Job Opportunity: Optometrist position available at MeQrez Health services in Addis Ababa. Health Care jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.
Major Responsibilities of this role:
- Maintains consistent and reliable attendance and complies with the hospital’s guidelines on attendance. One must also demonstrate professionalism as a healthcare professional by being punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts.
- The nurse is expected to maintain positive working relationships with the medical staff and specialty clinic personnel.
- Communicates pertinent information to other members of the health care team in a clinically relevant time frame to enhance the nursing contribution to patient care.
- Uses positive interpersonal skills to educate/support patients to promote the success of team members.
- Uses clear and concise verbal and written communication with staff and the public.
- Acts independently and accepts responsibility for the adopted policy and procedures of the Specialty clinic and the department.
- Attend required meetings and participate in committees as requested.
- Addresses patients and/or attendants with respect, dignity, empathy, and compassion.
- Perform vision tests, analyze results and develop a treatment plan.
- Examine eyes, using observation, instruments and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities such as glaucoma or color blindness.
- Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications.
- Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.
- Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery—for example, examining a patient’s eyes the day after surgery.
- Evaluate patients for the presence of diseases such as diabetes and refer patients to other healthcare providers as needed.
- Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
- Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses.
- Work closely with clinical team in the provision of team delivery of healthcare
- Maintain accurate, timely and quality health records
- Participate in all quality measures as required.
- In addition to all the roles and responsibilities mentioned above, a nurse is expected to perform additional tasks within the scope of work that he or she is assigned to by his/her supervisors.
- The hospital also reserves the right to assign the nurse to any clinical service unit across any of its branches.
Salary: - As per Company scale and benefit packages for all positions.
Place of work: - Addis Ababa.
Closing Date: - Seven consecutive days including Saturday from date of this announcement.
Term of Employment: - Unlimited period (permanent) up on satisfactory completion of the probationary period.
Qualifications & Experience
How To Apply
Candidates who fulfill the above minimum requirements can send application letter, updated CV & scanned copies of credentials in a compiled PDF format to hr.director@meqrezhealth.com.
Note: – Please mention the job position on the subject line of your e-mail and only short-listed candidates who strictly followed the application procedure will be contacted for subsequent assessment.
