Optical Supervisor

EyeCare Partners; Maryville (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k employer-matched

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Monthly incentive programs

Employee purchase program

Family purchase events

Certification reimbursements

Job summary

EyeCare Partners seeks an Optical Supervisor to oversee the optical and contact lens department, ensuring policies and plans run smoothly. You will manage finances, insurance administration, and personnel duties in a fast-paced setting.

You will lead staff, conduct evaluations, and support hiring decisions while promoting a high-performance team and training new employees. Role requires strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; some college preferred.
• Optical and contact lens experience preferred.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Computer skills and good oral communication required.
• Strong leadership background

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations for the optical and contact lens department.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and expertise to all staff.
• Conduct quarterly evaluations and document performance.
• Hire, terminate and assign staff as needed.
• Orientate new employees and provide on-the-job training.
• Communicate organization activities to staff and establish a high-performance team.
• Implement operating systems including Employee Manual, Scheduling, and Telephone System.
• Coordinate patient/insurance collections and daily/weekly reporting.
• Ensure insurance verification and maximize electronic claim submissions.
• Prepare for secondary insurance submissions and lead staff meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Oral communication

Computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visitwww.eyecare-partners.com.

Company: Quantum Vision Centers

Job Title: Optical Supervisor

Department: Ophthalmology

Supervisor Title: Clinic Manager

Location: This position will float to Maryville, Swansea, and Centralia as needed

Pay: Starting $21/hr can go higher DOE

Job Summary

An Optical Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational functions for their assigned optical and contact lens department, ensuring that office policies, procedures, and plans are executed in a smooth and expeditious manner; performing financial oversight, office and, insurance administration, and personnel management duties.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs necessary tasks for good patient care and assisting the Doctor(s) in the operation of the optical department.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and expertise to all staff members.
• Conducts quarterly discussions with each employee to document on the Annual Evaluation.
• Holds staff accountable for performance expectations.
• Provides input on hiring, termination and job assignments of staff.
• Orientates new employees to the office and insures they receive on-the-job training in their assigned position.
• Effectively communicates organization activities to the entire staff.
• Establishes a high-performance team that is efficient, knowledgeable, service-oriented, sharing responsibility for attaining the goals of the practice.
• Implements all operational systems including: Employee Manual, Scheduling and Telephone System.
• Processes and coordinates patient/insurance collections.
• Procedure titled, "processing daily and weekly reports", to ensure all reports are ran, reviewed and action taken when necessary.
• Ensures insurance verification process is completed.
• Maximizes electronic claim submissions to insurance companies.
• Prepares for secondary insurance submissions.
• Organizes, provides agenda and holds monthly staff meetings.
• Attends company training events to include quarterly Supervisory Training.
• Performs other duties as required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required; some college preferred
• Optical and contact lens experience preferred
• Prefer two years of Supervisory experience
• Computer skills and good oral communication required
• Strong leadership background

EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision insurance
• employer-paid life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• employer-matched 401k
• monthly incentive programs
• generous employee purchase program
• family purchase events
• certification reimbursements
• a leadership team that knows everyone by name and loves to promote from within
• a whole lot more!