Job Description

Location: South Dublin

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday with 1-2 Saturdays every 6 weeks. Saturdays are half days and you get that time back in lieu.

Roster runs as follows: 
Week 1 7am to 3pm
Week 2 8am to 4pm
Week 3 9am to 5pm 
Week 4 10 am to 6pm

Full training is provided. Strong customer service skills are required for the elective surgery clinic. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing on patients as part of clinical work ups for consultations at the Clinic
• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to complete virtual consultations with patients to capture motivations for surgery, medical history, visual needs etc prior to their consultation with the Surgeon.
• Scrubbing for laser eye surgery procedures performed in the dedicated theatre at the clinic
• Management of patients on the day of surgery (consent discussion, medication management, counselling on postoperative instructions, completion of slit lamp examinations as part of discharging patients)
• Assist the Surgeon in theatre (off site at Beacon Hospital) for cataract and lens procedures. Assist with the documentation of procedures, checking correct IOLs available etc.
• Answering patient queries via phone call/ email
• Assist with planning cataract and lens procedures by calculating IOLs to be used by the Surgeon during the procedure

Requirements:

• Active NMBI registration (RGN)
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong service ethic
• Ophthalmic experience is an advantage though not essential

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Annual Leave
• Work life balance
• Monday - Friday
• Career Development
• Excellent facilities
• Pension
• Maternity benefit
• Sick Pay