- Assists patient to examination rooms and chairs; transfers and transports handicapped patients, as needed
- Assists professional staff during patient examinations
- Records patient’s medical history, chief complaint, etc
- Prepares lab supplies for cultures
- Performs lensometry, by measuring the power of patient’s glasses, Schirmer tear test, etc
- Operates a variety of special instruments and performs diagnostic techniques such as operating the Humphrey automatic refractor and performing keratometry; utilizing the basic concepts of the field of vision and its measurements by means of the Goldmann and/or Humphrey perimeter; utilizing screening methods for glaucomatous and neurological visual field defects
- May operate corneascope, under supervision
- Responsible for the care and maintenance of equipment and supplies
- Stocks, maintains, and orders supplies, as needed
- Prepares instruments for sterilization including the sterilization of contact lenses
- Stores instruments and apparatus in assigned areas.
- Performs related duties, as required
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required
- Certification from an accredited program for Ophthalmic Assistants, required
- Minimum of one (1) year experience operating ophthalmic equipment such as Humphrey and Goldmann Perimeter, lensometer, automatic refractor, keratometer, required
- Knowledge of ocular pharmacology, required
- Mathematical ability, required
- Ability to operate all ophthalmic equipment and perform kertometry and lensometry, required
- Ability to communicate effectively
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Certification from an accredited program for Ophthalmic Assistants
- Minimum of one (1) year experience operating ophthalmic equipment such as Humphrey and Goldmann Perimeter, lensometer, automatic refractor, keratometer
- Knowledge of ocular pharmacology
- Mathematical ability
- Ability to operate all ophthalmic equipment and perform keratometry and lensometry
- Ability to communicate effectively
What We Do
Northwell Health is New York’s largest private employer and health care provider, with 23 hospitals and nearly 800 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 74,000+ employees – 18,500+ nurses and 14,200+ credentialed physicians, including about 4,500 employed doctors and nearly 3,300 members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu. Interested in a career at Northwell Health?
