Ophthalmic Technician, Ophthalmology

4 weeks ago

Dallas, United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Full time

Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work. UT Southwestern is honored to be a Veteran Friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you've made to our country. We're proud to support your next mission. Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Ophthalmic Assistant - Ophthalmology Department
Experience and Education

High school graduation plus completion of basic and advanced home-study courses approved by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, and two years of experience including one year in medical or related field.

Prefer completion of the home study course for Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology within one year of hire date.

Job Duties

Assists ophthalmologists in treatment and care of patients.

Opens, stocks, cleans, and closes patient rooms.

Obtains basic medical history and ocular complaints from patients

Measures patients' glasses.

Writes and calls in Rx prescriptions to pharmacies as directed by ophthalmologists.

Tests ocular functions, including visual acuity, muscle balance, and intra-ocular tension.

Administers eye and oral medications as directed by ophthalmologists.

Changes eye dressings and instructs patients and/or caregivers in home care.

Maintains ophthalmic instruments by sterilizing surgical instruments and cleaning exposed lenses, mirrors, and prisms and replacing burned out bulbs and batteries.

Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Notes

This position is in the Department of Ophthalmology.

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