Optometrist at Eye Foundation Hospital

Job Summary

• The Optometrists will be responsible for examining, diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the visual system, eye diseases, and injuries.
• You will prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed, diagnose problems or impairments and provide treatment.
• The Optometrist will interact with patient and staff (at all levels) in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. Strong decision-making ability and attention to detail are important in this position.

Responsibilities
Your duties shall include, but 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
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• Ensure all equipment’s are well used and maintained.
• Provide innovation solutions.
• Advising the management on new development in the eye care industry.
• All other duties assigned by the Medical Director.

Skills and Competencies:

• Expert-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Good decision-making.
• Team Building.
• Ability to Multitask.
• Planning and Coordination.
• Marketing skills is key for the role.
• Time Management.
• Spectacle skills
• Must be able to refract

Computer Savvy Skills:

• Must be an intermediate level user of Microsoft office suite {Word, Excel and PowerPoint}

Core Values:

• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Ethics
• Flexibility
• Respectful Engagement
• Empathy

Qualifications

• Must have a valid practicing License
• An Optometry degree from a reputable University
• Minimum of 2 years practicing experience is required.