Ophthalmic Technician I - Ophthalmology Float

Join our team at Doheny Eye Centers as an Ophthalmic Technician, where you'll support patient care and clinical operations across multiple locations. This position will work primarily inPasadena, and occasionally work in Arcadia and Orange County.In this role, you'll work closely with physicians and fellow technicians to deliver high-quality ophthalmic services.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with patient care, including preparing patients for exams and procedures
• Perform imaging and diagnostic testing as directed
• Support minor procedure setup and equipment preparation
• Coordinate patient flow and maintain smooth clinic operations
• Provide technical and administrative support to clinical staff

Salary Range: $33.02-43.56 Hourly

This position requires ability to travel to multiple UCLA Health locations as needed including Pasadena, Arcadia, and Orange County.

We are looking for a compassionate and detail-oriented team player with...

Required:

• Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, basic ocular anatomy, basic ocular physiology, basic ocular pharmacology, common diseases of the eye.
• Knowledge in basic ophthalmic treatments, medications, instruments, and other various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
• Knowledge of operating and maintaining ophthalmic equipment and patient testing devices.
• Ability to adapt between multi-specialty services.
• Ability to be flexible with requests from physicians, managers, and staff.
• Ability to organize workload, prioritize duties & tasks, with attention to time sensitive items & crucial deadlines to maximize clinic efficiency.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively, while maintaining comfortable and cooperative working relationships with physicians, patients, and peers.
• Ability to work under pressure and team environment in a busy clinic.
• Ability to work independently with initiative to work on a self-directed basis, with limited supervision at times.
• Ability to convey information concisely, clearly, edit, and proofread to ensure grammatically correct and factual correspondence.
• Ability to assess clinical information and determine when to get assistance to help avoid conflicts or discrepancies.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to maintain any necessary certifications needed for patient care, including but not limited to research certifications and/or any other ophthalmic related trainings, classes, or required programs.

Preferred:

• Current Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA certification completion contingency upon one year of hire requirement).
• 3+ years of experience working in the ophthalmic setting with patients and ophthalmic imaging devices.
• Certifications in Imaging or exposure to research imaging.
• Multilingual.
• Experience with Care Connect, Epic.