Dispensing Optician - Eye Specialists

BayCare Clinic; Green Bay (WI); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists in Green Bay, WI seeks a compassionate Dispensing Optician to join our ophthalmic team. Typical hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm with no holidays and no weekends.

You will analyze prescriptions, educate patients on frames and lenses, and ensure accurate eyewear dispensing across our five locations in northeastern Wisconsin. We value teamwork and patient-centered care, offering a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and growth

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma.
• ABO Certification or related experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Basic computer skills needed.

Responsabilités

• Greet patients as they enter the optical department.
• Call patients when eyewear is ready.
• Analyze and interpret prescriptions, understand patient needs, promote comfort and cosmetic acceptance.
• Identify irregularities by applying ophthalmic terminology to ensure prescription accuracy.
• Explain prescription limitations and relate them to patient needs.
• Review and verify patient records, assess eyewear history, and identify visual tasks to fulfill needs.
• Assist patients in selecting frames and lens types.
• Place orders with vendors as necessary.
• Accurately measure facial features and evaluate results for proper visual performance.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Patient communication

Attention to detail

Formation

High school diploma

ABO Certification

Description du poste

Come work where passion, quality, vision, professionalism, and synergy are valued! BayCare Clinic's mission is to provide measurably superior specialty medical services to our patients.

BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists is looking for a Dispensing Optician to join our team in Green Bay, WI. We’re looking for a compassionate, thoughtful candidate who wants to contribute to a positive experience for all our patients. The typical hours for this role are Monday-Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. No Holidays! No Weekends!

The Clinic

BayCare Clinic is a successful, dynamic group comprised of 20+ specialties. We are a physician-owned entity with joint ownership in Aurora BayCare Medical Center, a 167-bed hospital located in Green Bay, WI, offering us a built-in referral base. Each of our specialty practices have clinical autonomy and are financially sound.

BayCare Clinic offers part-time and full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, disability and life insurance, as well as flexible spending options. We also offer a 401k retirement plan with a company match, generous PTO, and paid holidays.

The Practice

We are a team of dedicated Ophthalmologists and Optometrists who exist to meet the ophthalmic needs of the people of Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists offers more specialty services than any other provider in northeastern Wisconsin and we are the largest Ophthalmology practice north of Milwaukee, with five locations in northeastern Wisconsin. We have a highly trained, collaborative team of ophthalmologists, most of whom specialize in one aspect of eye health. We have cornea, glaucoma, retina, pediatric and oculoplastic specialists.

The Team

The unique skills and talents of each member of our team contributes to our synergy and our overall goal of providing our patients with excellent care. We believe in the power of a positive, collaborative culture, and we strive to provide a supportive and energizing work environment.

Every member of our team has a voice and is trusted to have ownership over their work. To encourage this, we provide regular opportunities for professional development, we seek out feedback and ideas, and we invite participation on a variety of projects.

The Job

• Acknowledge patients as they enter the optical department.
• Calls patients when eyewear is ready.
• Effectively analyzes and interprets prescriptions, understands patient needs and promotes optimum comfort, visual efficiency and cosmetic acceptability.
• Identifies irregularities by applying knowledge of ophthalmic terminology to ensure prescription is correct.
• Recognizes and shares the limitations of the prescription with the patient as it relates to the practical application of the product by determining the relationship between prescription and the patient’s needs.
• Reviews and verifies exiting patient records, assess previous eyewear use, identifies visual tasks to fulfill patient needs and wants.
• Works with and educates patients to determine appropriate frame and lens type.
• Works with vendors to place orders as necessary.
• Accurately measures facial, ocularly and frame; evaluates results to enhance proper visual performance and appearance.
• Demonstrates products to patients, explaining lens features and frame types to meet patient needs and wants.
• Demonstrates required skills and trains patients in the proper use, care, insertion, and removal process for contact lenses.
• Verifies orders to ensure correct eyewear is dispensed.
• As necessary, makes adjustments of eyewear in relation to the patients’ head and face.
• Properly documents deliveries and accurately maintains patient files and sales records.
• Submits billings to 3 party payers as necessary.
• Assists in merchandising, cleaning and restocking.
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary to meet the needs of the organization.
• Respects and maintains confidentiality.
• Works in a safe, compliant and ethical manner at all times.

The Requirements

• A minimum of a high school diploma.
• ABO Certification or related experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Basic computer skills needed.