Required:

• Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, basic ocular anatomy, basic ocular physiology, common visual pathologies.
• Knowledge of common ophthalmic medication.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic equipment and sterilization techniques.
• Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring and recording visual acuity, performing lensometry, refractometry, applanation tonometry, topography, visual fields, optical coherence tomography, fundus photos, biometry, fluorescein angiograph, B-Scans, Immersion A-Scans, proficient in Ellex Cubed
• Ability to organize and prioritize duties to maximize clinic efficiency.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a busy workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to initiative and work on a self- directed basis with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient testing equipment.
• Responsible, with ability to work in a detailed oriented manner.
• Ability to learn state of the art diagnostic equipment and order instruments and supplies.
• Ability to travel to multiple UCLA Health clinics as needed.

Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience working in the ophthalmic setting with patients and ophthalmic imaging devices.
• Multilingual.
• Experience with electronic health records (Epic).
• Exposure to research imaging.