1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n optometrist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
healthcare
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What is your job title?
optometrist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work in a 12 employee private eye care practice
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How long have you been employed in this position?
i have been an optometrist for 5 years. I have been at my current job for 1 year and 7 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I am responsible for direct patient care
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
92000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
80000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
health insurance, education, free lunches, malpractice
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
under!
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I work with people every day as I am a doctor. I also work closely with my coworkers, techs, product reps, and sales people. I thoroughly enjoy this as I am social in nature
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
not sure what to fill in here
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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5 Work Environment - co-workers
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6 Work Environment - supervisors
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2 Benefits
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3 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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8 The actual "work" you do at your job
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4 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
4 years of college, 4 years of optometry school and 1 year residency. also would recommend working in an eye care office while in high school, college, etc to get experience with patients, eye care, and glasses. that is one thing i wish i would have done before school to get my feet wet!
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Definitely people skills, caring attitude, good listener,hard worker, good at science, willing to work hard, business skills
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Absolutely
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Read read read every day and keep current on the field. be a good listener to your patients. dont get into too much debt while paying off loans
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