Licensed Optician

Keplr Vision; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempe Eyecare Associates in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Licensed Optician to ensure patients receive the highest quality eyewear care. You will review prescriptions, educate patients on lens options, and help choose frames that fit medical needs and lifestyle.

This role requires excellent customer service and professional presentation, with a willingness to learn and grow. You will achieve sales goals, manage frame and contact lens inventory, and communicate with physicians as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have 0-3 years of experience.
• ABO certification and current optician licensure required.
• Strong customer service and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions and orders based on medical charts.
• Educate patients on corrective lens options to fit medical needs and lifestyle.
• Provide feedback on frame aesthetics.
• Achieve sales goals and quotas while assisting patients.
• Manage inventory of frames and contact lenses.
• Communicate with physicians about prescriptions and eye-related issues.

Skills

ABO Certified

Current Licensure as an Optician

Organizational Skills

Multitasking

Coachable

Flexible

Phone Etiquette

Optical experience preferred

Job description

Licensed Optician - Tempe Eyecare Associates

General Job Description & Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that all patients are receiving the best quality of care at all times. Primary responsibilities include:

• Review Physician’s prescriptions and orders based on medical charts
• Educate patients on their corrective lens options and help them make a choice that fits their medical needs as well as lifestyle preferences
• Provide honest but compassionate feedback about aesthetic choices in frames
• Achieve sales goals and quotas as determined by office staff while attending to patients’ specific needs and desires
• Manage inventory of frames and contact lenses to ensure optimum customer satisfaction and product variety
• Communicate with physician with questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues

Experience & Skills

Excellent customer service skills and personal presentation are critical to this role. The ideal candidate will have 0-3 years of experience and:

• ABO Certified
• Possess current licensure as an Optician
• Have good organizational and multitasking abilities
• Be coachable-open to feedback and continual improvement
• Flexible and adaptable
• Professional phone and office etiquette required
• Optical experience is preferred but not necessary-we will train the right person

Other Duties & Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This position reports to the Practice Manager, or their designee.

Employment Details

• Status: Full-time (FT)
• Exemption: Non-exempt
• Department: Opticians