Optician Jobs

An Optician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that both maximizes the retail sales but also supports the patients' medical needs. An Optician is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient needs to the good and services we offer.

Responsibilities:

60%

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations
• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support
• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames
• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt
• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs
• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders in E360

20%

• Assist with other Duties as the Office is Needed
• Ensure all job Aids and Policies are followed
• General office duties and cleaning to be assigned by manager

20%

• Acknowledge patients in a friendly, approachable way that invites them into the office
• Follow all protocols to keep Frame inventory accurate
• Maintain frame standards with cleaning, organization, full and well-presented areas

Requirements:

• Basic computer skills
• Must have own vehicle and be insured, licensed driver in current state of residence
• Associates Degree; with a minimum of 1 year in a customer interactive position; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Favorable result on Background Check
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret insurance forms

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Have ABOC or obtained with first 2 years of employment (preferred, not required)
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization

HIPPA: All Associates must comply with the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) as it pertains to disclosures of protected health information (PHI) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and HIPPA Privacy Policies and Procedures.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves
• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time
• Ability to move throughout the office
• Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching and stretching

If you need help performing these functions of your job, please contact supervisor so that we may engage in the interactive process with you and find a reasonable accommodation.

Work Environment:

• Use independent judgment and discretion
• Meet customer expectations
• Use computer effectively and view computer screen
• Problem solve, reason and resolve issues effectively
• Exhibit empathy in all situations
• Work changing schedules to meet business demands
• Work under stress with interruptions and deadlines
• Calculate, manipulate, and interpret numbers/data

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision, Dental
• Competitive Base Pay + Bonus
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Paid Time Off, Holidays
• 401k + Employer Matching
• Optical Education Reimbursement

If you need assistance with this application, please contact (636) 227-2600. Please do not contact the office directly – only resumes submitted through this website will be considered.

EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.