Optical Sales & Fitting Specialist

EyeCare Associates; Alabama; On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401k matching

PTO & holidays

Paid maternity leave

Certification reimbursement

Competitive pay

Employee discounts

Job summary

EyeCare Partners in Alabama is seeking an Optical Technician to deliver a world class Total Patient Experience and to dispense and fit glasses and contacts from prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists.

The role emphasizes assisting patients with frame selection, measuring for lenses, and using auto-lensometers while supporting both medical needs and retail sales in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients.
• Previous medical office or ophthalmic experience preferred.
• Able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States.
• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support.
• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations.
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer.
• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs.
• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt.
• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames.
• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process.

Skills

Customer interaction

Medical office experience

Ophthalmic experience

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

EyeCare Partners in Alabama is seeking an Optical Technician to deliver a world class Total Patient Experience and to dispense and fit glasses and contacts from prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists.

The role emphasizes assisting patients with frame selection, measuring for lenses, and using auto-lensometers while supporting both medical needs and retail sales in a clinical setting.