Pediatric Orthoptist - Part Time
Pediatric Orthoptist - Part Time
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21-04-2025
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Job Description
Job Title: Orthoptist Part Time
Tampa Childrens Eye Clinic & Surgery a division of Florida Pediatric Associates is seeking an experienced Pediatric Orthoptist to join its growing practice.
This is a PART TIME position
Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree required; postbaccalaureate certificate or Masters degree preferred.
- Two plus years of related experience required.
- Experience in Pediatrics
- Bilingual is a plus
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs diagnostic tests or measurements such as motor testing visual acuity testing lensometry retinoscopy and color vision testing. Evaluates diagnoses and treats disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.
- Examines patients with problems related to ocular motility binocular vision amblyopia or strabismus. Provides instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.
- Provides nonsurgical interventions including corrective lenses patches drops fusion exercises and stereograms to treat conditions such as strabismus heterophoria and convergence insufficiency.
- Develops and uses special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or disabled patients. Interprets clinical and diagnostic test results.
- Develops nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus nystagmus and other visual disorders.
- Provides training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students resident physicians or other health professionals. Assists ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures such as ultrasonography fundus photography and tonometry.
- Refers patients to ophthalmic surgeons or other physicians.
- Collaborates with ophthalmologists optometrists or other specialists in the diagnosis treatment or management of conditions such as glaucoma cataracts and retinal diseases.
- Participates in clinical research projects.
EEOC Disclaimer:
Florida Pediatric Associates provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Part-Time
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