Christine Coste
Marrero,LA
Summary
I am Certified Ophthalmic Technician known for being highly productive and am efficient task completion. Skilled in patient care, diagnostic testing, and medical record management. Excels in communication, empathy, and teamwork to enhance patient outcomes and support clinic operations.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
03.2025 - Current
- Ability to use equipment, perform tests and read results, as needed, including: visual acuity, extra ocular motility, pupil evaluation, confrontational fields, color vision, stereo vision, tonopen/applanation tonometry, lensometry, keratometry, eye irrigation, refractometry, manual a-scan measurements, topography, brightness acuity testing, and slit lamp examination, Bscans, fundus photography, flourscein angiography.
- Assisted with training new employees on proper techniques for conducting ophthalmologic tests.
- Managed inventory of clinical supplies, placing orders before depletion to avoid disruptions.
- Assisted physicians in operating room, handing over tools and supplies and cutting sutures.
- Calibrated and maintained ophthalmic equipment to ensure accuracy in patient diagnostics.
- Sent patient prescriptions to pharmacies and scheduled future appointments.
- Documented and updated patient records with precision, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Sanitized ultrasonic instruments and equipment to avoid spread of disease.
- Explained procedures in easy-to-understand terminology to patients and their families.
- Calibrated and maintained a variety of diagnostic equipment used to detect vision problems.
- Assisted during in-office surgical procedures and collected ultrasound images.
- Educated patients on eye health, including disease prevention and the importance of regular eye exams.
- Coordinated scheduling of appointments between patients and physicians.
- Advised patients on ocular medications, dressings and contact lenses.
- Administered and instructed patients on proper contact lens care, insertion, and removal.
- Obtained and recorded patient medical history and operated ophthalmic equipment.
Certified Opthathalmic Assistant Technician
Eye Surgery Center of Louisiana
Metairie, LA
04.2005 - 03.2023
- Ability to use equipment, perform tests and read results, as needed, including: visual acuity, extra ocular motility, pupil evaluation, confrontational fields, color vision, stereo vision, tonopen/applanation tonometry, lensometry, keratometry, eye irrigation, refractometry, manual a-scan measurements, topography, brightness acuity testing, and slit lamp examination, Bscan, fundus photography, retinal angiography, assisted in Lasik surgery .
- Assisted with training new employees on proper techniques for conducting ophthalmologic tests.
- Managed inventory of clinical supplies, placing orders before depletion to avoid disruptions.
- Assisted physicians in operating room, handing over tools and supplies and cutting sutures.
- Calibrated and maintained ophthalmic equipment to ensure accuracy in patient diagnostics.
- Sent patient prescriptions to pharmacies and scheduled future appointments.
- Documented and updated patient records with precision, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Sanitized ultrasonic instruments and equipment to avoid spread of disease.
- Explained procedures in easy-to-understand terminology to patients and their families.
- Calibrated and maintained a variety of diagnostic equipment used to detect vision problems.
- Assisted during in-office surgical procedures and collected ultrasound images.
- Educated patients on eye health, including disease prevention and the importance of regular eye exams.
- Coordinated scheduling of appointments between patients and physicians.
- Advised patients on ocular medications, dressings and contact lenses.
- Administered and instructed patients on proper contact lens care, insertion, and removal.
- Obtained and recorded patient medical history and operated ophthalmic equipment.
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, LA
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Ability to use equipment, perform tests and read results, as needed, including: visual acuity, extra ocular motility, pupil evaluation, confrontational fields, color vision, stereo vision, tonopen/applanation tonometry, lensometry, keratometry, eye irrigation, refractometry, manual a-scan measurements, topography, brightness acuity testing, and slit lamp examination, Bscan.
- Assisted with training new employees on proper techniques for conducting ophthalmologic tests.
- Managed inventory of clinical supplies, placing orders before depletion to avoid disruptions.
- Assisted physicians in operating room, handing over tools and supplies and cutting sutures.
- Calibrated and maintained ophthalmic equipment to ensure accuracy in patient diagnostics.
- Sent patient prescriptions to pharmacies and scheduled future appointments.
- Documented and updated patient records with precision, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Sanitized ultrasonic instruments and equipment to avoid spread of disease.
- Explained procedures in easy-to-understand terminology to patients and their families.
- Calibrated and maintained a variety of diagnostic equipment used to detect vision problems.
- Assisted during in-office surgical procedures and collected ultrasound images.
- Educated patients on eye health, including disease prevention and the importance of regular eye exams.
- Coordinated scheduling of appointments between patients and physicians.
- Advised patients on ocular medications, dressings and contact lenses.
- Administered and instructed patients on proper contact lens care, insertion, and removal.
- Obtained and recorded patient medical history and operated ophthalmic equipment.
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
LSU Eye Center
New Orleans, LA
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Ability to use equipment, perform tests and read results, as needed, including: visual acuity, extra ocular motility, pupil evaluation, confrontational fields, color vision, stereo vision, tonopen/applanation tonometry, lensometry, keratometry, eye irrigation, refractometry, manual a-scan measurements, topography, brightness acuity testing, and slit lamp examination, Bscans .
- Assisted with training new employees on proper techniques for conducting ophthalmologic tests.
- Managed inventory of clinical supplies, placing orders before depletion to avoid disruptions.
- Assisted physicians in operating room, handing over tools and supplies and cutting sutures.
- Calibrated and maintained ophthalmic equipment to ensure accuracy in patient diagnostics.
- Sent patient prescriptions to pharmacies and scheduled future appointments.
- Documented and updated patient records with precision, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Sanitized ultrasonic instruments and equipment to avoid spread of disease.
- Explained procedures in easy-to-understand terminology to patients and their families.
- Calibrated and maintained a variety of diagnostic equipment used to detect vision problems.
- Assisted during in-office surgical procedures and collected ultrasound images.
- Educated patients on eye health, including disease prevention and the importance of regular eye exams.
- Coordinated scheduling of appointments between patients and physicians.
- Advised patients on ocular medications, dressings and contact lenses.
- Administered and instructed patients on proper contact lens care, insertion, and removal.
- Obtained and recorded patient medical history and operated ophthalmic equipment.
Timeline
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
Ochsner Medical Center
03.2025 - Current
Certified Opthathalmic Assistant Technician
Eye Surgery Center of Louisiana
04.2005 - 03.2023
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2005
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
LSU Eye Center
01.1993 - 01.1999
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