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UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Join a fast-paced, patient-focused Glaucoma Clinic in Westwood where you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality ophthalmic care. In this hands-on position, you will work closely with Ophthalmologists to support both routine and complex glaucoma cases while helping ensure a seamless and efficient patient experience.
- Obtain and document detailed medical and ocular histories for patients with both routine and complex glaucoma-related conditions
- Perform key diagnostic testing including visual acuity, autorefractometry, manual refraction, tonometry, keratometry, lensometry, pupillary assessment, and confrontational visual field testing
- Administer ophthalmic medications, including dilating drops and topical anesthetics, following established protocols
- Prepare patients for exams and actively assist Ophthalmologists during minor procedures
- Help maintain efficient clinic flow while ensuring accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
Salary Range: $37.35-49.28 HourlyQualifications
Required:
- Ophthalmic Assistant certification (COA) by IJCAHPO.
- Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, basic ocular anatomy, basic ocular physiology, common visual pathologies.
- Knowledge of common ophthalmic medication.
- Knowledge of ophthalmic equipment and sterilization techniques.
- Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring and recording visual acuity, performing lensometry, refractometry, applanation tonometry, topography, visual fields, optical coherence tomography, fundus photos, biometry, fluorescein angiograph.
- B-Scans, Immersion A-Scans, proficient in Ellex Cubed
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties to maximize clinic efficiency.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage a busy workload.
- Ability to work as a team member in an ophthalmic office setting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to initiative and work on a self- directed basis with limited supervision.
- Ability to prioritize activities with conflicting deadlines.
- Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient testing equipment.
- Responsible, with ability to work in a detailed oriented manner.
- Ability to learn state of the art diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to order instruments and supplies.
Preferred:
- Proficient in all aspects of Epic.