Ophthalmic Technician

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:176786**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone,**Centennial Building - QEII**
**Department**:OPCZ N.S. Eye Centre**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x**1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:20-Dec-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Ophthalmic Technician is responsible for assisting the Ophthalmologist in the clinical setting. This involves the initial patient assessment, as well as performing a number of technical tests/procedures. This all must be done with a high degree of efficiency and accuracy, often in a very fast paced environment. This includes measuring patients' vision, taking history, checking their pupils, testing colour vision, measuring the power of glasses they wear, determining what strength glasses they need, measuring eye pressure, putting in eye drops. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for doing specialized testing such as laser scans of the optic disc, photographs, measuring contrast sensitivity, measuring the cornea (front surface contour, thickness, and back surface cell counts), measuring their peripheral visual fields and doing pre-op cataract measurements to determine the power of lens they will need implanted in their eye.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Grade XII or equivalent required
- Successful completion of an accredited Ophthalmic Technician Training Program
- Certification with the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Technician level is required **or** willingness to be certified within (6) months of hire date
- Two years of previous related experience is required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$30.43 - $34.47 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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