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Requisition ID:  116439

Orthoptist

We are seeking a Orthoptist who will perform diagnostic tests and treats patients with eye muscle disorders and pediatric eye diseases. Assists in teaching pediatric ophthalmology fellows, residents, and medical students. Staffs the resident pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus clinic, including supervising the examination of both pediatric and adult strabismus patients, corroborating diagnoses, and implementing treatment plans.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Evaluates and diagnoses ocular motility disorders.
  • Completes extensive additional sensorimotor examination on complicated motility patients, performing
  • tests such as Lancaster red-green evaluation and duction assessment with arc perimeter.
  • Performs ocular motor and sensorimotor examinations on patients from internal and external referring
  • ophthalmologists, giving possible diagnosis and recommendation treatment plan from orthoptic point of
  • view.
  • Assists with minor surgical in-office treatments such as botulinum toxin injections, adjustable sutures, and Tensilon tests.
  • Provides non-surgical treatment of specific eye muscle disorders, e.g., amblyopia, convergence insufficiency, diplopia, and strabismus
  • Performs manual kinetic and automated perimetry.
  • Performs duties of an ophthalmic technician.
  • Assists in instruction of pediatric ophthalmology fellows, residents and medical students in methodology of examination and treatment of strabismus disorders. Prepares lectures and handouts for medical students.
  • Responds to consultations from residents at all levels on patients with symptomatic strabismus and double vision.
  • Provides lectures to technical personnel during technician grand rounds.
  • Teaches individual medical students during clinic, providing evaluation of the student’s performance
  • during the rotation.
  • Participates in research projects as directed by Ophthalmologist.
  • Presents at regional and national meetings of professional associations, including the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and the Joint Commission on Allied Health in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
  • Serves as certified study coordinator for various national based clinic trials, including enrolling patients, collecting data, communicating with study centers and attending study coordinators’ meetings.
  • Sorts, labels, duplicates and files patient photographs and slides.
  • Completes a weekly inventory of all exam rooms for equipment and pharmaceutical supplies.
  • Triages phone calls of patients needing eyeglass prescriptions and education.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Professional level of knowledge of orthoptics as acquired through completion of Bachelor’s Degree and orthoptic training.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Understanding of ocular motility disorders and their treatment.
  • Analytical ability necessary to assess test results and perform additional tests depending on assessment.
  • Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with pediatric and adult patients.
  • Ability to work with sometimes fearful children and modify examination depending on cooperation.
  • Ability to travel to and work at a Wilmer satellite office as needed.

 

 

Classified Title: Orthoptist 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD  
Starting Salary Range: $55,800 - $97,600 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Oph Pediatric Ophthalmology  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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Vaccine Requirements
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