Travel Ophthalmic Technician
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Health System - 309 W 23rd St

Ophthalmic Technician

Location: New York, NY

Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced

Contract Length: 8 weeks (54 days)

Job Description

• Perform preliminary screening examinations for physician review, including:

  • Central and peripheral visual field tests
  • Ocular motility tests
  • Color vision tests
  • Pharmacological pupil tests
  • Tonometry, tonography, and tensilon tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil size, equality, and reaction prior to dilation
• Manage patient flow for Eye Center physicians
• Obtain medical and personal data for patient charts
• Screen patients for conditions excluding ocular examination
• Arrange laboratory and other tests, ophthalmic photography, outpatient studies, patient admissions, and surgery as requested by physicians
• Explain diagnostic procedures and treatment methods to alleviate patient and family concerns
• Calibrate and maintain ophthalmic instruments such as bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp, and tonometers
• Clean and stock consultation rooms and microbiology laboratory with drugs and supplies
• Sterilize and set up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures
• Assist with minor office surgery, laser treatments, and operating room surgery as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Ophthalmic Technician Certification
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Ophthalmic Technician, including experience within the last year
• High school diploma or equivalent qualification