Ophthalmic Technician - South Region

Position Summary

Austin Retina Associates is looking for a driven, compassionate individual to join our 2026, 2025 & 2024 Austin Top Workplaces Team, supporting both South Austin and San Marcos locations! If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of others AND build a meaningful career this is your opportunity! Mission-Career-Growth-Benefits!

Our Team Members work side-by-side with our physicians to deliver exceptional retina care—helping protect and preserve patients’ sight every single day. Our technicians consistently share how rewarding this work is, knowing they make a real, lasting impact in people’s lives. If you are ready to be part of something bigger, join our #SavingSight S quad and help us have an influence—one patient at a time.

What You’ll Do Ophthalmic Technicians play an essential role in patient care by gathering medical information, capturing diagnostic images, documenting chart notes, preparing exam rooms, assisting with treatments, supporting physicians during clinical procedures, and helping across both clinic and remote locations.

Who We’re Looking For This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in the medical field, and no prior ophthalmic experience is required. We offer full training for compassionate, dependable candidates who are eager to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Join our #savingsight squad and be part of a team dedicated to preserving and improving vision for our patients every day.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Triage patients and record consistent and accurate documentation of patient's medical history
• Obtain patient’s chief complaint and screen for visual acuity, confrontational visual fields, measure IOP, pupillary check, ocular motility, dilate pupils, check blood pressure, etc.
• Communicate with team members, team leader and physician regarding patient care and efficiency
• Communicate with patients using a caring tone and provide thorough communication before and after the Physician visit providing education as needed
• Prepare exam room and patient charts for physician
• Perform macular OCT imaging and other retinal imaging as needed.
• Prepare and assist with in-office procedures as needed
• Assist in recruiting patients for clinical trials as available
• Other duties as assigned

Required Attributes

• Demonstrate and embrace our core values: Serving with Compassion, Striving for Excellence, and Practicing Humility
• Strong interpersonal skills including effective listening, clear communication, effective customer problem resolution, warm encouraging demeanor
• Travel required and will include company-provided transportation, and reimbursed mileage if driving a personal vehicle. No overnight travel although position requires some irregular hours including early mornings, later days and overtime
• Master multiple computer systems for data entry and input including Google, MicrosoftOffice, Teams, data management, browsers, scanners, etc
• Ability to master ophthalmology and retina terminology
• Valid U. S. driver’s license demonstrating unrestricted and satisfactory driving record
• Will share responsibility of driving company vehicle on day trips
• Able and willing to travel outside of the South region to assist other regions

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in a busy optometry, ophthalmology, and/or retina clinic
• Ability to develop and maintain effective peer relationships at work within a fast-paced, and at times a high-stress environment
• COA, COT, or COMT certification
• Bilingual in Spanish

Other Position Details

• Schedule will vary based on assigned location, tasks and/or assigned physician
• Very occasional weekend days although schedule is generally Monday to Friday
• Hourly pay, FLSA non-exempt, eligible for overtime

Physical Demands and Requirements

Sitting up to 4 hours a day; standing and walking; talk and hear both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 15 pounds on occasion. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes viewing multiple computer screens, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus. Viewing images and operating computer devices constantly

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