Optical Technician: Frame & Lens Fitting for Patients

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities; Elizabeth City (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

EyeCare Partners in the United States is seeking an Optical Technician to support the Total Patient Experience by dispensing and fitting glasses and contacts based on ophthalmologists' prescriptions. This role connects patient needs to the right eyewear products while upholding clinical standards.

You will assist with frame selection, measurements, and lens options, operate lensometers, and process orders. The position requires at least a high school diploma and experience in a medical/optical

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year in a role interacting with customers or patients.
• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.
• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States.

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 service

Sales

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

EyeCare Partners in the United States is seeking an Optical Technician to support the Total Patient Experience by dispensing and fitting glasses and contacts based on ophthalmologists' prescriptions. This role connects patient needs to the right eyewear products while upholding clinical standards.

You will assist with frame selection, measurements, and lens options, operate lensometers, and process orders. The position requires at least a high school diploma and experience in a medical/optical