Technician High School

OSUJI NGOZI A

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Summary

Competent Ophthalmic Technician with about two years works experience helping the Ophthalmologist/Optometrist, collecting data and measurements to enhance accurate diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases by the eye doctors.

• Adequate knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose human eye diseases and refractive errors.

• Immense knowledge of business management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and great leadership technique

• Passionate interests in seeing my patient’s health condition get better by putting in the best of my professional proficiency.

• Trustworthy,team player committed to continued professional and personal development

• Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to learn in a new environment and to be teachable

• Ability to work in a competitive environment and even under pressure with little or no supervision

• Strong knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting and selling products or services which include marketing strategies, and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques and sale control systems.

• Profound ability to effectively communicate diagnostic test results, in a manner that is easily understood by clients.

Professional Experience

Cohens Fashion Opticals,Cambridge,MA 02141. July 2012-Present.

Volunteer Optician.

• Filing and arranging of patients" folders.

• Answering phone calls and scheduling of appointments.

• Checking patients prescriptions using the automated Lensometer.

• Selling of frames and helping patients with frame selections.

Enny eye care Lagos, Nigeria May 2011-July, 2011

Ophthalmic Technician

• Basic patient work up; History taking, checking visual acuity, measuring eye pressure using the indentation tonometer (schiotz) and dilating patients.

• Diagnostic testing which includes; manifest refractions, Visual field etc

• Rooming patients,preparing the room and scribing for the doctor

• Work with pharmacies regarding patient’s prescription refills

• Management of physicians patients and complex schedules

• Neutralizing lenses with the manual and automated lensometer

• Cleaning and maintaining the ophthalmic equipments.

Crystal Eye Care, Lagos, Nigeria Sept 2009-Oct., 2010

Ophthalmic Technician

• Basic patient work up; History taking, checking visual acuity, measuring eye pressure using the indentationTonometer and dilating patients.

• Diagnostic testing which includes; manifest refractions, Visual field, etc

• Neutralizing lenses with the manual and automated lensometer

• Screening patients for color deficiencies using the Ishihara color plates

• Educate patients after treatment and on the use of their medications

• Rooming patients and preparing the room for the doctor

• Greeting patients, answering phone calls and returning phone voice messages

• Cleaning and maintaining the ophthalmic equipments.

General Hospital, Delta State, Nigeria, April 2008-July 2009

Intern Ophthalmic Technician

• Take case history of patients under the supervision of the Supervising Technician

• Prepare patients for ocular examination and carry out eye tests under the supervision of the Supervising Technician

• Instruct patients on the use of their medications, care of their eyeglasses and contact lenses

• Assist patients on frame selection, and adjusting/repair of eye glasses

• Prescribe medications to the patients based on the Optometrist’s/Ophthalmologist’s instructions

• Assists the Optometrists/Ophthalmologists in the general daily activities of the clinic

Education and Training

G.E.D/High School Diploma, Federal Government College Enugu Nigeria. (2000)

Certifications

Adult First Aid and CPR/AED Program(2012)

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