{"id":4945,"date":"2024-03-19T16:13:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4945"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:05:32","slug":"ophthalmic-technician-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/ophthalmic-technician-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ophthalmic Technician 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18433 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<br \/>\n22610 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conduct complex clinical diagnostic eye examinations and procedures; assist with minor surgical procedures; maintain specialized equipment; develop patient education materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, perform complex clinical diagnostic eye examinations and procedures, such as refractometry, visual acuity and Goldmann visual field and Humphrey visual field determinations; assist with minor surgical procedures such as suture adjustment, astigmatic keratometry, and wound repair; assist with the development of patient education materials and learn basic telephone triage. May float between sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initiate and perform refractometry when indicated by vision screening;<\/p>\n<p>Schedule and independently perform tests such as visual acuity, Goldmann and Humphrey visual field determinations, ultrasound A-scan tests and pachymetry; report results to physician;<\/p>\n<p>Perform basic slit lamp examinations and blood sugar tests;<\/p>\n<p>Under physician direction administer topical medications, such as eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye;<\/p>\n<p>Review medical records and note need for specific testing prior to physician examination;<\/p>\n<p>Assist with orientation of residents, new employees and float pool staff;<\/p>\n<p>Assist with the development of patient educational materials;<\/p>\n<p>Triage patient calls, address concerns, follow-up questions and\/or refer patient questions as appropriate;<\/p>\n<p>Perform the work of an Ophthalmic Technician 1;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of an approved ophthalmic technician program and one year of experience; Certified Ophthalmic Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>05\/20\/1976: New Class<br \/>\n06\/04\/1993: Revised Class<br \/>\n04\/21\/2000: Revise Class<br \/>\n05\/01\/2000: New to CSA<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<br \/>\n03\/24\/2008: Revise Class<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18433 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22610 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) BASIC FUNCTION Conduct complex clinical diagnostic eye examinations and procedures; assist with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4945","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4945"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9428,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4945\/revisions\/9428"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}