Certified Opthalmic Medical Technologist urgently needed in New York

Company: HirePower
Location: New York
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

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JOB-10036438

Type of Employment
Contract Hire


Employer Info
Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.


Job Summary
We are looking for individual to join our client's team as Certified Ophthalmic Technologist. You will support providers in the care of Eye clinic patients through performance of acuity screenings, history taking and diagnostic eye tests. Range of activities include triage of walk-in patients, obtaining chief complaint and collecting initial patient data. Intermediate level of knowledge about ocular diseases, conditions, and treatment to participate in patient education is required.


Job Description

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• Technical responsibilities include auto-refraction, lensometry, Pachymetry, visual acuities, Visual Field testing, OCTs and Fundus imaging and other handheld devices.
  
• Able to conduct patient interviews to obtain medical history/illness, current medications, and chief complaint.
  
• Perform triage, visual acuities, tonometry, and dilation.
  
• Able to auto-refract and use lensometry machines to obtain computerized measurements.
  
• Able to operate Visual Field, OCT, and Fundus equipment, understanding imaging requirements.
  
• Opening and closing equipment in rooms - morning set up of equipment and end of day shut-down of equipment with p
  

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