Optometrist assistant
Island Eyecare Ltd. Sydney, Nova Scotia
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Optical retail store
- Office of health care professional
- Ophthalmic or optical laboratory
- Administer eye drops, ointments and medications as directed by ophthalmologists
- Administer tests using equipment, instruct patients on test procedures and record results, and monitor, check and calibrate auditory equipment
- Assist health care professionals
- Follow through on treatment programs with patients
- Maintain prescription records
- Operate ophthalmic testing and measuring instruments
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain supplies
- Perform general clerical duties
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Adjust finished eyeglasses to fit client
- MS Office
- Ophthalmology
- Criminal record check
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Evening
- Day
- Weekend
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
Salary: $17.00 to $20.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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