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Job description / Role
An ophthalmologist is expert in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. Ophthalmologists may provide routine care such as vision testing and prescribe and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses, but ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and perform cataract and corneal surgery.
Salary:
AED
40,000 to 45,000
per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
• Provide ophthalmic consultation to other medical professionals.
• Instruct interns, residents, or others in ophthalmologic procedures and techniques.
• Refer patients for more specialized treatments when conditions exceed the experience, expertise, or scope of practice of practitioner.
• Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services.
• Educate patients about maintenance and promotion of healthy vision.
• Conduct clinical or laboratory-based research in ophthalmology.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of health professionals to provide optimal patient care.
• Provide or direct the provision of postoperative care.
• Document or evaluate patients' medical histories.
• Prescribe corrective lenses such as glasses and contact lenses.
• Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain.
• Perform, order, or interpret the results of diagnostic or clinical tests.
• Develop treatment plans based on patients' histories and goals, the nature and severity of disorders, and treatment risks and benefits.
• Perform laser surgeries to alter, remove, reshape, or replace ocular tissue.
• Perform ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract, glaucoma, refractive, corneal, vitro-retinal, eye muscle, and oculoplastic surgeries.
• Prescribe ophthalmologic treatments or therapies such as chemotherapy, cryotherapy, and low vision therapy.
• Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.
• Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.
Qualifications
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• HAAD/DHA Eligibility/License
About the Company
At Candidate we pride ourselves in not only being a team of recruiters but possessing extensive industry experience across our key verticals, which allows us to search and select the right calibre of resource for our clients. With our offices in the UK and Dubai, UAE we have the exposure to the right network which helps us focus on building a portfolio of clients and candidates across our key sectors:
Financial Services FinTech Legal Cyber Healthcare Digital
We like to see ourselves as more than a typical recruitment consultancy. For instance we offer the core services of placing the right candidate for our clients and retained recruitment, in addition to consultancy to advise and build out a client’s needs. Supplying contract resource is an area we are building out to provide further options to our client base. Lastly training is a key focus, as a result of our partnership with Forte Markets we have access to a depth of content and expertise, across our key verticals, rarely seen with a recruiter.