Optometrist Assistant

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Tasks**:

- Assist health care professionals
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Maintain prescription records and inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Maintain supplies
- Perform general clerical duties
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Perform various administrative functions
- Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:

- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 21 to 36 hours per week