Ophthalmic Technician (Non-Certified)-NYEE 85th St
Mount Sinai Health System
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- Pay
- $25 to $33
- an hour
- Location
- United States
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 21
- 1 day ago
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About the company
Mount Sinai Health System
Hospital & health care · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Perform preliminary screening examinations for physician review
- Direct the flow of patients and obtain medical and personal data for patient charts
- Arrange for laboratory tests, ophthalmic photography, outpatient studies, admissions and surgery
- Explain diagnostic procedures and methods of treatment to patients and families
- Calibrate and maintain instruments; clean and stock consultation rooms and the laboratory
- Sterilize and set up instruments and assist with minor office surgery, laser treatments and operating room surgery
What you need
- High school diploma/GED, with appropriate training in this field.
- 0-1 year minimum as Ophthalmic Tech/Medical Office Assistant or equivalent
- Education: a high school diploma
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The Ophthalmic Technician assists the Ophthalmologist/Optician and other technical support personnel to perform diagnostics tests necessary for patient evaluation.
High school diploma/GED, with appropriate training in this field.
0-1 year minimum as Ophthalmic Tech/Medical Office Assistant or equivalent
Compensation Statement
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $25.81 - $33.42 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
1. Performs preliminary screening examinations for physician review
including, but not limited to, central and peripheral visual field tests;
ocular motility tests; color vision tests; pharmacological pupil tests;
tonometry, tonography and tensilon tonography tests to determine intraocular
pressure and pupil testing for size, equality and reaction prior to dilation.
2. Directs the flow of patients examined by the physician or optician;
obtains medical and personal data for patient charts; screens patients for conditions
excluding ocular examination; arranges for laboratory and other tests,
ophthalmic photography, outpatient studies and patient admissions and surgery
as requested by physician; alleviates patient and family concerns by explaining
diagnostic procedures and method of treatment.
3. Calibrates and maintains all instruments used including, but not limited
to bio-microscopes, lensometer, keratometer, tangent screen, slit lamp and
tonometers; cleans and stocks consultation rooms and microbiology laboratory
with drugs and other supplies as needed.
4. Sterilizes and sets up instruments for ophthalmic surgical procedures;
assists with minor office surgery, laser treatments and operating room surgery
as required.
5. Performs other duties as assigned.