OA/COA/COT, Ophthalmology Integrated Practice Unit

1 month ago

Austin, United States The University of Texas at Austin Full time

Job Details

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Purpose

The OA/COA/COT delivers quality patient care with a professional and caring attitude, respects patient confidentiality, and performs all tests requested by physicians. Additionally, the OA/COA/COT must have a high energy level, flexibility, and a desire to learn.

Responsibilities

Standard patient workup including, but not exclusively: Obtain histories and review of systems, input and update medications, assessments of vision, IOP, extraocular muscle function, confrontational visual fields, pupil reactivity. Also Lensometry, Amsler Grid, color plates, stereopsis, prism use (COT), applanation tonometry, and stereopsis, auto and manifest refractions, dilation.

Ophthalmic testing to include: A/B Scan, fluorescein/indocyanine green angiography imaging, automated visual fields, OCT, fundus photography, and IOL Master, spectral microscopy, ERG (COA & COT). Provide patient education and maintain records according to AMA guidelines.

Coordinate daily schedules, liaise with physician and staff, concierge desk, medication refills, patient calls, and other patient care related duties. Attend In-services and Ophthalmic Grand Rounds.

Open and close exam lanes ensuring that all equipment is maintained and functioning properly, stocking and restocking exam rooms with necessary eye drops, consumables, and other medications used during eye exams, maintaining individual physician preference sheets and equipment such as lenses and instruments.

Assist physician with EMR entry as required and other duties including equipment cleaning.

Additional COA and COT Functions: Phlebotomy for imaging, training/certification provided (COA & COT). Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records (COA & COT). Assist physicians in minor office surgery (COT). Instruct ophthalmic assistants in clinic routine and in standard ophthalmic procedures (COT).

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

OA: High school diploma and at least six (6) months ophthalmic clinical experience.

COA: High school diploma and at least one (1) year of work experience in Ophthalmology (clinical program practicum experience preferred). Must complete the home study course for Joint Commission of Allied Health personnel in Ophthalmology. Certified as COA by JCAHPO.

COT: High school diploma and graduation from an accredited approved program for Ophthalmic Technicians, at least one (1) year experience as Ophthalmic Assistant or equivalent and certification as Ophthalmic Technician by Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).

Preferred Qualifications

Some college or college degree preferred.

Salary Range

$46,000+ depending on qualifications (OA - Uncertified)

$49,000+ depending on qualifications (COA)

$52,000+ depending on qualifications (COT)

Working Conditions

Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)

May work in all weather conditions substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic setting

May work around standard office conditions

May work around biohazards

May work around chemicals

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Use of manual dexterity

Lifting and moving

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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