Optometrist at Pause Factory Resources Limited

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
• 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.
• 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/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
• 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
• 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

Application Closing Date
27th September, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs@pausefactory.org 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.