• Application Deadline: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Optometrist



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 2 - 4 years



• Location Rivers




• City Port Harcourt




• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  
  

Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Optometrist responsible for examining patients' eyes and providing comprehensive vision care.


• The job holder will diagnose eye conditions such as myopia, glaucoma, astigmatism, and other vision impairments.


• Additionally, the Optometrist will treat visual problems, prescribe corrective solutions, and provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations to diagnose eye diseases and infections.


• Perform routine and follow-up eye exams for pediatric and adult patients.


• Analyze test results and develop appropriate treatment plans.


• Prescribe and dispense contact lenses, eyeglasses, and other visual aids.


• Provide preoperative and postoperative care for surgical patients.


• Triage and screen acute or unscheduled patients.


• Educate and counsel patients on visual hygiene, lens care, and safety.


• Refer patients to ophthalmology specialists as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum Academic qualification of Doctor of Optometry (OD).


• 2 - 4 years relevant work experience preferably in the health or Sector.


• Membership of a relevant professional body such as Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) or Optometry and Dispensing Optician Board of Nigeria (O.D.O.B.N).


• Knowledge of the Microsoft office package.


• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people MANAGEMENT skills.


• Possess high degree of accuracy and attention to details.


• High level of problem solving and critical thinking skills.