Ophthalmic Technician II

The surgeons and staff of Carolina Cataract & Laser Center know that our patients have a choice when deciding who to trust with your eye care. Our highly-skilled surgeons and staff treat every patient as they would their own family members and are committed to providing the best care possible, every patient, every time! With offices located in Ladson, Walterboro, West Ashley Downtown Charleston, and Mount Pleasant, Carolina Cataract & Laser Center is your community provider for quality surgical eye care in the Charleston, SC area.

We are now hiring for an Ophthalmic technician that will support a high-volume ophthalmic practice that focuses on providing quality and compassionate care to each patient needing complete eye care services.

This position requires customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of independent decision-making.

Ophthalmic skills include:

• →Obtaining and documenting patient history
• →Determining visual acuity
• →Performing automated and manual refraction for diagnostic purposes
• →Retinoscopy and refinement for prescribing purposes
• →Advanced lensometry
• →Logarithmic pupillary assessment
• →Static & kinetic visual field testing
• →PAM, BAT, and advanced ocular motility assessment
• →Manual keratometry
• →Osmolarity testing
• →Administering eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye as ordered by physician
• →Performing office duties and clinical tasks - entering data into EMR, providing patient services
• →Measurement of intraocular pressure (tonometry)
• →Pre-operative preparation of patient
• →Maintenance and repair of equipment and instruments
• →Perform ocular imaging including OCT, Topography, fundus photography
• →Preparation of surgical instruments and equipment
• →Aseptic technique
• →Operating room assistance for minor and refractive surgeries
• →Preparation and labeling of microscope slide and culture media obtained by physician
• →Performing amblyopia treatment including patching, drops, and prism
• →Intraocular lens power calculations
• →Post-operative education
• →Escalation and triage of urgent patient needs/care
• →Patient education, advanced refracting skills including over-refraction of contact lenses, contact lens fit/adjustment, advanced slit lamp technique
• →A-scan diagnostic measurements
• →Biometry measurements

• 7 + years of ophthalmic technician experience preferred
• COT Required/COMT Preferred
• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations 
• Ability to pay attention to detail • Ability to maintain confidentiality
• The ability to seek instruction in areas where he/she is not knowledgeable
• The ability to recognize inconsistencies

Education/Certifications: Graduation from an accredited high school