

Ophthalmic Technician I - Ophthalmology Float
UCLA Health Systems
Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Posting ID: 25406
Pasadena, CA
Description
We are seeking a flexible and team-oriented individual to join our team as an Ophthalmic Technician. This position supports the Doheny Eye Centers in Arcadia, Orange County, and Pasadena, providing both technical ophthalmic assistance. As a floater, you will travel between locations as needed to ensure consistent, high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
This position is required to travel to multiple UCLA Health location in Pasadena, Arcadia, and Orange County.
Job Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
We are seeking a flexible and team-oriented individual to join our team as an Ophthalmic Technician. This position supports the Doheny Eye Centers in Arcadia, Orange County, and Pasadena, providing both technical ophthalmic assistance. As a floater, you will travel between locations as needed to ensure consistent, high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide ophthalmic technical support during patient exams and procedures
- Perform imaging and diagnostic testing as directed by physicians
- Assist with minor procedure setup and patient preparation
- Support clinic flow by collaborating with physicians and other technicians
- Complete administrative tasks as assigned by Clinic Managers
This position is required to travel to multiple UCLA Health location in Pasadena, Arcadia, and Orange County.
Job Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
- Knowledge of ophthalmic medical terminology, basic ocular anatomy, basic ocular physiology, basic ocular pharmacology, common diseases of the eye.
- Knowledge in basic ophthalmic treatments, medical emergencies, and other various ophthalmic clinical protocols.
- Knowledge of ophthalmic instruments and their corresponding sterilization / high level disinfection techniques.
- Ability to adapt between multi-specialty services.
- Ability to be flexible with requests from physicians, managers, and staff.
- Ability to organize workload, prioritize duties & tasks, with attention to time sensitive items & crucial deadlines to maximize clinic efficiency.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively, while maintaining comfortable and cooperative working relationships with physicians, patients, and peers.
- Ability to work under pressure and as a team member in a busy ophthalmic setting.
- Ability to work independently with initiative to work on a self-directed basis, with limited supervision at times.
- Ability to convey information concisely, clearly, edit, and proofread to ensure grammatically correct and factual correspondence.
- Knowledge of operating and maintaining ophthalmic equipment and patient testing devices.
- Maintain any necessary certifications needed for patient care, including but not limited to research certifications and / or any other ophthalmic related trainings, classes, or required programs.
- Ability to travel to multiple UCLA Health locations.
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or minimum of 2+ years of experience working in the ophthalmic setting with patients and ophthalmic imaging devices.
- Fluorescein angiography, UBM, Konan, Keratometry, specialty imaging.
- Multilingual: speaking / reading (Mandarin + Cantonese + Spanish + other).
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR, EMR, Epic).
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.