Optical Technician: Frame Fitting & Lens Guidance

EyeCare Partners; Ballwin (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

EyeCare Partners seeks an Optical Technician (Optician) in Ballwin, MO. This role dispenses and fits glasses and contacts from prescriptions written by Optometrists/Ophthalmologists, contributing to a world-class Total Patient Experience and retail sales.

The position is part-time (about 20–25 hours/week). Office hours are Mon–Fri 8am–7pm, Sat 8am–1pm, with potential early/late shifts. Ophthalmic experience preferred; ABO/ABOC/NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in medical/ophthalmic office preferred.
• Minimum 1 year in customer/patient interaction.
• ABO/ABOC/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 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.
• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders in E360.

Skills

Communication

Insurance literacy

Reading comprehension

Report writing

Public speaking

HIPAA compliance

Background check

Work eligibility

Education

High school diploma

Medical/ophthalmic office experience

Customer interaction experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

EyeCare Partners seeks an Optical Technician (Optician) in Ballwin, MO. This role dispenses and fits glasses and contacts from prescriptions written by Optometrists/Ophthalmologists, contributing to a world-class Total Patient Experience and retail sales.

The position is part-time (about 20–25 hours/week). Office hours are Mon–Fri 8am–7pm, Sat 8am–1pm, with potential early/late shifts. Ophthalmic experience preferred; ABO/ABOC/NCLE certifications preferred but not required.