Description
Your Role:
The Orthoptist administers orthoptic and/or pleoptic diagnostic tests for patients with ocular motility disorders independently. The Orthoptist assists in treatment to develop or rehabilitate binocularvision. May also perform duties of an ophthalmic technician.
Key Responsibilities :
- Assists in diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of patients with eye muscle disorders and/or amblyopia; administer diagnostic tests such as measuring visual acuity, ocular motility, and binocular function.
- Prepares reports and confers with ophthalmologist about patient progress; instruct patients during office therapy and in the utilization of exercises for home therapy.
- Interacts with the patient in a professional manner using AIDET techniques; serves as a role model/leader in patient interactions.
- Leads team in maintaining a clean working environment, stocked rooms, equipment, and EOC guidelines.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree required from an Accredited Orthoptic Program
- Certified Orthoptist
- Must have obtained his/her Honors Certificate from the AACO.
- Experience working at an eye care facility with adult and pediatric patients
Highly Desired Requirements:
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Travel with provider to satellite clinics may be required to provide support and assist with patient care. Our off-site locations are Madison, Franklin, Lebanon, Skyline, Tullahoma, Murfreesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Bellevue along with the Main Campus location.
Shift Hours:
- This position is Monday – Friday (Days)
- Travel to other clinics may be required
Department/Unit Summary:
At the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, we strive to make life better for adults and children with eye conditions including glaucoma, vision loss and diseases of the retina. We treat patients from across Tennessee and the Southeast. Our doctors, researchers and support staff use the latest technologies and methods, and we conduct vital vision research that translates to better treatments.
The Vanderbilt Eye Institute is a leader in quality eye care. We offer the latest technologies and methods while conducting innovative research to improve patients' lives and prevent vision loss.
We work hard each day because your eyes are important to us.
The Vanderbilt Eye Institute attracts some of the most talented doctors and researchers in the country. Our subspecialty ophthalmologists have completed a minimum of one year of fellowship training after residency and are board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Vanderbilt Eye Institute's award-winning research staff collaborates with our doctors as well as other Vanderbilt departments to pursue discoveries that enhance the vision of patients everywhere.
Click here to learn about our vision of Defining Personalized Care
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity — of culture, thinking, learning and leading — is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
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