Travel Patient Care Assistant - Patient Care Tech - Ukiah, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 23 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,803 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $802.86 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Patient Care Tech, Patient Care Tech, Ukiah. The position supports ophthalmic diagnostic testing, preliminary eye examinations, patient preparation, and clinical procedures under physician direction. Responsibilities include performing refractions, assisting with contact lens evaluations and ophthalmic procedures, documenting findings, and providing patient education.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• High school education, General Educational Development (GED), or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor.
• Ability to perform refractions and work up ophthalmic patients.
• One to two years of experience.
• Required vaccinations as a condition of employment, where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Associate or technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Ophthalmic Technician or Medical Assistant experience.
• Ophthalmic Technician certification.
• Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) certification.
• Experience with the electronic medical record system used by the facility.
• Additional Information:
• Performs electro-retinogram, electro-oculogram, specular microscopy, visual field, ocular motility, color vision, intraocular pressure, pupil, slit-lamp, and lensometry testing.
• Assists with contact lens fitting and patient instruction, ophthalmic photography, microbiological specimens, minor office surgery, laser treatments, and operating room procedures.
• Obtains patient histories and clinical data, records findings, coordinates laboratory and diagnostic testing, and supports patient admissions and surgery as directed.
• Calibrates and maintains instruments, sterilizes surgical instruments, and stocks consultation rooms and laboratory areas.
• No call responsibilities are required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits