Optometric Assistant - Kingston, Canada - Kingston Optometry
Kingston Optometry
Kingston, Canada
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work setting:
- Ophthalmic or optical laboratory
- Urban area
- Optical retail store
- Office of health care professional
- Medical clinic
- Optical dispensary
Tasks:
- Assist health care professionals
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Collect statistics
- Maintain supplies
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Perform general clerical duties
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Schedule and confirm appointments
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Health benefits:
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
