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OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
Job Title: OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
Job Code: 4110
FLSA: N
Job Level: D1
Revised Date: 07/25/2019
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
Under close supervision assist an Eye Center physician and other technical support personnel to perform diagnostic tests necessary for evaluation of patient eye problems.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Under close supervision perform preliminary screening examinations for physician review including, but not limited to, central and peripheral visual field tests; simple color vision tests; indentation and applantation tonometry tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil testing for size, equality and reaction prior to dilation.
Examine the cornea, lens, and anterior chamber of the eye using a slit lamp and note variations from normal.
Measure acuity of patient, with and without glasses, for distance and near vision; obtain optical and lensometry measurements to determine lens prescription and correct acuity problems; record findings on patient chart. Administer Electro-Retinogram and Electro-Oculogram tests to patients.
Obtain medical and personal data for patient charts.
Assist the physician to fit patients with contact lenses.
Calibrate and maintain all instruments used including, but not limited to, biomicroscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp and tonometers; clean and stock consultation rooms and microbiology laboratory with drugs and other supplies as needed. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires an education background generally equivalent to a high school education.
Experience
Work requires 2 years of directly related experience working for an Ophthalmologist or an Associate's Degree or higher in a relevant medical field.
OR
Work requires certification as a certified Ophthalmic Assistant by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
N/A
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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