The UPMC Vision Institute provides high-quality care for everyday vision needs like eye exams, contacts, and eyeglasses to specialized care for the cornea, retina, optic nerve, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and orbital disorders. The department sees hundreds of patients a day among all of sites.
At UPMC, we believe a world-class health system should offer valuable and flexible benefits programs to its employees. Our generous reward packages are designed to provide personal financial security, health, and wellness to you and your family.
With UPMC, you have the comfort and protection of:
- Access to an affordable, broad, and comprehensive network of physicians and medical facilities
- Savings and pension plans
- Flexible paid time off
- Short- and long-term disability protection
- Employer-provided life insurance with the ability to purchase additional coverage for you and your dependents
- Tuition assistance for you and your dependents
- Voluntary programs, perks, and discounts
UPMC Benefits Include:
- Medical insurance, including prescription and vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Disability coverage
- Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Supplemental life insurance for employee
- Supplemental AD&D insurance for employee
- Supplemental life insurance for employee's spouse and children
- Cash balance plan
- Savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay
- Tuition assistance for employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents
- Adoption assistance
Ophthalmic Technician:
Work alongside ophthalmologists to perform eye exams, diagnose diseases and administer treatments
Ophthalmic Imager:
Use specialized equipment to capture images of the eye, helping ophthalmologists diagnose and treat eye diseases. These images can include fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography, ultrasound and ultrasound biomicroscopy.
Surgery Scheduler:
Ensure, organize, and maintain an active, accurate, and operational surgery schedule.
Certified Orthoptist:
Responsible for evaluating and treating children and adults with ocular motility disorders. Working in a clinical setting to access patients with the use of retinoscopy, ocular motility and bi-nocular vision including but not limited to amblyopic, convergence insufficiency and accommodative esotropia.