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Ophthalmic Medical Techniciansresume guide.

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. A strong Ophthalmic Medical Technicians resume shows active listening, speaking and reading comprehension, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office software and Microsoft PowerPoint.

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01Also called

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Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Tech)Certified Ophthalmic Surgical AssistantCertified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)Certified Ophthalmic Technician-Surgical Assistant (COT-SA)Health Technician (Health Tech)Ophthalmic AssistantOphthalmic Diagnostic SonographerOphthalmic Medical AssistantOphthalmic Medical Technician (Ophthalmic Medical Tech)Ophthalmic Tech (Ophthalmic Technician)

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Active ListeningHighIntermediate
SpeakingHighIntermediate
Reading ComprehensionHighIntermediate
Service OrientationHighIntermediate
Social PerceptivenessHighIntermediate
WritingHighIntermediate
Active LearningHighIntermediate
CoordinationHighIntermediate
Critical ThinkingHighIntermediate
MonitoringHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Administration and Management

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Take and document patients' medical histories.
  2. Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
  3. Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
  4. Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
  5. Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
  6. Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
  7. Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
  8. Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
  9. Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
  10. Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.

05Software and tools

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14 tools across 7 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Medical software7
  • EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR
  • AcuityPro
  • ezChartWriter
  • iChartPlus
  • Medflow Complete
  • MediPro Medisoft Clinical
  • NaviNet Open
+ 2 more
Electronic mail software2
Internet browser software1
Office suite software1
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1
Word processing software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
59% of surveyed workers. Others report Post-Secondary Certificate (27%) and Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (9%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 3 · Medium preparation
Usually vocational training, an associate degree or a few years of related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with the credential and the record. Job Zone 3 roles usually ask for training, a license or a few years of related experience. Put those on the first screen, then show what you did with them.

List the software you have actually used. Employers scan for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Put the ones you know in a skills line, spelled the way the vendor spells them.

Show speaking and reading comprehension, not just active listening. Speaking and reading comprehension rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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