University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full-time Ophthalmic Technician to support the Vision Institute located at 1622 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219. This role will work Monday through Friday daylight hours 7am to 5:30pm (Shift start times vary based on clinic schedules). Thie role offers a great team environment and room for growth within the Ophthalmic Technician career ladder. Occasional travel to other sites may be requested, pending staffing needs (about 5%)

Ready to join the team? We invite you to apply today!

Responsibilities:

Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to – Contact lenses: insertion, removal and instructions Pupillary assessment: measurement, compare and evaluate. History taking to include ocular, medical, medication, social and family. Lensometry: automated and manual Angle assessment & dilation of pupils Assist with maintaining office inventory, notifying appropriate staff when supplies are needed, restocking exam rooms, cleaning and sterilizing of instruments and cleaning patient exam rooms at end of day. Visual fields: Amsler grid & confrontation fields Supplemental skills: Color testing, glare test Ocular Motility: Knowledge of the functions & anomalies, cover tests, stereo-acuity, nystagmus Tonometry: Icare, Tonopen and the care and proper disinfection of Visual acuity assessment: with and without correction, distance, near and intermediate, pinhole, best corrected, potential acuity, brightness acuity