Optical Technician: Patient-Centric Eyewear & Fitting

Clarkson Eyecare, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401k with matching

Paid time off

Paid maternity leave

Competitive base pay

Employee discounts

Job summary

Clarkson Eyecare, Inc. is seeking an Optical Technician to support the Total Patient Experience by dispensing and fitting glasses and contacts per ophthalmic prescriptions. You will connect patient needs to available eyewear and services while helping maximize retail sales and medical support.

The role requires assisting with frame selection, measurements, lens suggestions, and operation of lensometry equipment in a fast-paced optical clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Prior ophthalmic/medical office experience preferred.
• Minimum 1 year in a role interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Favorable result on background check as required by state.
• 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 interaction

Sales ability

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Clarkson Eyecare, Inc. is seeking an Optical Technician to support the Total Patient Experience by dispensing and fitting glasses and contacts per ophthalmic prescriptions. You will connect patient needs to available eyewear and services while helping maximize retail sales and medical support.

The role requires assisting with frame selection, measurements, lens suggestions, and operation of lensometry equipment in a fast-paced optical clinic environment.