THOMAS RAMIREZ
LIVE OAK, TEXAS 78233
CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
COA with experience in a multi-physician, multi -specialty ophthalmic medical practice.
Skills include:
— Patient History
— Visual Acuity
— Tonometry
— Manifest Refractions
— Lensometry
— Keratometry
— Biometry (A-scans)
— Pupil Assessment
— Photography
— Confrontational Visual Fields
— Ancillary Testing
—Patient Scheduling
I Care S A Ocular Technician 2017 – 2018
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes.
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances.
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures
Asist in retina clinic. Assisting doctors for all different procedures
Ultra Vision 2015-2017
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes.
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances.
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures
Assist in Retina clinic
Experience:
Portland Veteran Hospital, Ocular Technician
Portland, OR (Mar 2009 to Jun 2017)
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes.
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances.
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures
Assist in Retina clinic
Maxim Health Staffing, Ocular Technician
Columbia, MD (Nov 2007 to Sep 2010)
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures.
Fort Sam Houston, Ocular Technician
Fort Sam Houston, TX (Sep 2003 to Oct 2006)
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances.
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures.
Lackland AFB, Ocular Technician
Lackland AFB, TX (Aug 2000 to Aug 2003)
Document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure.
Operate ophthalmic equipment such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, and retinoscopes.
Measure distance and near visual acuity using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Administer diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field tests, ocular motility tests, color vision tests, and pharmacological pupil tests.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Perform refractometric procedures to determine subjective refractive errors or vertex distances.
Collect ophthalmic information using ultrasound equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures.
United States Navy, Ocular Technician
Charleston, South Carolina (September 1979 to May 1995)
Clinic Supervisor Ophthalmology Clinic
Department Duties (Staff schedules for active duty and civilians)
All clinic records SOP, MSDS, HAZMAT,
Training for new staff Clinic ordering for supplies and material for clinic and Operating Room for Ophthalmology
United States Navy, Guam Naval Hospital
Running the Ophthalmology Department for the Hospital for 1 Doctor and 1 Technician taking care of all retired, active duty and all authorize personal, including clinic and operating room supplies and equipment all logs and training materials for department. Taking care of all aspects of the department from glasses, exams, minor procedures photos, working and assisting as ophthalmic surgical technician.
Naval Hospital Jacksonville Florida
Naval Hospital Oakland California
Naval Hospital San Diego, California
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California
Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Education:
High School Diploma/GED
San Angelo Central High School - San Angelo, Texas May 1979
Heald College Portland, Oregon
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