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Certified Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist (COT/COMT)
Major Duties:
- Working in a float capacity.
- Assist in any sub-specialty area as needed.
- Under general supervision, perform a variety of general office functions, patient care activities, and ophthalmic diagnostic tests.
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Characteristic Work:
- Obtain a complete medical and ophthalmic history.
- Establish rapport with patients during diagnostic tests and examinations.
- Obtain visual acuities.
- Plot visual fields using either the Goldmann perimeter or Humphrey automated perimeter.
- Perform manual lensometry and manual keratometry.
- Perform applanation tonometry.
- Perform confrontation visual fields.
- Check for color vision defects.
- Perform Potential Acuity Meter (PAM).
- Perform amsler grid and stereo testing.
- Instill dilated drops when directed by physician.
- Perform refractometry/retinoscopy.
- Perform basic strabismus evaluations.
- Perform corneal topography.
- Perform OCT.
- Explain physician's orders.
- Perform routine maintenance of equipment using established methods of cleaning and sterilization.
- Prepare and maintain examination rooms.
- Complete lab slips and requisitions for tests; deliver specimens to lab if needed.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
- High School graduation or recognized equivalent.
- Satisfactory completion of an approved JCAHPO home study course and written examination for COT/COMT certification.
- CPR certification.
Qualified and interested candidates should submit resumes to gagreene@wfubmc.edu
Or call Genie Greene at (336) 713-4204.
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