UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Ophthalmic Technician Supervisor - Retina Division

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeUnited StatesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Current certification as a Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT).
A minimum of 5 years of recent experience providing technical support in an ophthalmology practice.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Ability to collaborate with the Practice Manager and/or Associate Administrator to solve problems and implement new and continuing patient care systems.
Ability to organize technician work schedules to ensure continuous coverage.
Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology of visual systems.
Skill in acquiring accurate medical histories, measuring and recording visual acuity, and performing tonometry.
Familiarity with signs and symptoms of ophthalmic problems to answer patient-related questions and triage calls when urgent evaluation is required.
Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of patient-related testing equipment.
Knowledge of various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
Interpersonal skills to promote effective working relationships with patients, physicians, and staff.
Ability to identify and define complex problems and develop and implement solutions for quality and process improvement.
Familiarity with computerized electronic health records and patient appointment scheduling systems.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer must disclose whether they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed misconduct, or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current and former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working in a university-based medical facility or academic teaching environment.
Experience ordering and maintaining logs for high-cost intravitreal injections, including Eylea, Eylea HD, Vabysmo, and Lucentis.

Required:

Current certification as Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT).
Minimum 5 years recent experience providing technical support in Ophthalmology practice.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as required.
Ability to collaborate with Practice Manager and/or Associate Administrator in problem solving and implementing new and continuing patient care systems.
Ability to organize technician work schedules for continuous coverage.
Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology of visual systems.
Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring, and recording visual acuity, and tonometry.
Familiarity with signs and symptoms of various ophthalmic problems to answer patient-related questions and triage calls when urgent evaluation is required.
Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient-related testing equipment.
Knowledge of various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
Excellent interpersonal skills to promote comfortable, cooperative and effective working relationships with patients, physicians and staff.
Ability to identify and define complex problems and develop and implement solutions for quality and process improvement.
Familiarity with computerized EHR(s) and patient appointment scheduling system(s).

Preferred:

Experience working in a university-based medical facility/academic teaching environment.
Experience on ordering and maintaining logs on high-cost Intravitreal injections, such Eylea, Eylea HD, Vabysmo & Lucentis.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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