Posted on: Tue 07-10-2025

Eye Foundation Hospital (Operated by Summit Healthcare Hospital Ltd) is the leading eye care hospital in Nigeria with a vision to eliminate avoidable blindness in Nigeria and Africa. For over three decades, we have been at the forefront of delivering excellent and quality eye care through a network of primary, secondary, and tertiary eye care centers across Nigeria. We are a one-stop-shop for eye care with a wide range of comprehensive services of international standards offered by well-trained professionals with state-of-the-art equipment and environment. Renowned for our unwavering dedication and commitment to quality, we take pride in our esteemed reputation as a trusted and reputable healthcare institution.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Optometrist

Location: Sagamu, Ogun

Employment Type: Full-time

 

Job Summary

The Optometrists will be responsible for examining, diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the visual system, eye diseases, and injuries.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform vision tests and analyze results.
• Promote eye health by counseling patients, including explaining how to clean and wear contact lenses
• Examine patients’ eyes courteously using observation, instruments, equipment and pharmaceutical agents.
• In charge of the day to day running of the optical department, keeping and providing record of activities.
• Administering, organizing and planning the development of the practice.
• Communicating with patients to get detailed case histories
• Examining the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects.
• Being aware of signs and symptoms of general health conditions (e.g. hypertension, asthma, ulcer, diabetes e.t.c).
• Refer patients to ophthalmologists if eye problems are beyond scope of practice.
• Offering advice to patients and reassuring them about vision-related matters.
• Offering help and advice for patients choosing frames and lenses.
• Liaising with other medical practitioners and sometimes sharing the care of patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions.
• Meeting sales targets with regard to selling spectacles or contact lenses.
• Undertaking continuing education and training (CET).
• Managing staff, including dispensing opticians and clerical staff, and training junior staff.
• Managing the retail aspects of spectacles, contact lenses and other vision care products.
• Participate in outreaches.
• Ensure that all consumables needed are available and on time.
• Work with other team members to coordinate the camp/hospital.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry from a reputable institution
• Must have a valid practicing license
• A minimum of 2 years experience in optometry is required.

Computer Savvy Skills:

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Competencies:

1. Attention to detail
2. Sound clinical acumen
3. Analytical skills
4. Detail oriented and organized
5. Written and verbal communication skills
6. Good Decision Making
7. Problem solving skills
8. Multitasking
9. Planning and Coordination
10. Time Management
11. Marketing skills
12. Must be able to refract.

Core Values:

1. Accountability
2. Resourcefulness
3. Ethics
4. Flexibility
5. Respectful Engagement
6. Empathy.

Application Closing Date

16th October, 2025.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

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