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Form of workThis position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings. 8:00a - 4:30p
Job Summary: Assist physician and other technical support personnel to perform diagnostic tests necessary for evaluation of patient eye problems and set up for procedures.
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Certification as a certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
Work Experience: 3 to 4 years related experience and/or a combination of education and work related experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Perform preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to determination of chief complaint and medical history, visual acuity distance and near extra ocular motility, confrontation visual fields, pupil examination, lensometry, keratometry, refractometry, goldman and tonopen tonometry, pachymetry, Schirmer's tear testing, Ishihara color testing, stereo vision testing, eye dominance determination. Administer diagnostic eye drops as needed. Examine the cornea, lens and anterior chamber of the eye using a slit lamp and note variations from normal. Performs specialized testing including, but not limited to Humphrey automated central and peripheral visual fields; corneal topography; wavefront analysis, ocular coherence tomography, DGH pachymetry, Humphrey biometer and IOL master. Certified Operators for Visx and Intralase lasers. Fully trained to assist physician for LASIK and other in office surgical procedures. Program treatments and 'cut' plastic weekly to check calibration of laser. Order supplies and treatment cards for use with lasers utilizing system. Sterilize and set up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures; assist with minor office surgery, laser treatments and operating room surgery as required. Prepare charts for daily appointments, direct the flow of patients examined by an Eye Center physician; act as scribe for physician by recording examination data and provide support and education to patient as directed by physician. Aware of coding and compliance issues and follows guidelines for charting, examination protocols, and also protects patient privacy as dictated by HIPPA regulations. Calibrate and maintain all instruments used including, but not limited to bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp and tonometers; clean and stock consultation room and surgery room with drugs and other supplies as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.
Decision Making: Independent judgment in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.
Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.
Special Job Dimensions: None.
Ophthalmology - Natalie 301 - Warren ClinicMinimum Education: High School Diploma or GED.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Certification as a certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
Work Experience: 3 to 4 years related experience and/or a combination of education and work related experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Perform preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to determination of chief complaint and medical history, visual acuity distance and near extra ocular motility, confrontation visual fields, pupil examination, lensometry, keratometry, refractometry, goldman and tonopen tonometry, pachymetry, Schirmer's tear testing, Ishihara color testing, stereo vision testing, eye dominance determination. Administer diagnostic eye drops as needed. Examine the cornea, lens and anterior chamber of the eye using a slit lamp and note variations from normal. Performs specialized testing including, but not limited to Humphrey automated central and peripheral visual fields; corneal topography; wavefront analysis, ocular coherence tomography, DGH pachymetry, Humphrey biometer and IOL master. Certified Operators for Visx and Intralase lasers. Fully trained to assist physician for LASIK and other in office surgical procedures. Program treatments and 'cut' plastic weekly to check calibration of laser. Order supplies and treatment cards for use with lasers utilizing system. Sterilize and set up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures; assist with minor office surgery, laser treatments and operating room surgery as required. Prepare charts for daily appointments, direct the flow of patients examined by an Eye Center physician; act as scribe for physician by recording examination data and provide support and education to patient as directed by physician. Aware of coding and compliance issues and follows guidelines for charting, examination protocols, and also protects patient privacy as dictated by HIPPA regulations. Calibrate and maintain all instruments used including, but not limited to bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp and tonometers; clean and stock consultation room and surgery room with drugs and other supplies as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.
Decision Making: Independent judgment in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.
Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.
Special Job Dimensions: None.
Location:
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
