optometrist

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or optometry

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests, and use specialized instruments to determine visual efficiency
• Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids to correct patients’ vision
• Prescribe treatment to conserve, improve, and correct vision and other ocular disorders
• Counsel patients on visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, working distances, and safety factors
• Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons when ocular or other diseases are found

Credentials

Certificates, licenses, memberships, and courses

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
• Membership in the Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO)

Additional Information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available