CYNET_SYSTEMS_MAIN_LOGO.gif   OPTHALMIC TECH CHECKLIST
   NAME    
   LAST 4 OF SSN      
   DATE    
I hereby certify that ALL information I have provided to IMCS Group on this skills checklist and all other documentation, is true and accurate. I understand and acknowledge that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from employment and/or immediate termination.  
Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.  
Proficiency Scale: 1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently

 
       
Rating Stars (Click) Front office duties 1 2 3 4  
Pulling charts  
Checking patients in and patient flow  
Computer input and filing records  
Scheduling appointments  
Care, maintenance, stocking and set-up of assigned room(s)  
Rating Stars (Click) Preliminary exams 1 2 3 4  
Visual acuity, pupil tests, gross confrontational fields  
Retinoscopy and refractometry, and applanation tonometry  
Snellen chart  
Jaeger chart  
Manual or automated lensometry  
Measure prism in spectacles and mark optical centers  
Rating Stars (Click) Medications 1 2 3 4  
Labels medications  
Anesthetics and dilating drops  
Preparing injections and relaying prescriptions to pharmacy  
Familiar with medications and ocular disease processes  
Rating Stars (Click) Patient Care, Perform exams & Assist MD 1 2 3 4  
Performs auto-refraction prior to MD or OD exam  
Ishihara Color Vision  
Stereo, W4D  
Amsler  
Confrontational visual fields (CVF)  
Extraocular movements (EOMS)  
Titmus stereo testing  
Schirmer tear testing  
Cross cylinder technique  
Applanation or Tonopen tonometry  
Clinical optics  
Strabismus screenings  
Dry eye, trauma, and foreign particle work-up  
Neurological, cataract, glaucoma work-up  
Neutralizes gas permeable or hard contact lenses  
Angle assessment and pupil assessment prior to dilating patient  
BAT and PAM tests as directed by MD  
Corneal pachymetry (appropriate according to specialty)  
Corneal topography accurately  
Troubleshoot poor readings or machine difficulties  
Blood Pressure and Pulse Rates  
O2 administration under MDs instructions  
Performs eye patching as instructed by MD  
Non-imbedded foreign particles with cotton swab  
Eye irrigation if instructed by MD  
Performs pupil, muscle, fluorescein dye testing for abrasions  
Applies dressings and bandages  
Conjunctival and corneal cultures  
Orders intraocular lens (co-signed by physician)  
Rating Stars (Click) Knowledge of instruments/Diagnostic equipments 1 2 3 4  
Vannas scissors  
Jeweler's forceps  
Punctal dilators  
Lid specula  
A-Scans and Laser Interferometry  
Visual Fields (Humphrey)  
Fluorescein Angiography and Fundus Photography  
External Photography  
Minor calibration of equipment  
Rating Stars (Click) Documentation 1 2 3 4  
Patient past medical history (systemic and ocular)  
Patient family medical history (systemic and ocular)  
Taking patient's chief complaint (reason for the visit)  
Knowledge of TJC standards, HIPAA compliance  
Knowledge of medical terminology  
Knowledge of medical office practices  
Dictate accurate and timely chart notes  
Electronic Chartings  
Rating Stars (Click) Patient Education 1 2 3 4  
Insertion and removal techniques of soft and hard contact lens  
Disinfecting, cleaning, storing and care of contact lenses  
Explains discharge orders and instructions to patient/family  
Rating Stars (Click) EMR 1 2 3 4  
Epic  
Cerner  
Eclipsys  
McKesson  
Meditech  
Other Computerized System  
Computerized Physician Order Entry  
Bar Coding for Medication Administration  
MY EXPERIENCE IS PRIMARILY IN:  
Unit No. of Years Unit No. of Years  
BURN POST PARTUM  
CRITICAL UNIT LABOR & DELIVERY  
PACU NEWBORN NURSERY  
NEUROLOGY LEVEL II NICU  
TELEMETRY LEVEL III NICU  
MEDICAL PICU  
SURGICAL  PEDIATRICS  
ONCOLOGY OB/GYN  
ORTHOPEDICS PSYCHIATRY  
OPERATING ROOM RRT  
EMERGENCY ROOM CRT  
TRAUMA CENTER LEVEL 1    
COMMUNITY ER    
RURAL ER    
Rating Stars (Click) AGE APPROPRIATE CARE 1 2 3 4  
Newborn/Neonatal (birth – 30 days)  
Infant (30 days-1 year)  
Toddler (1-3 years)  
Preschool (3-5 years)  
School Age Children (5-12 years)  
Adolescent (12-17 years)  
Young Adults (18-44 years)  
Middle Adults (45-64 years)  
Older Adults (>65 years)