Dispensing Optician & Frame Fitting Specialist

Tenet Healthcare; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare seeks an experienced Dispensing Optician to handle eyewear fitting, selection assistance, and relevant clerical tasks. The role includes interpreting prescriptions and ensuring accurate eyewear delivery.

You will verify optical benefits, manage lab communications, and contribute to patient satisfaction through attentive service and proper eyewear care. Travel to multiple clinic locations is required.

Qualifications

• Some experience working as a Dispensing Optician
• Available and willing to travel to various clinic locations

Responsibilities

• Assists patient with selection of eyewear, making such facial measurements and adjustments as are necessary to properly fit glasses to the patient.
• Interviews patient to determine visual needs.
• Interprets Refractionist’s prescription.
• Instructs and counsels patient on proper methods of eyeglass care.
• Enters prescription and sales information into computerized system and performs all other clerical functions required to satisfy patient needs.
• Verifies Optical Benefit coverage.
• Experience with billing vision benefit plans; VSP, Eyemed, Superior Vision, March Vision and Envolve.
• Dispenses and adjusts optical product.
• Inspects final product for accuracy in accordance with prescription requirements, original order.
• Reconciles patient's concerns to their satisfaction.
• Performs all other dispensing functions consistent with the accepted professional.
• Practice as authorized by the California Board of Medical Examiners and organizational policies and practices.
• Conducts daily inventory of frames and accessories as requires.
• Repairs frames as required.
• Completes all required forms.
• Dispensers may also repair; solder; check out prescriptions; edge; mount and complete eyeglasses for final delivery to patients.
• Maintain written and verbal communication with lab as required.
• Will perform customer service and floor coordinating duties.
• Performs other related duties as needed

Skills

Dispensing Optician

Travel to locations

Job description

Tenet Healthcare seeks an experienced Dispensing Optician to handle eyewear fitting, selection assistance, and relevant clerical tasks. The role includes interpreting prescriptions and ensuring accurate eyewear delivery.

You will verify optical benefits, manage lab communications, and contribute to patient satisfaction through attentive service and proper eyewear care. Travel to multiple clinic locations is required.