Certified Optician

tvc; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term disability

HSA/FSA

401k with employer match

Employee assistance program

Total Rewards Program

Job summary

Vancouver Clinic in Camas, WA is hiring a Certified Optician to join our Ophthalmology team. In this patient-facing role, you will fit and adjust glasses and other eyewear based on each patient's prescription, lifestyle, and individual needs.

You will ensure orders are received and dispensed as prescribed, teach patients how to properly wear and care for their new eyewear, and adjust or repair their current frames.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• ABO certification required.
• Minimum of three years of experience as a dispensing or fabricating optician preferred.
• Apprentice: WA State Optician Apprentice credential.

Responsibilities

• Fit and adjust glasses and eyewear based on prescription, lifestyle, and needs.
• Ensure orders are received and dispensed as prescribed.
• Teach patients how to wear and care for their new eyewear.
• Adjust or repair current frames.

Skills

Optical experience

HIPAA knowledge

Optical terminology

Frame styles

Lens materials

Education

High school diploma (GED)

ABO certification

Job description

Vancouver Clinic is hiring a Certified Optician to join our Ophthalmology team. In this patient-facing role, you will fit and adjust glasses and other eyewear based on each patient's prescription, lifestyle, and individual needs. You will ensure orders are received and dispensed as prescribed, teach patients how to properly wear and care for their new eyewear, and adjust or repair their current frames. Our ideal candidate has experience in an optical environment, delivers outstanding customer service, and can manage multiple priorities. Knowledge of HIPAA, optical terminology, frame styles, and lens material options is preferred.

Location: Camas (4500 SE Columbia Palisades Drive - Camas, WA 98607)

Schedule: Monday through Friday four, 9-hour days plus one, 4-hour day

Hiring range for Certified Optician is generally between $28.00-$33.55 per hour , and placement in th os e range s depends on an evaluation of experience .

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• ABO certification required
• Minimum of three years of experience as a dispensing or fabricating optician preferred
• Apprentice: Must obtain WA State Optician Apprentice credential

Pay Range: $27.47 - $38.46

Benefits

• Vancouver Clinic offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, long term disability, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, and multiple supplemental benefits (voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, legal services, etc.).
• We also offer a 401k retirement plan, along with an employer matching contribution up to 4%.

Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month following one month of employment.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program.

Compensation packages and time off programs vary and are dependent on factors such as department, position type, primary work state and FTE.

Vancouver Clinic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Vancouver Clinic does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Vancouver Clinic is an alcohol and drug-free workplace.

Offers are contingent on successful completion of background screen and immunization requirements.