Ophthalmic Technician - Rancho Bernardo

Scripps Health
San Diego, CA

Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.

This is a full time, benefited position with 8 hour shifts (generally 8am-5pm), Monday through Friday with some Saturdays, at our clinic location in Rancho Bernardo.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
  • Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
  • Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
  • Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
  • We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
  • Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

The Ophthalmic Technician supports the division of Ophthalmology/Optometry at Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo. Scripps ophthalmologists and optometrists provide comprehensive eye exams to diagnose and treat a full range of vision and eye problems. The team at Rancho Bernardo is a tight-knit, established and knowledgeable group of individuals who support each other in career development and training.

Responsibilities include:

  • Performing patient assessments and technical skills to accurately assess the ophthalmic status of each patient, including emergency procedures and medication administration as appropriate.
  • Educates patients and documents patient interactions.
  • Works with a variety of machinery, including but not limited to OCT, Visual Field, Corneal Topography, IOL Master, Fundus Photos, Pachymetry, Goldman Applanation Tonometry, NCT, Auto-Refract and BAT.
  • Practices infection control.
  • Supply and medication ordering and inventory.

Required:

  • Current BLS card required.

Preferred:

  • Glaucoma and/or pediatric experience
  • One year experience in optometry and in ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmic Technician Certificate preferred
  • Completion of a certified Ophthalmic Technical program preferred
  • Ability to scribe
  • Epic

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Position Pay Range: $31.81-$45.99/hour
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