CFS -Licensed Optician/Optical Retail Techinian

Center For Sight; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Center For Sight in Sarasota, FL is seeking a Licensed Optician/Optical Technician to dispense lenses, take precise measurements, and guide patients in selecting frames and lenses. This full-time role requires accurate interpretation of prescriptions and coordination with labs for accurate lens fabrication.

You will examine insurance benefits, educate customers on care, and maintain inventory while ensuring privacy and compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Interprets ophthalmic prescriptions evidenced by prescriptions.
• Collects pupillary distance, seg height, base curve, width and thickness.

Responsibilities

• Interpret prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists.
• Collect eye measurements (pupillary distance, seg height, base curve, width and thickness).
• Help clients select best lens and treatments options.
• Make proper lens material choices.
• Help clients select frames for facial structure and Rx.
• Troubleshoot vision and eyewear concerns.
• Neutralize and inspect prescription lenses with a lensometer.
• Identify prism as per written prescription.
• Navigate insurance websites to assist patients with benefits and costs.
• Prepare orders for lab technicians to ensure correct lenses.
• Adjust eyeglasses for proper fit.
• Repair broken frames.
• Educate clients on eyeglass and contact lens care.
• Keep track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory.

Skills

Prescription interpretation

Eye measurements

Frame selection

Lens selection

Lab coordination

Insurance navigation

Repair frames

Computer literacy

Tools

Lensometer

Lab equipment

Job description

Job Description: Licensed Optician/Optical Technician

US Eye, is a physician-led, patient-centric network of eye care practices committed to providing exceptional patient service through premium technology and unrivaled provider expertise. We are one of the nation’s leading multi-specialty physician groups providing patients with care in ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology and facial surgery. With 50 clinics and 5 surgery centers, led by 95 providers and more than 1,000 team members system wide, we deliver world class care to patients throughout Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.

About Center for Sight:

At the core of US Eye is the platform practice Center For Sight, a market-leading practice with a reputation for providing superior patient service, utilizing state-of-the-art technology, offering innovative procedures, and employing world-class physicians. Center For Sight is one of the nation’s leading multi-specialty physician groups providing care in ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology, and cosmetic facial surgery. With fourteen locations, over 40 providers and the best and brightest team members, Center For Sight is proud to be named the #1 practice in the area.

Job Description

Licensed Optician/Optical Technicians prepare and dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical devices. They are also certified to duplicate lenses accurately as to power, without prescription. Additionally, a board-certified optician qualified and operating under rules established by the board may fill, fit, adapt, or dispense any soft contact lens prescription. They may also fill, fit, or dispense any extended wear or hard contact lens prescription to the extent authorized to do so by the prescribing allopathic or osteopathic physician or optometrist.

Essential Job Functions (other Duties As Required)

• Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists as evidenced by the prescriptions.
• Collection of eye measurements (pupillary distance, seg height, base curve, width and thickness).
• Helping clients select best lens and treatments options as evidenced by their needs.
• Making proper lens material choices.
• Helping clients select the most appropriate frame for their facial structure and Rx.
• Trouble shoot concerns about patients’ vision and eyewear as evidenced by patient needs.
• Able to neutralize and inspect for accuracy prescription lenses with a lensometer.
• Able to Identify wanted and unwanted prism as evidenced by the written prescription.
• Navigate insurance websites to assist patients with the available benefits and cost associated with their plan.
• Preparing orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses.
• Adjusting eyeglasses to ensure a proper fit.
• Repairing broken frames.
• Educating clients on proper eyeglass and contact lens care.
• Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory.
• Adherence to applicable laws, regulations and contractual obligations. Follows the principles of the Compliance Program as well as the Code of Conduct.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of material, methods, instruments and equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write and perform mathematical calculations.
• Must be able to maintain high degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment and manage time accordingly in order to meet deadlines and requirements of the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of progressive and other lens options available and the differences between them.
• Demonstrated knowledge of nonglare, polarized and other lens treatments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of material options and the differences between them.
• Demonstrated ability to proficiently use a computer.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The work characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Fast-paced, deadline oriented, confidential department. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Demonstrated ability to do excessive walking, standing, bending and stooping.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or control, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, kneel and crouch.
• The employee may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (50-90 pounds).
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours are Monday through Friday 8:0