Ophthalmic Technician (Newark)

Lavenburg Medical Group wants to help you see better and protect the health of your eyes for the future. Whether you live in Newark, DE or Elkton, MD the team at Lavenburg Medical Group is proud to provide vison and eye care from diagnostics to treatment.

Job Summary :

The Ophthalmic Technician performs a range of duties which includes preparing the patient to see Attending Physician (preliminary exam, medical history, & testing), preparation of examination and treatment rooms, performing basic and routine vision screening examinations, administering eye medications, cleaning and maintaining ophthalmic instruments and assisting physicians during minor surgical and laser procedures.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Required to travel to other locations as needed
• Obtain medical and eye history from patient and document information using the EHR system
• Prepare examination and treatment rooms
• Perform screening and testing (will train) to prepare the patient for doctor's exam including visual acuity, color vision testing, auto-lensometry, autorefraction, tonometry, Amsler grid, pupil evaluation, and other testing as needed
• Administer eye medications
• May assist physicians during minor surgical procedures
• Will train to maintain and calibrate ophthalmic and surgical instruments
• Must have a clear understanding of company policies including the company manual
• You will be required to travel to other location for business needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of our clinical groups will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital / domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and / or expression, other dimensions of diversity or common human decency. We value diversity in thought and culture and welcome highly skilled, capable, competent, collegial members to our team.