Ophthalmic Technician

Job summary

You will assess, diagnose, and educate patients while performing advanced diagnostic testing and assisting in surgical procedures. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to preserve patient sight and provide comprehensive treatment plans.

Job details

You've helped thousands of people see what's possible. Now it's your turn. Look to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for a 1-year term assignment. Your patients will gain a clearer future. So will you. As an Ophthalmic Technician with the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority, you'll do far more than conduct examinations. Imagine starting your day helping a patient preserve their sight and independence. You'll assess, diagnose, educate, and guide patients through complex eye health journeys while working alongside ophthalmologists, physicians, nurses, and community healthcare teams. One moment you're performing advanced diagnostic testing, the next you're assisting in surgery, providing treatment plans, or serving as the trusted clinical expert for communities across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Your expertise directly prevents vision loss, restores quality of life, and creates lasting impact for thousands of patients every year. Compensation & Benefits Salary range: $106,158 - $126,809 Northern living allowance $3,700 Bilingual bonus: $1,800 *if applicable Northern tax deductions after 6 months Paid relocation See patients by day. Northern Lights by night. Trade traffic for trails and routine for remarkable. Qualifications Certification to practice as an Ophthalmic Medical Technician through the Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). Completion of the Stanton Ophthalmic Medical Technology Training Program or another accredited Ophthalmic Medical Technology Training Program. Continuing Education: Obtain 27 credits (Technician level) or 36 hours (Technologist level) of continuing education every 3 years to maintain the license as required by JCAHPO. Yellowknife greets you with shimmering auroras dancing across winter skies and endless summer evenings where the sun lingers late over Great Slave Lake. Paddle crystal waters before work, ski frozen trails after hours, and spend weekends exploring waterfalls, houseboat harbours, and Canadian Shield landscapes. Join the energy of Folk on the Rocks, Snowking's Winter Festival, and vibrant community gatherings that fill the calendar year-round. Discover locally caught fish, northern flavours, Indigenous cultures, and a community where neighbours quickly become friends. In a city where adventure begins just beyond your doorstep, you'll find more time to live, explore, and connect. Make the move north and build a career story worth telling.

What you’ll do

You will assess, diagnose, and educate patients while performing advanced diagnostic testing and assisting in surgical procedures. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to preserve patient sight and provide comprehensive treatment plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a certification as an Ophthalmic Medical Technician through JCAHPO. Completion of an accredited Ophthalmic Medical Technology Training Program is also required.

Benefits

• Northern living allowance • Bilingual bonus • Northern tax deductions • Paid relocation

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• procedures. · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• Occupational safety · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• social services · Preferred
• Diagnostic · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Ophthalmic diagnostic testing
• Surgical assistance
• Patient assessment
• Patient education
• Clinical expertise
• Treatment planning
• Ophthalmology
• Diagnostic imaging

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector