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Apprentice Optician Jobs
| Company | University of Rochester |
| Address | , Rochester, Ny |
| Employment type | FULL_TIME |
| Salary | |
| Expires | 2023-07-03 |
| Posted at | 1 year ago |
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Full Time 40 hours Grade 078 Ophthalmology Optical
Schedule
8 AM-5 PM
Responsibilities
GENERAL PURPOSE:
This position is a formal NYS apprenticeship that includes training and technical instruction including but, is not limited to: Provides comprehensive patient care related to patient evaluation, prescription recommendation, eyewear selection, fitting and purchase, and coordination with other health care professionals, with emphasis on retail sales.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under direct guidance and supervision of the managing Optician including the Optician’s physical presence when required by NYS guidelines:
- Coordinates the invoicing of patients, cash handling, and financial arrangements with patients or responsible third-party to cover charges. Coordinates service support; inventory, equipment maintenance and repair, requisitioning of supplies, and materials. Uses specialized software to maintain customer database and report financial transactions.
- Fills ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions specified by the MD or OD and makes final adjustments to the eyewear to the satisfaction of the patient. Evaluates prescriptions with consideration of the patients’ vocational and recreational visual requirements. Makes recommendations for lenses (including contact lenses), lens coatings, and frames to suit patient needs.
- Measures patients’ bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, papillary distance, and optical centers of eyes using a millimeter rule and light reflex pupillometer. Determines patient’s current lens prescription by using a lensometer or lens analyzer and patient’s current eyeglasses.
- Assists patients in selecting frames according to style, color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and ophthalmic prescription. Instructs patients in adapting to, wearing and caring for eyeglasses and/or contact lenses.
- Prepares work orders which may include instructions for grinding, coating and fabricating eyeglasses. May perform finish lens grinding, and/or communicate the work of processing to lab technicians to fill the work orders to specification. Verifies that the finished lenses have been ground, and fabricated to specification. Heats, shapes, or bends plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses using hands, or pliers or other tools and materials to fit patient. May perform lens finishing work as needed.
- Maintains retail inventory which involves meeting with sales representatives, ordering frames, lenses and other supplies. Creates pleasing displays of merchandise to entice purchases.
- Maintains supplier relationships with outside finishing laboratories, optical labs and suppliers for the purpose of purchasing inventory, collecting equipment/product information or resolving equipment/product problems. Selects and maintains inventory and sales management software.
- May dispense contact lenses.
REQUIREMENTS:
Associate’s degree and at least 1 year of related experience involving direct patient contact; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Must meet all NYS requirements for Optician Apprenticeship, Including completion of the CPP, passing of the ABO Written Exam and taking the NYS Practical Exam. Prefer Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience.
NOTE: This document describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as required.
The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. This commitment extends to the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates from underrepresented populations, veterans, and persons with disabilities consistent with these values and government contractor Affirmative Action obligations.
How To Apply
All applicants must apply online.
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