Opthalmic Technical Trainee, Ophthalmology

Location

Type, TX | United States

Job description

Ophthalmic Technical Trainee, Department of Ophthalmology

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As one of the world’s foremost research institutions, UT Southwestern Medical Center is known for our life-changing research that has led us to 6 Nobel Prizes. We seek to advance medicine through interprofessional education, leadership, and scientific discovery. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Job Summary

In this role you will work closely with a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant or Lead Technician as a trainee in the treatment and care of ophthalmic/optometric patients. You will also perform procedures such as visual acuity and Humphrey Visual Fields.

Experience and Education

Minimum Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent and one year of experience in a customer service, teaching/training environment preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Job Duties

• Works closely with a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant or Lead Technician as a trainee in the treatment and care of ophthalmic/optometric patients.
• Performs procedures such as visual acuity and Humphrey Visual Fields.
• Assists in the care of ophthalmic patients by preparing exam rooms, cleaning exposed lenses, facilitating the use of diagnostic equipment, and ensuring availability of needed patient information such as reports of diagnostic exams and medical records, instructs patients/caregivers in home care.
• Obtains basic medical history and ocular complaints from patients.
• Perform basic patient work-up using the EMR (EPIC).
• Create telephone encounters and route to the appropriate clinical staff to process.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

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This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

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