The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
Grade 12 with appropriate qualification that allows for the required registration with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Optometrist with Ocular diagnostic Privilege. HPCSA registration as an independent Practitioner and Current registration with HPCSA.
Competencies: Communication skills, report writing, analysis of data, patient care, technical skills (management of optometry equipment), computer skills.
Duties :
Rendering of Eyecare Services in a tertiary hospital setting in adherence to the scope of practice and health protocols. Examination, diagnosing and treatment of eye conditions as per Optometry scope of practice. Co-ordinate and ensure eye health promotion events. Record keeping, data collection, assist with budget control and asset management.
Exercise safeguarding of all consumables and equipment. Implement and maintain Quality Assurance Audits at facility level, Knowledge of Batho Pele Principles, Patients right charter, Ideal hospital framework and other relevant policies and regulations. Adherence to performance and management system. Contribute and participate in continuous professional development activities.
Work as part of multi-disciplinary team to deliver better service delivery. Collaborate with stakeholders in Eye care service delivery. Participating in student training and supervision. Participate in research projects. Communicate effectively within the team. Perform any other duties as delegated by the supervisor.
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