Team Lead Ophthalmic Technician

This job is located at Central Maryland Eye Associates which is part of PRISM Vision Group.

Compensation Range: $46675.20- $96,969.60 (DOE)

• Lead and coordinate the activities of the team, ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard.
• Assist the physician in complex procedures and advanced diagnostic testing, taking on the most challenging cases.
• Review patient charts to ensure completeness and accuracy of information.
• Take an ocular and systemic history and accurately record visual acuity.
• Perform testing required by type of exam scheduled, patient complaint and history, including OCT, automated visual fields, photography, pachymetry, biometry.
• Perform lensometry, automated refractometry, slit lamp exam including applanation tonometry and anterior chamber angle assessment, basic muscle balance testing, assess pupils, confrontation visual fields and gross external exam.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the team, addressing any issues or concerns that arise.
• Act as scribe while the physician examines patients, entering data into electronic medical records or handwritten in paper charts.
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
• Ensure proper office procedures are adhered to and required informed consent is obtained.
• Responsible for patient education.
• Oversee patient flow throughout the day.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of exam rooms during the workday.
• Collaborate with the clinic manager and physicians to identify areas for improvement and implement changes.
• Comply with all practice procedures and protocols. Comply with all State and Federal regulations. Accept responsibility to report potential or suspected errors to supervisor or Compliance Officer.
• Maintains a positive attitude consisting of cooperation, self-motivation, courtesy, and professionalism.

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) required. Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline is preferred or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of education.

Experience: 8+ years of prior ophthalmic assistant experience, 2+ years of leading on the floor.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions and work performed. Willing to accept constructive feedback.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly with attention to all details of a project or task.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to and facilitate change in the workplace.
• Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others using good listening skills.
• Empathetic – Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of patients and co-workers.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions and take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal; desire to excel at non-routine tasks.
• Judgment – Ability to make sound decisions using available information.
• Reliability – Can be relied upon to demonstrate reliability in attendance and punctuality.
• Team Player – Ability to work with others and independently for a common goal; supports the larger group objective and reinforces others’ contributions.
• Relevant computer skills – Able to navigate between screens and accurately enter data.

An office environment with a controlled atmosphere. Possible exposure to staff or patients with communicable diseases and blood borne pathogens.

Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception), normal range of hearing, ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (gloves, face mask, eye shield, gown), standing for long periods of time.