Travel Ophthalmic Technician - $1,663 per week in New York City, NY

Job Title: Ophthalmic Technician Profession: Technician Specialty: Ophthalmology Duration: 8 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 8 Experience: Minimum years of experience required License: Required Ophthalmic Technician Certification Certifications: Ophthalmic Technician Certification Must-Have: Good communication skills with patients and staff Description: Performs preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to, central and peripheral visual field tests. Conducts ocular motility tests and color vision tests. Administers pharmacological pupil tests. Performs tonometry, tonography, and tensilon tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil testing for size, equality, and reaction prior to dilation. Directs the flow of patients examined by a physician. Obtains medical and personal data for patient charts. Screens patients for conditions excluding ocular examination. Arranges for laboratory and other tests, ophthalmic photography, outpatient studies, and patient admissions and surgery as requested by physician. Alleviates patient and family concerns by explaining diagnostic procedures and methods of treatment. Calibrates and maintains all instruments used including, but not limited to, bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp, and tonometers. Cleans and stocks consultation rooms and microbiology laboratory with drugs and other supplies as needed. Sterilizes and sets up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures. Assists with minor office surgery, laser treatments, and operating room surgery as required. Performs other duties as assigned. Schedule notes include Dilation, Visual Acuity, Tonometry, Refraction, Pupil Assessment, OCT, and Visual Field testing.