Lead Ophthalmic Technician - Retina, Westwood

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Posted Date

07/07/2026

Salary Range: $40.02 - 52.79 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31904

Join a high-volume team in the Department of Ophthalmology’s Retina and Retinal Disorders & Ophthalmic Genetics clinic in Westwood! We’re looking for a skilled and dependable Ophthalmic Technician Lead to provide patient care and support daily operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating patient care and clinic flow
• Overseeing daily back-office operations and exam room readiness
• Providing technical support for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists
• Maintaining the perimetry and OCT/topography labs
• Training and supporting ophthalmic staff
• Assisting with process improvements and quality initiatives
• Supporting special projects as assigned by the Practice Manager

Required:

• Current certification as Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT).
• Minimum 5 years recent experience providing technical support in an Ophthalmology practice.
• Skill in acquiring accurate medical history, measuring, and recording visual acuity, and tonometry.
• Familiarity with signs and symptoms of various ophthalmic problems to answer patient-related questions and triage calls when urgent evaluation is required.
• Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of patient-related testing equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to promote comfortable, cooperative and effective working relationships with patients, physicians and staff.
• Ability to identify and define complex problems and develop and implement solutions for quality and process improvement.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills to effectively coordinate and promote the patient care activities.
• Skill in setting goals which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and the strategic priorities of the clinic.
• Familiarity w