Ophthalmic Technician I - New England Eye Center - Brookline

Location: New England Eye Center - Brookline, Massachusetts; may require floating to satellite offices with personal transportation.

Pay range: $21.53–$26.91 per hour.

Company

hirify.global provides healthcare services, including ophthalmology and patient care.

What you will do

• Collect patient histories, including symptoms, medications, allergies, and ocular and medical history.
• Perform vision assessments and screening procedures, including visual acuity, lensometry, refraction, keratometry, pupil evaluation, eye-pressure measurement, and drop instillation.
• Assist with diagnostic testing and ocular imaging, including OCT, topography, visual fields, and IOL Master testing.
• Prepare consent forms and assist physicians with in-office procedures.
• Prepare, clean, disinfect, calibrate, and maintain examination rooms, instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Facilitate patient flow, document examination information in the electronic health record, and may participate in clinical trials.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of experience in a healthcare-related setting.
• Basic Life Support certification required, or certification must be obtained within three months of hire.
• Knowledge of eye terminology and basic ocular anatomy and physiology.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume, multispecialty clinic and physically assist elderly, visually impaired, and wheelchair-using patients.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Completion of ophthalmic, optometric, or medical assistant training, or the AAO Home Study Course.
• Previous ophthalmic-practice experience.
• Experience with computer scheduling systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package supporting health, financial security, and career growth.
• Work in a busy multispecialty practice alongside several physicians and members of the care team.
• Regular patient contact may include children, adolescents, elderly patients, and sensory-impaired patients.
• Physical work includes prolonged standing and walking, bending, stooping, stretching, and assisting patients between wheelchairs and examination chairs.