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Work at the NY Eye & Ear Infirmary, an Ambulatory facility and one of the Best Hospitals in America, as ranked by US News and World Report! We are currently searching for an Ophthalmic Assistant for our practice near Union Square in Manhattan.

Responsibilities:

* Assisting doctors in patient care by performing technical workups, patient interviews, and special testing.
* Compiling patient history
* Accurately performing visual acuity, refractions, lensometry, keratometry, tonometry, visual fields (Humphrey and Goldmann), amslers, and pupil exams.
* Returning phone calls to patients and pharmacies.
*Maintaining inventory, ordering supplies, and stocking exam rooms.
* Using proper sterilization techniques.
* Following procedures for surgical and procedural consents.

Requirements:

* Background in ophthalmology (JCAHPO and technical certification strongly preferred).
* Knowledge of medical instrumentation and its proper care and usage needed.

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary was established in 1820 to meet the eye care needs of New Yorkers, especially the working poor. In keeping with its heritage, today’s Infirmary, a member of Continuum Health Partners, Inc., is a voluntary, not-for-profit specialty hospital providing comprehensive outpatient and state-of-the-art medical/surgical care in the disciplines of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery, and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

The Infirmary’s outpatient ophthalmology and otolaryngology programs provide primary care and treatment in those specialties for the five boroughs of New York City, with concentrations in the institution’s historic Lower East Side patient base, Brooklyn and Queens. The Infirmary also serves the regional, national and international communities with unique tertiary medical/surgical specialty services in our fields of expertise.

To apply, please e-mail your resume to resumes@nyee.edu (Attn: COA) or fax to 212-979-4074. Please include your salary requirements.

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