CFS - Licensed Optician/Optical Technician

Center For Sight; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) Company Match

Medical and Dental Insurance

Vision Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Center For Sight in Florida seeks a Licensed Optician/Optical Technician to interpret prescriptions, measure pupillary distance, and guide clients in selecting lenses and frames. You will prepare lab orders and help ensure accurate lens delivery while maintaining inventory and compliance.

The role requires an Opticianry degree, FL license (or eligible in another state), and strong customer-service skills to support a fast-paced practice with multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Opticianry or Floridar apprenticeship completion.
• Florida licensure required; or license in another state practicing opticianry.
• Ability to interpret prescriptions and measure pupillary distance.
• Experience organizing orders, inventory, and lab communications.

Responsibilities

• Interpret prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists.
• Collect eye measurements including pupillary distance and seg height.
• Assist clients in selecting frames and lenses based on needs.
• Prepare orders for lab technicians and ensure correct lenses are delivered.
• Maintain inventory and uphold compliance with relevant regulations.

Skills

Pupillary distance measurements

Lens selection guidance

Prescription interpretation

Frame fitting & selection

Customer service

Education

Associate degree in Opticianry

Tools

Lensometer

Job description

Licensed Optician/Optical Technician

Center For Sight is a market-leading practice known for superior patient service, state-of-the-art technology, innovative procedures, and 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 a best-in-class team, Center For Sight is proud to be named the #1 practice in the area.

Licensed Optician/Optical Technician

Center For Sight is a market-leading practice known for superior patient service, state-of-the-art technology, innovative procedures, and 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 a best-in-class team, Center For Sight is proud to be named the #1 practice in the area.

Location

Licensed Opticians prepare and dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical devices. They are also certified to accurately duplicate lenses by power without a prescription. Additionally, a board-certified optician, qualified and operating under board-established rules, 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).
• Help clients select the best lens and treatment options based on their needs.
• Making proper lens material choices.
• Helping clients select the most appropriate frame for their facial structure and Rx.
• Troubleshoot patient vision and eyewear concerns based on patient needs.
• Able to neutralize and inspect prescription lenses for accuracy with a lensometer.
• Able to identify wanted and unwanted prism as evidenced by the written prescription.
• Navigate insurance websites to help patients understand available benefits and plan-related costs.
• Prepare orders for lab technicians to ensure the proper lenses are delivered.
• 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 a high degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to multitask, 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 non-glare, 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 represent those an employee must meet 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 controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee occasionally must climb or balance, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (50-90 pounds).
• This job requires 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, 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M., with occasional overtime. Saturdays, 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., in specific locations.

Travel

Travel and driving required for some locations.

Required Education And Experience

• An associate degree in Opticianry from an accredited educational institution or completion of a three-year Florida apprenticeship program
• Licensure in the State of Florida
• OR Practiced Opticianry in a state outside of Florida
• Licensed outside of Florida.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Bachelor's Degree

Benefits

• 401(K) Company Match
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off

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 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 Carolina's, and Virginia.

US Eye provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws