Ophthalmic Technician (30414)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for an Ophthalmic Technician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and NCB has 213 licensed beds. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Opportunity Details:

• Perform and record patient's chief complaint, history of present illness, medical history, ophthalmic history, medications used, allergies, corrected and uncorrected vision, lensomctry, aulorcfraclion, and manifest refraction for distance and near and other techniques utilized in ophthalmic treatment in the patient's medical record consistent with HCFA guidelines.
• Perform automated visual field testing for all physicians and consultants, as well as maintain records of all field testing for physician evaluation.
• Perform slit lamp and external photography and maintain accurate documentation of progression or regression of anterior segment and external eye disease.
• Maintain photographs by hard copy or electronically for medical, legal, teaching, and publication purposes.
• Perform posterior segment imaging with current technologies available in the institutions and maintain records by hard copy or electronically for medical, legal, teaching, and publication purposes.
• Maintain inventory of all equipment, stock and supplies. Monitor availability of sterile instruments in the clinic and assure equipment is sent to, and returned from, Central Supply.
• Assist Attending Physicians and Residents with case presentations and publications.
• Assist Attending Physicians and Residents in scheduling of patients for ophthalmic surgical procedures and preoperative testing, including, but not limited to, calling patients to remind them of upcoming appointments as well as following up on and rescheduling missed appointments and medical clearances.
• Become familiar with new technologies and equipment as they become available and demonstrate competence after appropriate training.