Optometrist Job in an Optical Services Company based in Victoria Island, Lagos
Pause Factory Resources Limited - Our client offering Medical, Surgical and Optical Ophthalmic Services seeks to recruit a competent and well experienced individual into the vacant position below:
Job Title: Optometrist
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description
This is not limited to the following;
- Perform vision tests and analyze results.
- Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses
- Offering help and advice for patients choosing frames and lenses.
- Liaising with other medical practitioners and sometimes sharing the care of patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions.
- Meeting sales targets with regard to selling spectacles or contact lenses.
- Undertaking continuing education and training (CET).
- Ensure all equipment’s are well used and maintained.
- Provide innovation solutions.
- Advising the management on new development in the eye care industry.
- You will be required to work at our other branches from time to time.
- You shall report to the Lead Optometrist or other assigned superior on daily basis, and carry out assignments given that will uphold the values of the department.
- Examine patients’ eyes courteously using observation, instruments, equipment and pharmaceutical agents.
- In charge of the day to day running of the optical department, keeping and providing record of activities.
- Administering, organizing and planning the development of the practice.
- Communicating with patients to get detailed case histories
- Examining the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects.
- Being aware of signs and symptoms of general health conditions (e.g. hypertension, asthma, ulcer, diabetes e.t.c).
- Refer patients to ophthalmologists if eye problems are beyond scope of practice.
- Offering advice to patients and reassuring them about vision-related matters.
- Managing staff, including dispensing opticians and clerical staff, and training junior staff.
- Managing the retail aspects of spectacles, contact lenses and other vision care products.
- Participate in outreaches.
- Ensure that all consumables needed are available and on time.
- Work with other team members to coordinate the camp/hospital
- Generate various reports.
- Drive business growth in your unit.
- All other duties assigned by the Lead Optometrist and SHL Management.
Qualification/Experience
- Must have a valid practicing License
- 4-5 years' experience as Optometrist
- Must be an intermediate level user of Microsoft office suite {Word, Excel and PowerPoint}
- Only male candidates are required
Knowledge, Skills and Competency:
- State-issued license for optometry
- 4-5years’ experience working as an optometrist
- Proactive
- Experienced in eye dilations
- Blurred vision specialist
- Proficient in vision therapy
- Night vision solutions
- People and customer management skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent customer service and organization skills
- Advanced time management skills
- Ability to diagnose and treat eye-related disorders and conditions
- Retinal disease specialist
- Occular health expert
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to:
[email protected] clearly indicating the "Job Title" as subject of your mail.
Note
- If you are not qualified for this position please do not apply.
- Only qualified and shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Application Deadline 27th September, 2019.