Bcva Technician

We're looking for a friendly and dedicated Visual Acuity Examiner to join our team! In this role, you'll perform standardized refraction and visual acuity tests based on different study protocols and procedures. Your daily tasks might include a variety of duties, depending on your experience and what our organization needs at the time—things can change! We're hoping candidates have some background in the medical field and genuinely enjoy helping people.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you—apply today!

• Communicates/coordinates subject flow with other members of the study team
• Performs manifest refraction and best corrected visual acuity with loose lenses per protocol, low luminance, and speed-reading testing (MN Read and Radner) in a timely manner, and with accuracy, per the study protocols
• Performs Pelli‑Robson or MARS Contrast Sensitivity, Color Vision testing, and any other vision testing that suits the needs of the clinical trials, such as AST
• Performs study/protocol procedures in a detailed, accurate manner
• Familiar with the vision portion of all protocols and the schedule of assessments
• Correctly utilize the manual lensometer to read RXs from glasses.
• Performs auto‑refraction and keratometry
• Obtains intraocular pressure (tonopen and goldman applanation) and instills dilation drops per the study protocols
• Obtain various sponsor‑required certifications in a timely manner
• Maintain the status of certifications (i.e., not letting a certification expire)
• Responsible for ensuring the visual acuity lane is properly certified and is kept to the certification
• Maintains all equipment, lenses, and charts required for Visual Acuity testing
• Maintains and updates records of all certified equipment (i.e., burn‑in logs and the record of light bulb changes for primary and back‑up bulbs) and provides sponsors and Clinical Trial staff with updated information
• Maintains good relationships with vendors and sponsors and addresses deviations in a timely manner
• Assists the Clinical Research Coordinators and Clinical Research Director, and performs other duties as assigned
• Additional testing (i.e., microperimetry, microscopy, etc.) allowed by protocol
• Accurately files and can locate study essential study documents as requested by the study team
• Assists with a variety of projects and performs other duties as assigned. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is expected

• Strong communication skills and customer service skills
• Graduated from high school or received GED
• Able to use a computer to complete administrative tasks
• Prior experience as in a medical assisting role performing administrative duties or similar position in a healthcare work environment is preferred

Compensation: $18 - $24 hourly