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UPMC Ophthalmic Technician I- Mercy Pavilion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician to support the UPMC Vision Institute at the Mercy Pavilion located at: 1622 Locust St 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219. This role will work Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. (minimal travel may be required)
The UPMC Vision Institute harnesses the clinical and research expertise of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology.
Our doctors, scientists, engineers, and allied experts are working together to:
Quickly move research into practice.
Transform the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
Improve the quality of life for people with impaired vision.
This state-of-the-art facility in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood includes many resources for our experts, patients, visitors, and neighbors, such as:
410,000 square feet of clinical and research space.
A dedicated clinical trials center.
Cutting-edge biotherapy treatments.
Patient-centered resources, including a life skills apartment, street lab, and rooftop sensory garden.
Complete low-vision rehab technologies and services.
Enhanced and proactive screening and care for underserved populations
Ready to join the team? We invite you to apply today!
Responsibilities:
Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to -
Contact lenses: insertion, removal and instructions
Pupillary assessment: measurement, compare and evaluate.
History taking to include ocular, medical, medication, social and family.
Lensometry: automated and manual
Angle assessment & dilation of pupils
Assist with maintaining office inventory, notifying appropriate staff when supplies are needed, restocking exam rooms, cleaning and sterilizing of instruments and cleaning patient exam rooms at end of day.
Visual fields: Amsler grid & confrontation fields
Supplemental skills: Color testing, glare test
Ocular Motility: Knowledge of the functions & anomalies, cover tests, stereo-acuity, nystagmus
Tonometry: Icare, Tonopen and the care and proper disinfection of
Visual acuity assessment: with and without correction, distance, near and intermediate, pinhole, best corrected, potential acuity, brightness acuity
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience as an Ophthalmic Technician in an Ophthalmology office or combination of related education and/or experience preferred.
Completion of AAO Home Study Course is preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Valid CPR certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.