About the Role
The Ophthalmic Technician will support the department and physicians in the Ophthalmology department, performing highly complex functions under the general supervision of a licensed medical practitioner or health professional. The Technician will receive instructions and carry out assignments under general supervision, consulting with the licensed medical practitioner or health professional.
Responsibilities
- Supports the department and the physician by being the first line of contact that the patient has in the exam room
- Obtains all base line information for the physician, including all ancillary testing
- Performs initial history taking, including recording presenting complaint, document past ocular history, medications, allergies, and etc.
- Obtains and records visual acuity, refraction, color testing, lensometry and intraocular pressure
- Performs ancillary testing visual fields, corneal topography, HRT, OCT A and B scan, and Fundus photography
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Requires a high school diploma or GED
- Minimum One (1) year of full-time experience working in an Ophthalmology practice
- Must have full working knowledge and hands on experience with Visual Fields, Corneal Topography, IOL, OCT, A/B Scans, Fundus and External Photography, and Manifest Refractions
Skills
- Visual Fields
- Corneal Topography
- IOL
- OCT
- A/B Scans
- Fundus Photography
- External Photography
- Manifest Refractions
- Electronic Medical Records
Location
- East Setauket, NY
Work Type
- Per Diem
- Coverage for absences
Experience Level
- Minimum One (1) year of full-time experience working in an Ophthalmology practice
- Additional years of experience working in Ophthalmology multi-specialty practice
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
- Associates and/or Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $24.61 - $30.75
Benefits
- All employee benefits are maintained by StaffCo
About the Company
- StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law.
- StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining.
- StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits.
- SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.
- Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes.
- The employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.
- The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board.
Equal Opportunity
- CPMP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- CPMP expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.
- Improper interference with the ability of CPMP’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
