Refractive Optometrist

• A completed HBO (higher professional education) degree in Optometry

• A sharp eye for both quality and results; you understand the importance of both client satisfaction and healthy business operations

• Availability of 18 to 27 hours per week

• You will work at least on Mondays and Fridays in our clinic in Arnhem (18 hours per week). Would you like to work more hours? Then we offer the possibility to expand your contract, whereby, in addition to Arnhem, you are flexibly deployable at one of our other locations, preferably in Zwolle.

• Experience within refractive surgery is a plus, but not a requirement (we offer an extensive induction program)

• A salary between €4,043 and €6,058 gross per month (FWG 55), in accordance with the ZKN collective labor agreement based on full-time employment (40 hours)

• An end-of-year bonus of 8.33% and holiday allowance of 8.33%

• Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer with a maximum of 80 km (one way). Do you travel by public transport? Then we reimburse these costs fully

• A fixed-term contract with a view to permanent employment. Should you only be available temporarily, we still invite you to apply!

• With full-time employment, you receive 160 vacation hours and no less than 72 extra PLB hours per calendar year. The PLB hour budget has no expiration period

• A future-proof pension at PFZW where we both pay 50% of the pension premium 

• Discount on products and/or services from Bey and Memira: 20% discount for you and 10% discount for Friends & Family

• Access to Evermood, the wellbeing platform where you can go anonymously for support, inspiration, and coaching in the areas of vitality, job satisfaction, and personal growth

• Via Alleo, you benefit from various tax advantages, such as a tax-free budget up to €120.- per year, the lease bike scheme, or a sports subscription

• Unlimited Learning via Good Habitz: unlimited access to hundreds of training courses and programs that align with your wishes and ambitions via our own Bergman Academy

• Possibility to participate in a collective health insurance with Zilveren Kruis, Menzis, or IZZ

• And much more, such as free fruit at work and pleasant drinks and parties

• A (para)medical budget is available for congresses

• Reimbursement for OVN membership fees

• Based on a 40-hour work week: 27 hours per year available for participation in congresses, training, and/or webinars. For this, you will receive a budget of €350 per year, plus travel expenses (except for foreign congresses). Expenditure in consultation with your supervisor

• Annual training day with all Memira colleagues (every other year physically in Scandinavia, the other year digitally)

In addition, we support you in keeping your quality register up to date, and in the long term, provided you perform well, there are opportunities to further develop yourself, for example towards a role as a Physician Assistant.

At Memira by Bergman Clinics, we offer clients treatments that replace glasses. We are looking for an entrepreneurial optometrist who plays a crucial role in our clients' journey. You are responsible for the screening of potential clients, performing examinations, and drafting treatment plans. This challenging position is located in a small-scale and ambitious environment.

As an optometrist, you play an important role in the journey our clients undergo at Memira. You are often the first clinical point of contact and carry great responsibility in the preliminary examination, the screening, and the guidance of clients towards suitable treatment advice.
The process starts with the screening of submitted questionnaires. You assess which clients are eligible for a consultation and report this back to the Contact & Service Center. On-site, you then receive the clients and independently perform extensive preliminary examinations, including measurements, instilling drops, and slit lamp examinations.
During the consultation, you discuss the client's wishes and expectations and think along from their personal situation. You translate the results of your examination into clear and realistic treatment advice, with careful expectation management. You work independently, but consult with colleagues and the treating physician where necessary. Together with the physician, you ultimately establish the final treatment plan.

What are you going to do?
In this role, you are responsible for:

• Independently conducting intake and check-up appointments

• Drafting and administratively processing treatment plans

• Performing lens calculations

• Placing orders

• Contributing ideas for process improvements within the clinic

In this position, you combine clinical expertise with personal guidance. You work with attention to quality, safety, and clear communication, thereby making an important contribution to a careful and professional treatment process.

What do you need to be successful in this role?
At our company, client satisfaction is central. You are committed to an optimal experience and guidance, but also dare to set clear and professional boundaries when a treatment is not suitable or possible. Clear communication, empathy, and persuasiveness are essential in this regard.
In addition, we require:

Are you doubting whether this position at Bergman Clinics suits you? Feel free to contact us, we are happy to think along with you!

We believe that good care begins with our employees. That is why we take good care of you.

This is where you will work
Memira by Bergman Clinics is, following the merger with Memira Nordics, the largest specialized provider of (refractive) ophthalmic care in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. We offer a wide range of treatments and personal, high-quality customized care in a relaxed atmosphere. Our team consists of consultants, refractionists, optometrists, and ophthalmologists, and we work closely with our Contact & Service Center.

For this position, Arnhem is your permanent location. You will work here on Mondays and Fridays. If you want to work more than 18 hours per week, we also ask for flexibility to work at one of our other locations, preferably in Zwolle.

In the Netherlands, Memira has six clinics, of which five are intake clinics, and our clinic in Hilversum is also our treatment location with an independent treatment center, in addition to being an intake clinic. A strong sense of teamwork prevails at all our locations. Whether you are a consultant, physician, refractionist, or optometrist, together you make every day a success!

Why work at Bergman Clinics?
Are you curious why working at Bergman Clinics will take you further and what makes working with us so much fun? Read here the story of your future colleague, optometrist Paulus. He would love to tell you why working at Bergman Clinics makes all the difference for him.
Are you enthusiastic?
Then apply by clicking the button next to this text. Do you still have questions about the vacancy? Call or WhatsApp our recruiter. Spending a day (or part of a day) shadowing at the clinic is part of the procedure, to give you a complete picture of the role. 

Screening of CV, diplomas, identity document, and VOG (certificate of good conduct) will be (part of) the selection procedure.