Ophthalmic Assistant

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Physician's office
- Private practice
**Tasks**:

- Operate ophthalmic testing and measuring instruments, record test results and administer eye drops, ointments and medications as directed by ophthalmologists
- Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history
- Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests and use specialized instruments to determine visual efficiency
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Canadian Certified Optometric Assistant Program (CCOA)
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- Electronic medical records
**Area of specialization**:

- Ophthalmology
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Punctuality
**Screening questions**:

- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week