Health care
OD (doctor of optometry)
$75.00 hourly
Pay is above the local median for this work ($67,500 a year; Job Bank, 2021)
What the posting asks for
- Under 7 months' experience
- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 8 to 24 hours a week
- Shifts: flexible hours
- Part time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Licensing by the provincial or territorial regulatory governing body is required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Optometrists (NOC 31111). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests and use ophthalmoscopes, biomicroscopes and other specialized instruments to determine ocular health and visual efficiency
- Prescribe and provide treatment (excluding surgery) to maintain, improve and correct vision and manage other ocular diseases and disorders
- Prescribe, dispense and fit eyeglasses, contact lenses and other visual aids
- Educate, counsel and advise patients on contact lens use and care, ocular hygiene, surgical and non-surgical options, and preventive care and maintenance related to occupation and lifestyle
- Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons for treatment of ocular diseases or conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration and systemic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure
- Collaborate with ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals to provide pre- and post-operative care for patients undergoing eye surgeries such as laser vision correction
About the employer
- Industry: Retail trade
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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From Job Bank.