Optical Technician at CLEAR SIGHT PARTNERS – Tampa, Florida

We’re looking for an experienced Optical Technician to join our team in Tampa!

Mon - Fri and every other Saturday.

We offer competitive pay with an opportunity to earn a monthly bonus!

At Optics Soho, a Sight360 company, we’ve assembled the most capable and credentialed multidisciplinary teams across every specialty of vision health – ophthalmology, optometry and optical retail services – to deliver a complete, 360-degree approach to vision care. One seamless patient experience. While we do share a single medical record that allows us to collaborate and coordinate care across all locations and providers, more importantly, we share a common belief and set of principles that guide us as we care for our patients.

Candidates may be subject to an in-person skills assessment

Compensation commensurate with experience.

The Optical Technician is responsible for collecting and recording ocular and systemic patient histories, visual acuities, BP, IOP, Auto refractions, Manifest Refractions, performing external examinations, and dry-eye testing, as well as disease specific extra testing.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Collecting and recording patient medical history
• Instructing patients on post-operative care, medication use, contact lens care and exam expectations.
• Performing visual acuity testing, auto and Manifest Refractions (measurements for the glasses prescription), tonometry (measuring eye pressure)
• Measuring pupil size and reactivity
• Performing confrontational visual field testing, pachymetry (Corneal thickness measurement)
• Performing dry eye testing
• Participating in light cleaning of the facility
• Maintaining a sanitized environment
• Performing corneal topography, retinal nerve fiber layer measurements, retinal thickness and topography, fluorescein angiography, B-scan ultrasonography
• Assisting with contact lens fitting and instructing patients on insertion and removal of contacts.
• Preparing for and assisting with in-office procedures including consenting patients

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year assisting in an Optical practice or as an Optometrist Assistant
• Ophthalmic experience a plus

Skills and Abilities:

• Superior interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to effectively multi-task
• Attentive to detail and accuracy.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k and match
• Paid Time Off
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Annual Scrub Reimbursement (up to $100)