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Optometric Assistant
Employer
Wink OptometryDate Posted
November 26, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $18.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 45 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Dec 26, 2025
Employer
Wink Optometry
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Urban area
- Optical retail store
- Office of health care professional
Tasks
- Administer eye drops, ointments and medications as directed by ophthalmologists
- Assist health care professionals
- Assist physicians in the assessment of patients
- Develop information materials for patients
- Follow through on treatment programs with patients
- Help medical examiner in charge
- Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Operate ophthalmic testing and measuring instruments
- Record test results and medications given by ophthalmologists
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Record vital signs
- Operate and maintain sterilization equipment and instrumentation for re-use according to standardized safety practices
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Maintain supplies
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Document patient rehabilitation progress
- Perform general clerical duties
- Process files and paperwork
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Canadian Certified Optometric Assistant Program (CCOA)
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- Electronic medical records
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location?
Employment terms options
Evening
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to assist patients as directed by health care professionals
- SOCIAL
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Interest in assisting patients by helping elderly and incapacitated patients to dress and undress, by accompanying patients to treatment rooms and by supporting them in other activities
- objective
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Interest in handling to prepare and maintain work materials and supplies; and in assisting patients in the use of therapeutic equipment
Abilities
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Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to operate laboratory equipment; and in maintaining and repairing optical laboratory equipment or machinery
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying established procedures to assemble eyeglasses according to precise specifications; and in fitting lenses into frames
- innovative
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Interest in assisting clients by suggesting improvements and recommending minor repairs to eyeglasses
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Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in assisting pharmacists by labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations, and by unpacking and storing supplies and verifying items received against invoices
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in compiling information to compound, mix and formulate ointments, solutions, lotions, mouthwashes and other medications under the supervision of pharmacists
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling scales, weights and measures to ensure correct amounts of ingredients are present in formulas and prescriptions
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
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Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating machines such as instrument washers, sonic sinks, cart washers and steam autoclaves to clean, reprocess and sterilize supplies for reuse
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to assemble packs of sterile supplies and instruments for delivery to hospital departments
- innovative
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Interest in assisting health care staff by collecting and sorting soiled supplies and instruments from hospital departments, and by delivering sterile supplies to departments as required
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