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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 analyse results.
• Promote eye health by counselling 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 equipments 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.
• All other duties assigned by the Lead Optometrist and SHL Management.

Qualification

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Must have a valid practicing License
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Optometry is required.

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}

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Job Summary

• Optical Manager is responsible for operation of the store, keeping the store profitable and well-organized to ensure a pleasing experience for our customers. In addition, the Optical Manager delivers excellence in sales performance.

Responsibilities
Your duties shall fall include, but not limited to the following:

• Supervise and coordinate all customer related activities.
• Drive the delivery of quality care to patients.
• Generation of Reports.
• You are required to visit other branches as the need arises.
• Entering of the optical daily sales of all branches in quick book.
• Preparation of monthly sales report with the line manager at the end of the month.
• Reconciliation of invoices from various optical labs with the order placed and receipts at the end of the month.
• Assisting the optometrist in attending to patients.
• Assisting patients in choosing frames and lenses option.
• Stock reconciliation at the end of the month.
• Follow up on glasses ordered from the laboratory.
• Ordering and collection of contact lenses when needed.
• Preparation of HMO report at the end of the month for the accounting and audit department.
• General report on sales.
• General administrative work in optical department.
• Receiving and assisting patients in accessing the appropriate optical services.
• Providing effective clerical services and also attending to phone calls.
• Any other duties as assigned by your supervisor and Management.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in any relevant field, especially in Humanities and Social Sciences
• A minimum of 2 years working experience in a relevant field.
• A prior customer service experience is an added advantage.
• Must be computer savvy.