OPHTHALMIC PHOTOGRAPHER

This position is eligible for Mid Atlantic Retina's $1,000 Hiring Incentive! The hired candidate will receive $500 after successful completion of 90 days of employment and $500 after successful completion of 6 months of employment! Available to new hires only- not available to agency hires, internal transfers, or re-hires.

Mid Atlantic Retina New Hires will be required to send Human Resources proof that they have received both Covid-19 vaccination doses (except for the one shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine) prior to their start date.

Job Description

Work with the team to create images of patients' retinas, corneas and other ocular structures to help diagnose and devise treatment plans for various eye-related problems.

Perform tests like fluorescein angiography, which uses a dye to show blood flow in the eye, or fundus photography, which uses a low-power microscope to photograph the retina.

The nature of these and other procedures means that you'll be in close contact with patients, explaining what you're doing and positioning them for the best angles.

Essential Functions

• Regular and predictable on-site attendance
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Ability to travel on rotation as needed.
• Perform a variety of imaging tests in order to aid the physicians in documenting, tracking and treating all forms of eye disease.
• Maintain an intimate level patient care, due to close proximity, with the most professional and caring service level.
• Conduct imaging tests using cameras and machines, as appropriate.
• Assessment and monitoring of patients well-being before, during, and immediately after IV injections related to fluorescein and ICG angiography.
• Ability to be work flexible schedule and work overtime with little or no advance notice
• Travel to other clinic locations for coverage as needed.
• Assist other staff in clinic site as requested by office manager or physician.
• Other duties and projects as assigned by office manager, physicians, leadership team.
• Accurately perform, explain, and document the following :
• Vision Testing
• Obtain IOP
• Pupil Exams
• Muscle Testing
• Ocular Motility Testing
• Dilation
• Color Plates
• Scribe for physicians
• Set up procedures following practice policies
• Ensure patient's fee ticket is completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Perform OCT
• Perform Fundus Photography
• Perform Angiograms

Competencies

• Certification in some research studies MAR is currently participating in for photography
• Excellent customer service skills to interact with patients.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, co-workers, physicians, and management
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Flexibility to meet patient and physician demands
• Ability to take initiative and work independently within job parameters
• Team player, demonstrate cooperation, collaboration, and communication with other technicians and staff
• Accept constructive criticism positively
• Make positive contributions to morale
• Good time management skills
• Ability to troubleshoot ophthalmic equipment
• Computer literate
• Compliance with confidentiality and patients' rights to privacy protocols and legal mandates
• Ability to accept direction from management and physicians and adhere to established policies, procedures, and routines

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, communicate verbally in front of groups, one to one and over the telephone and in email.
• This position is very active and requires standing and walking all day.
• Occasional bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching.
• Lift or move objects weighing over 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Using hands to operate equipment, show manual or finger dexterity, handle things with precision or speed, use muscular coordination and physical stamina.
• Use senses to observe and examine patients, paying attention to detail / Working with data and numbers, calculating and manipulating numbers, processing data on a computer, attending to details, classifying, recording, storing or retrieving information.
• Following through on plans or instructions.
• Using words to communicate ideas, reading with comprehension, writing reports or other documentation, teaching or training patients.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two years clinical experience in Ophthalmology practice setting.

THIS IS A SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION