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Description
This is a full-time Ophthalmic Technician position in the pediatric department of Ophthalmology. This position allows for skills growth and professional development within this specialty clinic. This position requires travel to multiple Nemours sites within the Jacksonville area, including our main downtown clinic, Fleming Island, and Jacksonville South. Clinic work hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.Nemours is seeking a Full-Time Ophthalmic Technician in Jacksonville, FL.
The Ophthalmic Technician provides individualized, age appropriate, culturally competent, goal directed, and family centered care in the ophthalmological clinic. The Ophthalmic Technician completes thorough medical histories and performs ophthalmological testing and ancillary procedures. The Ophthalmic Technician works under the direct supervision of an Ophthalmologist or Optometrist. The Ophthalmic Technician provides individualized, age appropriate, culturally competent, goal directed, and family centered care in the Ophthalmology clinic. The Ophthalmic Technician is responsible for completing thorough medical histories, performing preliminary eye examination and ophthalmic diagnostic testing, assisting with ancillary procedures, preparing the patient for the physician, triaging patient calls, and other duties as assigned, while following all safety procedures as per guidelines.
Essential Functions:
Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant or Certified Ophthalmic Technician is preferred.
About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org .