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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Posted Date
07/01/2026
Salary Range: $37.35 - 49.28 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
31590

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join our Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus team and play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced, collaborative ophthalmology clinic. As an Ophthalmic Technician, you will work alongside physicians and clinical staff to provide technical support while helping patients feel comfortable and informed throughout their visit.

In this role, you will obtain comprehensive medical and ocular histories for patients with both common and rare medical conditions. You will perform a variety of ophthalmic diagnostic tests, including measuring visual acuity, autorefractometry, lensometry, keratometry, tonometry, pupillary defect evaluations, and visual field testing. You will also administer ophthalmic medications, such as dilating and topical anesthetic eye drops, and assist physicians with minor in-office procedures.


Salary Range: $37.35-49.28 Hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Ophthalmic Assistant certification (COA) by IJCAHPO.
  • Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, basic ocular anatomy, basic ocular physiology, common visual pathologies.
  • Knowledge of common ophthalmic medication.
  • Knowledge of ophthalmic equipment and sterilization techniques.
  • Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring and recording visual acuity, performing lensometry, refractometry, applanation tonometry, topography, visual fields, optical coherence tomography, fundus photos, biometry, fluorescein angiograph.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize duties to maximize clinic efficiency.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage a busy workload.
  • Ability to work as a team member in an ophthalmic office setting.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to initiative and work on a self- directed basis with limited supervision.
  • Ability to prioritize activities with conflicting deadlines.
  • Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient testing equipment.
  • Responsible, with ability to work in a detailed oriented manner.
  • Ability to learn state of the art diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to order instruments and supplies.
Preferred:
  • Proficient in all aspects of CareConnect.
  • Experience working with infants and children.

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.