How to hire ophthalmic medical technicians
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Job description template
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. • Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure. • Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision. • Measure and record lens power, using lensometers. • Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests. • Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes. • Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements. • Take and document patients' medical histories. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Postsecondary nondegree award] • Strong active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, writing, active learning and critical thinking skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service, medicine and dentistry and English Language • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $21.91 an hour ($45,570 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for ophthalmic medical technicians
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to measure and record lens power, using lensometers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What ophthalmic medical technicians do
- Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
- Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
- Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for ophthalmic medical technicians
- Typical education to start: Postsecondary nondegree award (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +21.4% over ten years, much faster than average · about 11,800 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay ophthalmic medical technicians
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $63,080 |
| Wisconsin | $56,420 |
| California | $54,490 |
| Maryland | $50,070 |
| Oregon | $50,020 |
| Alabama | $36,680 |
| Mississippi | $36,220 |
| Utah | $35,950 |
See ophthalmic medical technicians pay in every state
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