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As an Optometric Technician, you will be responsible for overseeing and participating in day to day clinical care. You would assist customers and utilize your optometric equipment knowledge to work with patients.

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Summary:

The Optometric Technician supports the Mission, Vision, Values of The Corvallis Clinic.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates and maintains a culture within The Corvallis Clinic that is consistent with the content outlined in the Service and Behavioral Standards Handbook. To this end, employee will be expected to read, have familiarity, and embrace the principles contained within
• Rooms patients; obtain ocular, medical and family history; instruct patients regarding medications, tests and procedures; coordinate patient flow; and update patient’s electronic medical record
• Performs testing as required and/or directed including measurement of visual acuity, visual fields, extraocular motions, intraocular pressure as needed; measure, compare and test pupils; and autorefraction as necessary
• Records data as testing is performed into the automated visual field machine
• Prepares exam rooms. Room stocking, maintaining inventory of supplies
• Educates patient on eye care. May educate patient on surgical procedures as appropriate/required
• Performs faxing, phone calls and other related clerical tasks
• Improves the quality of care through continuing education and self-evaluation of the effectiveness of care. This includes attendance and participation in most in[1]services/department meetings, and remaining current on clinic/department policies and procedures
• Proactively monitors provider schedules for accuracy
• Perform other duties as assigned 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• Current BLS certification 
• Able to take an ocular and systemic history and accurately record visual acuity and perform refractometry, tonometry and visual fields
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications under the direction of the physician
• Experience working with Excel, Outlook Athena RMS (or other EHRs)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ophthalmic/optometric experience
• Exemplary organizational skills; willingness to be cross-trained and fill in for other staff members  
• Ability to work well with providers, clinical staff and patients
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a busy, fast-paced environment while maintaining quality of work

Position Specific Requirements:

• Is able to take an ocular and systemic history and accurately record visual acuity and perform refractometry, tonometry, and visual fields
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications under the direction of the physician  

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