Jennifer Ekeh
Shereveport
Summary
A team-oriented optometrist pursuing studies in public health. Skilled in research, highly organized, and adaptable, with a strong commitment to collaboration. Dependable and proactive, successfully managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a willingness to take on additional responsibilities to support team and community health goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Assistant
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
08.2024 - Current
- Work collaboratively with LSUS faculty and staff to affect quality service to stakeholders
- Proficiently apply current technological tools in the dispatch of assigned work.
- Collect and aggregate relevant data.
- Assist various faculty/staff in research projects.
- Assist various faculty/staff in tasks related to instructional delivery.
- Assist in planning, organization, and deployment of events.
- Collect, organize, and archive relevant documents
General Secretary
PENCHANT EYE HEALTH FOUNDATION
01.2020 - 12.2023
- Ensuring the effective functioning and success of the organization
- Overseeing the administrative and operational functions of the Organization
- Involved in all strategic plannings of the NGO, collaborating with all stakeholders to achieve our goal
- Involved in fund raising, including grant writing, donor relations and seeking out financial supports from various sources to sustain and expand the organizations activities
Optometrist/ Branch Manager
OPTICKA VISION JABI
05.2020 - 11.2023
- Patient care coordination which includes handling, accurate examinations, analyze test results, diagnose and develop treatment plan for vision challenges presented by the patient
- Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene and safety factors
- Marketing frames, contact lenses and optical aids to patients when the need arises
- Involved in every administrative management which includes financial, human resource, scheduling and facility management
- Oversees health care compliance and regulations
- Supervises inventory control
- Manages community engagement and marketing
- Ensures continual professional development for staffs
NYSC (NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS)
Gwarinpa General Hospital
Abuja
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Life Camp, Abuja
- Acting as first point of contact for all patient in need of vision care
- Maintaining upmost levels of professionalism and adherence to strict clinical procedure
- Clerking of patients which includes thorough vital sign checks and thorough case history
- Handling, accurate examinations, analyze test results, diagnose and develop treatment plan for vision challenges presented by the patient
- Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene and safety factors
- Marketing frames, contact lenses and optical aids to patients when the need arises
- Daily book keeping and records of services rendered and purchased optical wears
- Inspection of Clinical instruments before and after clinic hours
- Prepare for weekly continual professional development presentations
- Life Camp, Abuja
Intern Optometrist
National Assembly Eye Clinic
03.2018 - 02.2019
- Receive, clerk, examine, diagnose and create treatment plans for patients under supervision
- Provision of health care and administrative services to patients
- Handling and ensuring optimum maintenance of ophthalmic instruments
- Provision of standard eye examination, accurate diagnosis and ideal treatment plan
- Dispensing of lens prescriptions
- Referral to ophthalmologist where need arises
- Provision of pre- and post-operative care to patients before and after surgery
Optometry Extern
Hovas Place Eye Care and Surgery Center
10.2016 - 02.2017
- An externship student under strict supervision by ophthalmologist and optometrist
- Great assistant to ophthalmologist and optometrist during every clinical procedure in order to be learned on patient management
- Learned how to diagnose various ocular conditions
Industrial Training
Sightique Opticals
06.2016 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Glazing and Surfacing programme
- Learned how to fit and read lens prescription under supervision
- Learned to use various glazing machines
- Learned the various techniques involved in lens prescription production
- Glazing and Surfacing programme
Industrial Training
Nataford consultant hospital
08.2015 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: Solo program
- Assisting in various clinical procedures under strict supervision by ophthalmologist and optometrist
- Learned the necessary procedures in subjective and objective refraction
- Learned and practice contact lens care and fitting
- Solo program
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Shreveport, LA05-2026
Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) - MNOA
University of Benin
01.2017
Skills
- Academic Research
- Data Collation
- Administrative Duties
- Event Organization
- Effective Communication Skills
- Advanced Optometric Clinical Diagnostics & Imaging
- Hands-on Optometric Procedures
- Specialty Contact Lens & Vision Therapy
- Patient Care & Ophthalmic Dispensing
Affiliations
- Member, Nigeria Optometric Association (NOA)
- Member Family of Optometry Mentors (FOM)
- Member America Diabetes Association
Hobbies and Interests
- Chess
- Food Art.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/12/94
- Gender: Female
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Graduate Assistant
Louisiana State University Shreveport
08.2024 - Current
Optometrist/ Branch Manager
OPTICKA VISION JABI
05.2020 - 11.2023
General Secretary
PENCHANT EYE HEALTH FOUNDATION
01.2020 - 12.2023
NYSC (NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS)
Gwarinpa General Hospital
04.2019 - 03.2020
Intern Optometrist
National Assembly Eye Clinic
03.2018 - 02.2019
Optometry Extern
Hovas Place Eye Care and Surgery Center
10.2016 - 02.2017
Industrial Training
Sightique Opticals
06.2016 - 06.2016
Industrial Training
Nataford consultant hospital
08.2015 - 10.2015
Master of Science - Public Health
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) - MNOA
University of Benin