye.

Job Requirements:

• Education and Work Experience: High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
• Associate's/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• Ophthalmic Technician or Medical Assistant experience: Preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Ophthalmic Technician certification: Preferred
• Facility Specific License/Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Essential Functions:

• Screens walk-in patients, emergency patients and telephone calls from patients and referring physicians to determine appropriate physician and priority of appointments.
• Administers Electro-retinogram, Electro-oculogram tests and specular microscopy examinations to patients.
• Performs preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to, central and peripheral visual field tests; ocular motility tests; color vision tests; pharmacological pupil tests; tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil testing for size, equality and reaction prior to dilation.
• Examines the cornea, lens and anterior chamber of the eye using a slit lamp and note variations from normal. 
• Assists physician in preparation of routine microbiological specimens and in various research studies.
• Measures acuity of patient, with and without glasses, for distance and near vision.
• Obtains optical and lensometry measurements to determine lens prescription and correct acuity problems.
• Records findings on patient chart.
• Obtains topographical measurements of the eye to include corneal diameter and curvature; assist physician to fit patients with contact lenses and to evaluate lens fit with a bio-microscope.
• Instructs patients on the proper techniques used in caring for, inserting and wearing contact lenses.
• Directs the flow of patients.
• Obtains medical and personal data for patient charts. Screens patients for conditions excluding ocular examination.