Technician Ophthalmic II - (Spokane - TPT)
Primary Location Spokane, Washington
Worker Location Onsite
Facility Riverfront Medical Center 322 W North River Dr.
Job Number 1282602 Date posted 05/28/2024
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Description:
The Ophthalmic Technician II provides technical and patient care support to the Ophthalmology or Optometry Department and/or Doctors through participation as an Eye Care team member.
Job Summary:
The Ophthalmic Technician II provides technical and patient care support to the Ophthalmology or Optometry Department and/or Doctors through participation as an Eye Care team member.
Essential Responsibilities:
- History taking: Presenting complaint/history of presenting illness, past ocular history, family history, systemic illness, past and present, medications, allergies and drug reactions.
- Basic Tonometry: Indentation, applanation, non-contact complications/contraindications, factors alerting intraocular pressure.
- Instrument Maintenance: Acuity projectors, ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, lensometers, perimeters, tangent screen, phoropters, slit lamps, ultrasound, keratometers, lenses, tonometers, muscle light, special instruments, surgical instruments.
- Perform Patient Services Procedures: Ocular dressings and shields, Drug delivery, spectacle principles, assisting patient, minor surgery assist and instruction.
- Basic Testing Skills and Lensometry: methods of measuring/recording acuity, color vision testing, lensometry, A-scan biometry, Exophthalmometry Amsler Grid, Schirmer, Tests Evaluation of Pupils, Estimation of Anterior chamber depth, Visual field evaluation.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum one (1) year of experience working in ophthalmology/optometry practice.
Education
- High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
- Registered Medical Assistant (Washington) within .5 months of hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Ophthalmic Assistant Certificate required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- General medical knowledge: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; anatomy; physiology; systemic diseases; ocular diseases; ocular emergencies; metric conversion fundamentals of microbial control.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- PC experience in a MS Windows environment, keyboarding skills.
- Strong customer service and recovery skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with imaging technology (OCT, HRT, Photos, etc.)
- Experience working with electronic medical records (EMR).
- National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) certification by date of hire/transfer.
- Medical Assistant-Certified credential or Interim Medical Assistant-Certified credential by date of hire/transfer.
- Washington State Department of Health issued credential Interim credential expires one (1) year from date of issuance.
- Experience working with contact lens patients and products.
- Desire to continue skill training and acquire advanced certifications.
- Graduate of an accredited medical assistant, ophthalmic assistant or allied health professional program.
Primary Location: Washington,Spokane,Riverfront Medical Center 322 W North River Dr.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 06:45 AM
Working Hours End: 05:45 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Temporary
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-WA-04|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Riverfront Medical Center - Optometry - 1130
Pay Range: $23.17 - $29.98 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
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Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
