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Certified Ophthalmic Technician - TCP Westwood
Houston, TX, US
We are looking for a Certified Ophthalmic Technician for TCP Westwood – someone to provide ophthalmic technical support in the patient care area in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0 to 18 years) and adults as necessary. This person will conduct various tests and procedures that inform ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and treatment of eye and vision conditions.
Think you have what it takes?
- Knowledge of ophthalmic technology, equipment, supplies and ophthalmic terminology.
- Ability to obtain medical history and perform technical eye exams.
Minimum Qualifications
- HS Diploma or GED
- 2yrs experience in an ophthalmology or optometry office
License Required
- COA - Cert-Cert Ophthalmic Assistant Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), OR
- COT - Cert-Cert Ophthalmic TECH Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), OR
- OPTMTRST - Licensed Optometrist Texas Optometry Board
"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. “
Specific Duties
- work closely with patients and their families to help them understand their vision conditions and assure compliance with treatment protocols.
- Performs basic instrument maintenance on ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, lensometers, perimeters, tangent screen, phoropter/trial frames, slit lamps, keratometers, muscle light, surgical instruments.
- Obtains ophthalmic history from patient or parent including but not limited to, presenting complaint, past ocular history, family history, systemic illness, medications, allergies and drug reactions, review of systems, social history, and developmental history.
- Participates in Hospital quality improvement act ivies, offers written or verbal recommendations and participates in the development of team goals yearly.
- Attends clinic staff meetings and reads minutes 90% of the time to keep abreast of current information as documented in the meeting sign-in sheets.
- Assists physician in examining ROP infants in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Coordinates appointments, compiles list and tracks active ROP infants.
- Assures documentation of patient appointment compliance and contact patients prior to appointment
- Performs visual acuity, color vision testing, lensometry, exophthalmometry, Amsler grid, Schirmer test, pupil evaluation, anterior chamber depth assessment, stereo testing, ocular motility on extraocular muscle actions, strabismus, amblyopia, and assessment methods on children and adults
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
