Orthoptist - Dean McGee Oklahoma Health Center

The Orthoptist contributes to the organization by supporting the assessment and treatment of patients under the indirect supervision of an Ophthalmologist.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities, with or without accommodations, may result in disqualification from the position.

• Under indirect supervision of an Ophthalmologist, evaluates patients with vision problems and eye abnormalities.
• Performs technical workups, patient interviews and diagnostic testing and recommend treatment plans.
• Provide non-surgical treatment of specific eye muscle disorders, e.g. amblyopia, convergence insufficiency, diplopia, and strabismus.
• Prepare reports on patients and treatments while maintaining health records.
• Complete extensive additional sensorimotor examinations on motility patients; performing tests such as Lancaster red-green evaluation, Hess screen, amblyoscope/synoptophore assessment and duction testing with arc perimeter.
• Phone triage of patients needing eyeglass prescriptions and patient education.
• Perform ocular motor and sensorimotor examinations on patients from internal and external referring ophthalmologists, giving possible diagnosis and recommendation treatment plans.
• Assist with minor surgical in-office treatments such as botulinum toxin injections, adjustable sutures, and Tensilon tests. Assist at surgery when needed.
• Performs manual kinetic and automated perimetry.
• Maintaining and cleaning of all equipment being used.
• Performs telehealth visits within their scope of responsibilities as previously outlined.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree and completion of a 2-year post-grad American Orthoptist Council approved program in Orthoptics required.

Experience: No experience required.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Certification as an Orthoptist from the American Orthoptic Council (AOC) preferred.