Optical Technician & Frame Specialist

EyeCare Associates; Ellisville (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401k match

PTO & holidays

Maternity leave

Competitive pay

Employee discounts

Job summary

EyeCare Partners in Ellisville, MO seeks an Optical Technician (Optician) to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. No prior Eyecare experience is required as training is provided.

The role emphasizes a world-class Total Patient Experience that connects patient needs with goods and services, with opportunities for growth and comprehensive benefits.

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 all glasses and/or contact lens orders in E360.
• Maintain frame standards with cleaning and organization of fully stocked and well-presented areas.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Optical knowledge

Insurance forms

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

EyeCare Partners in Ellisville, MO seeks an Optical Technician (Optician) to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. No prior Eyecare experience is required as training is provided.

The role emphasizes a world-class Total Patient Experience that connects patient needs with goods and services, with opportunities for growth and comprehensive benefits.