Optometric Assistant

Why You Should Join Us:

We at FYidoctors put our patient's well-being first and feel honoured that people across Canada and the USA trust us with something so valuable. We put health front and centre, and our doctor-led approach has helped us rapidly grow in 12 years from 30 locations to over 350.

We could not have gotten to where we are without our most significant asset, our people, who now number more than 3,000 and serve thousands of valued patients across North America every day. We are committed to FYidoctors being more than just a place to work and strive to maintain a positive and supportive work environment where all our people can thrive and grow.

Joining our team at FYidoctors offers you a rewarding career where you can help us have a meaningful impact on people's lives while also having fun doing it!

How You'll Benefit:

• Excellent wages including quarterly bonuses
• A comprehensive benefits package including outstanding optical coverage (two free pairs of eyewear each year!)
• Rapid and continued growth, ensuring a constantly challenging and rewarding environment
• A workplace culture that fosters a sense of collaboration
• Ongoing training and development opportunities to help you develop your career
• FYihealth group aims to create a comprehensive rewards package to attract and retain top talent. The expected compensation for this position is $18-$19 per hour, considering factors like experience, skills, and qualifications. Base pay is just one component of our overall Total Rewards offering. We look forward to speaking with you more about our continued dedication to our team's overall well-being and growth.

Why We Need You:

Our Ladysmith clinic is looking to welcome someone like you to their small team. All we ask is that you bring your exceptional skills and experience and join us as our newest Optometric Assistant.

As an Optometric Assistant, you will play a critical role within FYidoctors by delivering world-class service to our patients. You'll often be the first point of contact with the public, so you must bring with you your passion for people and your drive to deliver an exceptional customer experience. With your help, we'll continue to have a positive impact on our current patients' health and well-being, as well as the patients we haven't yet met.

This position is a part-time, 15 month contract role working 20-29 hours per week.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Communication with patients including in person, by phone, and by email
• Administering pre-testing services such as retinal digital imaging
• Managing appointment bookings, prescription printouts and billing and payments
• Billing the patient, their medical service provider and other third parties
• Educating clients about the best eyewear choices for their lifestyle, ensuring they receive the best in value and quality
  Informing patients about advances in corrective eyewear solutions as well as assisting with the selection of frames to suit your client's aesthetic and performance needs
  Interpreting optical prescriptions as written by an optometrist
• Assistance with retail of eyewear products
• Upholding excellent customer service standards using your charisma and problem-solving skills

What Do You Have?

• Passionate about customer experience; a great communicator who can provide exceptional patient care
• Optical Industry experience isn't necessary, but is considered an asset
• A high level of comfort using technology and computers
• Solid proficiency in MS Office Suite
• A professional, approachable manner and a love of meeting and interacting with people
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

We appreciate your interest in FYidoctors and hope it didn't take too much time to apply. So, leave the rest to us. An actual human will review your qualifications and let you know if there's interest in moving forward. If there is, we'll follow up with more information. If there may not be a fit at this time, you'll receive a message that we hope isn't too impersonal. Please don't feel discouraged. We will have other opportunities!