Optometrist
Job Description
Title: Optometrist
Company Name: CSF Global
Vacancy: 05
Job Location: Naogaon, Rajshahi, Tangail
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Optometry and Low Vision
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ CSF Global (formerly Child Sight Foundation http://csf-global.org) is an international organization, operating in Bangladesh since year 2000, ensuring equal rights and services for children with blindness, cerebral palsy, and other disability. CSF Global is currently operating in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and Australia.
∎ CSF Global is engaged in advancing research and services for persons with disability and is committed to generate high quality evidence on childhood disability (e.g. blindness, cerebral palsy) through translational research and provide comprehensive services for establishment of rights-based inclusive societies for children with disability in low and middle-income countries.
∎ CSF Global is currently collaborating with several international organizations of repute and its projects are funded by both national and international organizations including USAID, the University of Sydney and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, Australia.
∎ CSF Global is looking for five (05) Optometrists for their project titled "CSF `Dristi Kendro` (Vision Centre) - a sustainable model for eye care in low- and middle-income country". As part of the project, five (05) CSF Vision Centres will be established in Rajshahi, Noagaon and Tangail district in Bangladesh. The optometrists will closely work with the project team to provide primary eye care services to children and adults at the centres and outreach examination camps, and make necessary referrals following standard operational plan. S/He will be responsible for day-to-day centre maintenance and working reporting to the line management. S/He will be responsible for local capacity building in primary eye care screening and maintain liaison with the stakeholders at the service sites.
∎ This project is made possible by the generous support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and is implemented by CSF Global in collaboration with BNSB Eye Hospital, Professor Matin Eye Care System and University of South Asia in Bangladesh.
∎ Job location: Rajshahi, Noagaon and Tangail district in Bangladesh.
∎ Job nature: Contractual
∎ Contract length: 20 months
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Establish and maintain a schoolteachers network for school-based eye screening programs at the project area.
∎ Provide training to schoolteachers in the project area on primary eye screening following a standard protocol.
∎ Maintain a database of children who received school-based primary eye screening by the schoolteachers network.
∎ Conduct primary eye screening of children and adults seeking services at the CSF Vision Cnetres, provide necessary services and make referrals as needed following standard protocol.
∎ Coordinate monthly outreach eye examination camps and provide services to children and adults at the project area.
∎ Supervise the CSF Vision Centre team on day-to-day activities and act as point of contact for the centres.
∎ Document and report the day-to-day project activities, outputs and progress update using online platform.
∎ Work actively with the project team to achieve targets and expand eye care services for children and adults to the remote/distant places of the project area.
∎ Maintain liaison with the stakeholders to establish a strong referral system at the project area.
∎ Document/report any best practice and case story related to the project activities at the centre/ outreach camp.
∎ Attend the working group meetings on a regular basis and take necessary actions against the action points raised at the meeting.
∎ Perform other related duties for national and international projects of CSF Global, as and when assigned.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year professional experience in providing eye care services to children and adults.
∎ We are looking for active team members who are seeking opportunities for hands-on training on providing eye care services to children and adults in rural settings of Bangladesh. The ideal candidate should be willing to work in a team to provide and expand primary eye care services for children and adults at need living in rural and remote parts in the selected districts, should have good communication skills, is willing to travel frequently and adapt with challenging environments such as providing health care services in emergency situation e.g. COVID-19.
∎ Additional Requirement
∎ Competency in verbal and writing skills in both Bangla and English language.
∎ Advanced user of Microsoft office word and excel is preferred.
∎ Previous experience on centre management is preferred.
Salary: Tk. 20000 - 25000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Other benefits include monthly mobile bill, weekly one holiday, two festival benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries, provision of leave as per organizational administrative and service rules.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 14 Aug 2021
Company Information:
∎ 7 Aug 2021
∎ CSF Global
Category: NGO/Development
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