{"id":9775,"date":"2025-06-11T08:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=9775"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:45:48","slug":"ophthalmic-technician-trainee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/ophthalmic-technician-trainee\/","title":{"rendered":"Ophthalmic Technician Trainee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18420 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<br \/>\n23695 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participate in on-the-job training; learn to perform clinical diagnostic eye<br \/>\nexaminations, imaging, and procedures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under direct supervision, learn to assist healthcare professionals in clinical diagnostic eye examinations, imaging, and procedures. As competency check-offs allow during the course of the training program, learn to independently perform assigned tasks to support clinic operations in tandem with skill reinforcement and refinement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participate in on-the-job training to:<\/p>\n<p>Build skills to perform tests such as visual acuity assessments, visual field determinations, intraocular pressure checks using a variety of devices, and other objective eye assessments;<\/p>\n<p>Build skills to perform Humphrey Visual Field testing, and other imaging modalities;<\/p>\n<p>Build skills to perform manifest refractions;<\/p>\n<p>Build skills to assist with minor in-office procedures;<\/p>\n<p>Document chief complaint and medical history in the electronic medical record;<\/p>\n<p>Report results to physician by documenting in the electronic medical record and\/or<br \/>\nproviding verbal reports;<\/p>\n<p>Review medical records and note need for specific testing prior to physician examination;<\/p>\n<p>Administer topical medications, such as eye drops, ointments, and irrigating solutions to the eye, under physician direction;<\/p>\n<p>Develop advanced skills to be able to perform the work of an Ophthalmic Technician 1;<\/p>\n<p>Perform other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>High school graduation or GED<\/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>New Class: 04-01-2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18420 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 23695 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) BASIC FUNCTION Participate in on-the-job training; learn to perform clinical diagnostic eye [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"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-9775","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9775","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9775"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9777,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9775\/revisions\/9777"}],"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=9775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}