Optical Technician: Elevate Patient Vision & Frame Fitting

EyeCare Partners LLC; Centralia (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package (Medical, Vision

401k + Employer Matching

PTO and Holidays

Paid Maternity Leave

Competitive Base Pay

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Clarkson Eyecare seeks an Optical Technician to dispense and fit glasses and contacts per ophthalmologists’ prescriptions. You will support patients from frame selection to measurements, ensuring a precise fit and excellent service.

The role emphasizes patient-focused care, collaboration with optical teams, and use of lensometry equipment in a fast-paced setting. Join a team delivering quality eye care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous medical office experience preferred; ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support.
• Determine patients' wants and needs and sell to exceed their expectations.
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
• Operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer.
• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs.
• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

HIPAA compliance

Proof of identity & right to work

Insurance forms reading

Reading procedures

Public speaking

Background check clearance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical office experience preferred

1 year customer/patient interaction

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Clarkson Eyecare seeks an Optical Technician to dispense and fit glasses and contacts per ophthalmologists’ prescriptions. You will support patients from frame selection to measurements, ensuring a precise fit and excellent service.

The role emphasizes patient-focused care, collaboration with optical teams, and use of lensometry equipment in a fast-paced setting. Join a team delivering quality eye care.