Ophthalmology assistant - Salary, Career

How much does an Ophthalmology assistant earn

A Ophthalmology assistant earns between $1.267 and $3.779 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.893 and a median salary of $1.672 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 56.368 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Ophthalmology assistant
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.893	22.711	473	10
1º Quartile	1.267	15.201	317	7
Median Salary	1.672	20.060	418	9
3º Quartile	2.882	34.585	721	15
Higher Salary	3.779	45.349	945	20

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - technicians of the science of human health
- - - nursing technicians and assistants

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Nursing technicians and assistants they work in hospitals, clinics, social services, or even at home. They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, or work on their own, providing temporary services in clinics or residences. They are organized as a team, working under the permanent supervision of a nurse or another member of the higher-level health team. They work in closed environments and with shifts, or confined in a vessel, in the case of the health assistant (maritime navigation). Exception made to professionals working in family health, who, according to a specific ordinance, work eight hours a day. It is common for them to work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation. In some activities, they may be exposed to biological contamination, toxic material and radiation.

What does it take to work in the field of Nursing technicians and assistants

Admission to technical occupations requires certification of skills or a technical course in nursing (middle level). For nursing assistants, basic education and professional qualification courses are required with a minimum of four hundred class hours, which can reach fifteen hundred. The possibility of continuing the qualification will depend on the completion of high school. Currently, there are technical courses in nursing, organized modularly, with intermediate outputs for the qualification of nursing assistants. The entry requirement for these courses is complete high school, with the philosophy of continuing education, which makes it possible for the assistant to reach the technical level, by completing new modules of professional training.

Functions and activities of Ophthalmology assistant

Nursing technicians and assistants must:

work with biosafety and safety;

organize work environment;

assist the technical team in specific procedures;

promote family health;

assist technical team in specific procedures;

promote mental health;

perform surgical instrumentation;

provide patient assistance;

demonstrate personal skills;

administer prescription medication;

care patient;

promoting family health;

communicate;

working with biosafety and safety;

work with biosafety and security;

working with biosafety and security;

providing patient care;

administer prescribed medication;

perform admission procedures;

give continuity to shifts;

provide patient care;

care for the patient;

Activities

stimulate vesico-intestinal function;

inspect each patient;

inspect cardiopulmonary arrest cart (pcr);

stimulate patient to express feelings;

install blood products;

dismiss the sick or injured employee and crew from work;

collect material for exams;

apply ice pack and wet and dry heat;

install induced power;

contain patient in bed;

record medication administration;

check patient and belongings (drugs, alcohol, etc.);

prepare prescription medication;

implement prescribed therapeutic activities;

aspirate orotracheal and tracheostomy cannula;

recommend disembarkation of sick and injured person;

control periodic examinations of employees;

caring for the body after death;

provide consumables;

contain sharps for disposal;

measure patient (weight, height);

count the number of compresses, material and instruments before and after surgery;

report adverse drug effects to the physician;

record complications and procedures performed;

identify partners and resources available in the community;

arrange clothes;

forward material to the operating room;

control vital signs;

sterilize instruments;

beware of adverse effects of products;

sanitize patient;

preventing against adverse effects of the products;

assist in patient resuscitation;

coordinating the care of users;

check route of administration;

punch venous access;

remove patient;

introduce nasogastric and vesical catheter;

list patient's belongings;

encouraging community participation;

make beds;

define territory of action;

supply the team's demands;

demonstrate ability to listen;

seal the operating room;

calculate medication dosage;

label medical prescription (bed, name and patient record);

control water balance;

introduce yourself by placing the patient in the environment;

demarcate behavioral boundaries;

monitor patient progress;

demonstrate understanding;

resolve pending issues (drugs, dressings, exams, referrals, fasting, among others) ;

remove the patient;

request the presence of other professionals in the surgical center;

define actions according to local priorities;

write down surgery expenses;

recommend abstaining from decisions during mental breakdown;

advise family and patient;

follow protocol in case of contamination or accident;

help the patient to eat;

identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;

to be responsible for all care provided to the enrolled population;

inspect facilities and workers;

updating registration information;

identify medication to be administered (bed, name and patient record);

offer bedpan and parrot;

assist the team in invasive procedures;

record intercurrences and procedures performed;

mapping area of operation;

participate in public health campaigns;

mark type of hamper and garbage contamination;

record events and procedures performed;

stimulate patient expression;

check sterilization result and validity;

organize medications and materials for patient use and nursing station;

position patient for surgery;

serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;

provide linen;

conduct patient to social activities;

wash hands before and after each procedure;

check quantity and functionality of material and equipment;

organizing health promotion groups;

arrange clothes;

give lectures;

monitor serum and medication administration time;

vaccinating yourself;

participate in the management of supplies;

package sharps for disposal;

prevent suicide attempts and risk situations;

make personal belongings available to patient (identity preservation);

limit patient circulation space;

disinfect devices and materials;

notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;

check the sufficiency of equipment, surgical material and compresses;

participate in team evaluations;

exchange technical information;

providing concurrent and terminal cleaning;

administer chemotherapy products;

participate in planning activities;

mark type of contamination of hamper and garbage;

demonstrate understanding;

tag patient belongings;

check quantity of implant parts;

change position in bed;

vaccinate yourself;

ready the patient for examination and surgery;

prepare patient for medication;

check amount of psychotropic drugs;

participate in continuing education activities;

place side rails on the bed;

stimulate the patient to express feelings;

care for the body after death;

position electric scalpel plate;

demonstrate fine motor skills;

participate in case discussion;

paramentar-se;

replace material in the operating room;

perform an active search for local situations;

interpret skin tests;

administer incompatible medication separately;

call doctor in case of complications;

prepare a patient report;

get vaccinated;

organize medications and materials for patient and nursing use;

perform tests and exams;

control vaccine administration;

perform antisepsis;

protect bony prominences;

stimulate patient (active and passive movements);

perform trichotomy;

massage patient;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

using personal protective equipment (ppe);

changing dressings;

discard contaminated material;

activate security team;

promote comprehensive care;

identify users' needs;

administer incompatible medications separately;

educate family about mental illness;

inspect validity of materials and medicines;

apply enema (intestinal wash);

proceed to inhalation therapy;

transporting clothes and materials for purge;

perform blood glucose tests;

check quantity of psychotropic drugs;

use personal protective equipment (ppe);

check received medications;

demonstrate attention ability;

watch for temperature and patient reactions in transfusions;

demonstrate empathy;

check the number of surgical compresses;

forward material for exams;

accompany patient in medication intake;

pass instruments to the surgical team;

wearing;

carry out disease prevention and curative actions;

protect patient during crises;

registering activities in information systems;

Sectors that hire Ophthalmology assistant the most in the job market

hospital care activities
service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
long stay institutions for the elderly
temporary labor lease
outpatient medical activity with resources for performing complementary exams
clinical laboratories
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
health plans
other human health care activities
health management support activities

Ophthalmology assistant - Career description, activities, functions and salary