Optometric Assistant

**Why You Should Join Us**:
We at FYidoctors put our patient's well-being first and feel honoured that people across Canada and the USA trust us with something so valuable. We put health front and centre, and our doctor-led approach has helped us rapidly grow in 15 years from 30 locations to over 350.

We could not have gotten to where we are without our most significant asset, our people, who now number more than 3,000 and serve thousands of valued patients across North America every day. We are committed to FYidoctors being more than just a place to work and strive to maintain a positive and supportive work environment where all our people can thrive and grow.

Join our team at FYidoctors and help us have a meaningful impact on people's lives while also having fun doing it

**How You'll Benefit**:

- Excellent wages including quarterly bonuses
- Rapid and continued growth, ensuring a constantly challenging and rewarding environment
- A workplace culture that fosters a sense of collaboration
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to help you develop your career

**Why We Need You**:
Our Nanaimo clinic is looking for someone like you to bring your exceptional skills and experience with you and join us as our newest **Optometric Assistant.**

You will play a critical role within FYidoctors by delivering world-class service to our patients. As our newest Optometric Assistant you will be responsible for the retail and repair of eyewear products as well as follow-up care. Join us in advancing eye health and enhancing the lives of our patients in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

This is a **Full-Time, permanent position** working **30-40 hours **per week. Our clinic is open** Monday to Saturday.** The ability to work regular Saturdays is required.

**What Will You Be Doing?**
- Warmly greeting patients as they enter our clinic
- Checking patients both in and out of the office
- Billing the patient, their medical service provider and other third parties
- Administering pre-testing services
- Managing appointment bookings, prescription printouts and billing and payments
- Upholding excellent customer service standards using your charisma and problem-solving skills
- Educating clients about the best eyewear choices for their lifestyle, ensuring they receive the best in value and quality
- Informing patients about advances in corrective eyewear solutions as well as assisting with the selection of frames to suit your client's aesthetic and performance needs
- Performing frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning of eyewear
- Performing repairs and adjustments to patients’ eyewear
- Arranging and maintaining retail display area
- Contributing to store retail sales goals

**What Do You Bring?**
- Minimum one year of optical experience
- Ideally, you will have customer-facing experience, preferably in a retail environment
- Confidence working in a fast-paced environment
- A high level of comfort using technology and computers with solid proficiency in MS Office Suite
- A professional, approachable manner and a love of meeting and interacting with people

We appreciate your interest in FYidoctors and hope it didn't take too much time to apply. So, leave the rest to us. An actual human will review your qualifications and let you know if there's interest in moving forward. If there is, we'll follow up with more information. If there may not be a fit at this time, you'll receive a message that we hope isn't too impersonal. Please don't feel discouraged. We will have other opportunities