Optical Technician / Optician

EyeCare Partners; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

EyeCare Partners seeks an Optical Technician to enhance the Total Patient Experience. This role dispenses and fits glasses and contacts, aligning patient needs with available goods and services.

The incumbent will use prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists, assist in frame selection, and ensure accurate measurements. Prior ophthalmic or medical office experience is preferred, with ABO/NCLE certifications optional.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in a role interacting with patients or customers
• Medical office experience preferred in ophthalmology
• ABO/NCLE certifications preferred but not required
• Able to pass state background check and provide proof of identity

Responsibilities

• Embrace and execute the Total Patient Experience to build relationships with patients
• Determine patient wants and needs and sell to exceed expectations
• Assist patients in selecting frames by style, color, measurements, and prescriptions
• Operate auto-lensometer and manual lensometer
• Educate and recommend lenses, coatings, and frames
• Collect measurements: bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance
• Dispense orders and repair/adjust frames
• Dispense glasses and contact lens orders using current process

Skills

Customer service

Ophthalmic knowledge

Medical office experience

Right to work in the United States

Background check compliant

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients’ medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

LOCATION

• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Favorable result on background check as required by state
• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required.

LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required .

SYSTEMS A ND TECHNOLOGY

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25–50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity—including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

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.

NOTE: Job descriptions are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.