MICHAEL ASHIPA, Practice Manager

MICHAEL ASHIPA

Practice Manager

Metro Eyes Nigeria Limited, Ikoyi

Location
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor's degree, Optometry
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Practice Manager at Metro Eyes Nigeria Limited, Ikoyi
  • Nigeria
  • My current job since September 2016

1. Consultation and treatment of patients with right prescriptions.


2. Ensure the standard of practice is the best and that the clinic is constantly manned by qualified doctors.
3. Monitor and supervise the clinical activities in his / her location

4. Co ordinate all in-house activities and projects such as back to school, valentine, Easter and Christmas bonanza.

5. Managing and motivating the team to increase sales and ensure efficiency.
6. Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control.

7. Ensuring standard of quality, customer service, health and safety standards are met

8. Instruct and advise staff on changes in policies, procedures or working standards.

9. Prepare annual budget and monitor revenue/expenditures during the year.
10. Monitor operations and objectives to ensure the most effective services are being provided.
11. Monitor Center billing functions and revenue status. public.
12. Respond to customer complaints and comments as the need arises
13. Maintain awareness of market trends in the eye care industry, understanding forthcoming customer initiatives and monitoring what local competitors are doing especially pricing tactics.
14. Initiating changes to improve the business.
15. Manage costs, overheads, and all factors affecting the profitable performance of the practice. Manage and control expenditure within the agreed budget.

Optometrist at iCare Ophthalmic Services Limited
  • March 2013 to December 2015
Optometrist at Medifield Healthcare Consulting Services Limited
  • September 2010 to January 2013

, Screening Ops + Audiometry Trainee

  • Nigeria
  • January 2002 to January 2009

Vision defect Consultation and effective case history taking
•Ocular Examination using the Slit lamp, and expert funduscopy skills
•Effective refraction and binocular vision examination as well as stereopsis and fusional vergence check
•Knowledge and prescription of required optical solutions, lenses and/or contact lens
•Optical Frame selection, sales and minor fixes and repairs
•Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management work-up
•Non Surgical Foreign body removal under local anaesthesia
•Treating Ocular Surface disease
•Ophthalmology Reference and post op care of SICS patients
•Practice Management: Planning, Organising, Influencing and motivating staff, as well as the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, mid-year and annual operations & financial reports.
Key Accomplishments;

•Devised time-saving and cost effective visual reporting templates at Medifield School Vision Screening Services. This reduced annual screening operations cost by about 30%

•Successfully diagnosed a long standing case of Keratoconus in 2014 and provided a new generation hybrid contact lenses for a teenager’s visual clarity and comfort.

•Managed and grew an optometric cold start-up in size and stature within a period of two (2) years by the implementation of standard business practices. This resulted in a fine patient turnover of about 700clients within the same

Senior Optometrist at 2016 Metro Eyes Nigeria Limited, Ikoyi
  • Nigeria
  • to

Education

Bachelor's degree, Optometry
  • at University of Benin
  • June 2010
High school or equivalent,
  • at West African Senior School
  • January 2000

courses: Model Secondary School,

Specialties & Skills

Practice Management
CONSULTING
DIAGNOSIS
FINANCIAL
FRAMING
REPORTS

Training and Certifications

BUSINESS, BRAND, STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
HEXAVIAN ACADEMY
Date Attended:
March 2016
Duration:
80 hours