Certified Ophthalmic Technician

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. UT Southwestern offers free medical benefits for fulltime employees, retirement benefits, and other employee discounts. Join our team and you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Description

The Department of Ophthalmology is hiring a Certified Ophthalmic Technician to help with our commitment to enhance ocular patient care and comfort. As a valued member of our ophthalmology team, the ophthalmic technician is responsible for providing advanced level patient care and performing patient-oriented optical procedures using various ophthalmic instruments. As an Ophthalmic Technician, you will assist with vision tests, minor surgical procedures, laser treatments, and other ocular requests. The Technician will also have leadership responsibility over the Ophthalmic Assistants and is an integral part of our ophthalmology team. We invite you to join our Ophthalmology Department as a Certified Ophthalmic Technician and help us deliver the future of medicine, today!

Experience and Education

• Graduation from accredited approved program for Ophthalmic Technicians
• One (1) year experience as Ophthalmic Assistant or equivalent
• Certification as Ophthalmic Technician by Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO or CAHEA)

Job Duties

• Assists ophthalmologists in treatment and care of patients by performing variety of technical duties.
• Obtains medical histories of patients, including past ocular history, family history, previous adverse drug reactions and allergies, systemic illnesses, and current medications.
• Tests ocular functions, including distance and near visual acuity, color vision, muscle balance, intra-ocular tension, auto refraction, retinoscopy, and lensometry (reading spectacles).
• Fits all types of contact lenses using keratometer; instructs patients in care and insertion of lenses
• Assists physicians in minor office surgery.
• Administers medications as directed by ophthalmologists; changes dressings and instructs patients in home care.
• Maintains inventory of consumable supplies, medications, and small instruments.
• Maintains ophthalmic instruments, such as visual acuity projectors, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, muscle lights, etc. by cleaning exposed lenses, mirrors, prisms, and replacing burned out bulbs.
• Instructs ophthalmic assistants in clinic routine and in standard ophthalmic procedures.
• 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.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

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. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Ophthalmology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person