Sales Representative Manager

Raksha Raj

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Career Objective: Optometrist seeking position utilizing my training and experience to help increase the client base

And contributing to the growth of the company.

Current Status: Completed NBEO Part I (2015), (Part II, TMOD, III. - 2013)

Education: OD - Salus University Elkins Park PA – Nov 2013

B.S. in Biology & Psychology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Dec 2007

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent clinical, social, communication skills needed in Optometry profession.

• Good in Computer use & organization skills

• Knowledge of use of instruments such as Phoropter, Slit lamp, Tonometry, Gonioscopy,

Direct and Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes.

Experience: Optometry Student Intern (The Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA) Jan 2010 – May 2011;

Aug 2012 – Nov 2013

All were supervised by the attending doctors at various clinics.

• Conducted Eye Exams to assess patients for vision deficiencies – Refractive Error (Spectacles,

Contact Lenses), Cataracts, Complete Binocular Vision Analysis including focus & coordination,

Color vision, Ocular health examinations.

• Analyze test results and thought of a treatment plan, whether it was specs, CL’s, or medicines.

• Supervise optometry techniques in processing lens grade requirements of walk-in patients to the clinic.

• Examined patients of wide age ranges (pediatric-geriatric population, ethnicities/Races)

• Gained Experience in general eye care, medical eye care such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, and

diabetic eye disease & other complex eye conditions

• In the Emergency dept., took walk-in patients who had trauma-related eye conditions, seasonal/perennial

allergies, sudden vision loss due to poorly controlled health conditions like DM, HTN etc. Practiced foreign-

body removal with supervision

• Counsel patients and Refer patients to different optometry/ophthalmology specialities

(Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina, Neuro, Oculoplastics, Peds) depending on the patients’ requirements.

• Practiced patient education/counseling of various eye conditions/diseases.

• Observed Vision Therapy for pediatric/adult patients & work-up/management of TBI patients.

• Coordinate with Clinic medical technicians in the primary eye care treatment of patients.

• Maintain patient records and update with every new lens upgrade.

• Work with other optometry student interns as a team.

• Additionally as Primary Eye Care Intern – Casey’s Optical Brookhaven, PA (Aug 2011-Nov 2011)

o Worked more with prescribing different types of CL’s (Soft, rigid, multifocals, monovision)

o Provided pre & post-op care for patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser

vision correction

o Had more experience here with educating and counseling patients on contact lens care, visual

hygiene, and safety factors.

o Encountered rare eye diseases here too (ex. PHPV)

o Reading monthly Optometry magazines to keep abreast with emerging optometry technologies and

treatments and trends

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• Gained experience in VA system at Ralph A Johnson Hospital at Charleston SC.(Nov 2011-Feb 2012)

o Conducted eye exams for elderly Veterans having numerous and/or complex health

conditions/medications especially trauma-related eye conditions & Retinal Pathology

o Rx’ed prism lenses for TBI patients

o Co-managed/Referred patients for cataract evals/surgery

o Observed Cataract sxs, chalazion-removal sx, dilation & irrigation etc.

o Observed Low-vision Rehabilitation – use of multiple reading devices ex. telescopes/magnifiers in

improvement of quality of life.

Computer Lab Shift Manager - (Salus University, Elkins Park PA) 2013

o Maintained working PCs and Overhead Projectors

o Student-use scheduling.

Optical Associate – Eye Works at TEI (Philadelphia) 2009 – 2010

Critical decision making directly affecting sales of corrective lenses.

Verify Prescription using Lensometer shipping/receiving corrective lenses.

Sales Representative for RBD Co. – September 2014 – Nov 2014

Engaging customers/conversing to sell cell phones (Virgin Mobile/Boost)

Having knowledge of products and answering customer’s questions.

Ophthalmic Technician - Greenman Eye Associates (Nov 2014 – Dec 19 2014)

• Engaging patients in preliminary testing & further testing:

o Taking History, Vision, Refraction, Eye-pressure, Auto-refractor

o Exposure to post-ops: cataracts (1day, 1wk, 1 mo), trabs, laser

o Use of OCT, Fundus Photos, Visual Fields

o Observed use of F.A., IOL master, topography, chalazion removal surgery.

Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada.

Associations/Memberships: American Optometric Association : 2010 – present

References: Will provide on request

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